MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.42,-93.10 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -93.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 984 213 28.0 16.9 51 11.1 20.4 190 10 302.5 304.8 294.1 339.2 12.40 2 950 519 24.5 15.4 57 9.1 18.4 192 16 302.0 304.2 293.4 336.4 11.65 3 900 989 19.8 14.4 71 5.4 16.3 196 19 301.9 304.1 293.3 336.1 11.56 4 850 1479 15.8 13.1 84 2.7 14.0 218 25 302.7 304.8 293.3 335.9 11.20 5 800 1991 12.5 8.1 75 4.4 9.9 227 29 304.4 306.0 291.7 330.0 8.50 6 750 2531 11.3 -5.5 30 16.8 3.3 235 26 308.8 309.4 288.6 319.4 3.38 7 700 3104 7.8 -1.4 52 9.2 3.0 242 26 311.1 312.0 290.7 326.5 4.93 8 650 3710 3.4 -2.3 66 5.7 0.5 236 29 312.9 313.8 291.3 328.6 4.98 9 600 4354 -1.0 -3.0 86 2.1 -2.0 236 36 315.0 316.0 292.0 331.2 5.11 10 550 5043 -6.2 -10.4 72 4.2 -7.9 239 43 316.7 317.3 290.9 326.9 3.14 11 500 5780 -11.2 -20.5 46 9.3 -14.0 241 45 319.4 319.7 290.1 324.5 1.50 12 450 6582 -15.6 -35.9 16 20.2 -19.4 245 49 323.6 323.7 290.3 325.0 0.40 13 400 7459 -21.6 -42.7 13 21.1 -24.5 246 59 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.7 0.22 14 350 8428 -28.9 -50.6 11 21.7 -30.8 245 67 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.2 0.11 15 300 9511 -37.5 -45.0 45 7.5 -38.1 247 75 332.5 332.6 292.6 333.4 0.23 16 250 10741 -48.0 -51.6 66 3.6 -48.1 248 86 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12184 -54.5 -68.5 16 13.9 -54.8 250 90 346.4 346.4 295.8 346.5 0.02 18 150 14003 -60.2 -81.5 5 21.3 -60.3 253 73 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16471 -69.7 -86.9 6 17.2 -69.8 255 39 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.00 m Freezing level: 610.99 mb = 4212.61 m = 13820.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.14 mb = 3845.64 m = 12616.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.68 % Est. max temperature: 28.68 C = 83.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 837.25 mb = 1606.68 m = 5271.21 ft T: 14.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.08 C/km ThetaE index: 19.78 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.42 mb = 1913.40 m = 6277.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.61 C = 85.29 F Cap Strength: 1.87 C Lifted Index: -3.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.15 C Showalter Index: -2.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 30.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 368.75 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 512.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 83.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.07 mb = 1659.15 m = 5443.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.07 mb = 3746.40 m = 12291.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.07 mb = 11084.18 m = 36364.99 ft B at Equ Level: 500.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.07 mb = 12953.57 m = 42498.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.9 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 262.9 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.0 neg: -2.7 tot: 130.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.41 Bulk Rich Number: 8.03 Bulk Shear: 63.80 m/s