MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.53,-92.32 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 80 SFC 983 231 25.7 17.8 62 7.9 20.2 197 9 300.3 302.7 294.0 338.8 13.13 2 950 531 24.0 17.0 65 7.0 19.2 202 24 301.5 303.9 294.2 339.5 12.90 3 900 1002 19.8 15.9 78 3.9 17.1 208 30 301.9 304.2 294.1 339.3 12.70 4 850 1492 17.1 9.1 59 8.0 12.2 233 35 304.1 305.7 291.6 329.8 8.57 5 800 2007 15.1 3.4 46 11.6 8.5 248 32 307.2 308.3 290.5 325.9 6.12 6 750 2550 10.9 3.7 61 7.2 6.9 264 33 308.5 309.7 291.4 329.0 6.68 7 700 3121 6.1 3.4 83 2.7 4.5 253 33 309.2 310.5 291.9 330.6 6.98 8 650 3724 1.7 0.3 90 1.4 1.0 243 36 310.9 312.1 291.6 329.7 6.03 9 600 4364 -2.6 -3.1 97 0.5 -2.9 244 41 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.2 5.09 10 550 5050 -7.1 -7.6 96 0.5 -7.4 246 46 315.6 316.4 291.2 328.2 3.92 11 500 5786 -11.6 -12.1 96 0.5 -11.8 247 49 319.0 319.5 291.4 328.9 3.03 12 450 6587 -16.6 -17.4 94 0.7 -16.9 250 50 322.3 322.7 291.6 329.7 2.18 13 400 7459 -23.4 -33.5 39 10.1 -25.1 250 60 324.6 324.7 290.7 326.6 0.56 14 350 8423 -29.8 -45.9 19 16.1 -31.4 246 70 328.6 328.6 291.5 329.3 0.18 15 300 9503 -37.9 -45.0 47 7.1 -38.4 254 86 332.0 332.1 292.5 332.9 0.23 16 250 10733 -47.9 -51.1 69 3.2 -48.0 252 94 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.14 17 200 12178 -54.0 -71.8 9 17.9 -54.2 256 93 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.01 18 150 13999 -59.3 -81.0 4 21.7 -59.5 253 71 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16483 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 250 33 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.63 m Freezing level: 630.00 mb = 3979.96 m = 13057.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.43 mb = 3879.95 m = 12729.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.39 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.37 mb = 1239.59 m = 4066.86 ft T: 18.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 13.60 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 783.79 mb = 2179.51 m = 7150.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.95 C = 91.30 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: -4.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.28 C Showalter Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.67 C Cross Totals Index: 20.67 C K Index: 35.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1141.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 98.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.03 mb = 1451.34 m = 4761.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 729.03 mb = 2784.84 m = 9136.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.03 mb = 11300.51 m = 37074.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1131.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.03 mb = 14038.54 m = 46057.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.0 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 273.0 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 275.8 neg: -9.9 tot: 265.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.91 Bulk Rich Number: 13.28 Bulk Shear: 85.97 m/s