MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.76,-93.97 Latitude: 35.76 Longitude: -93.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 955 470 20.3 19.8 96 0.6 19.9 199 11 297.4 300.2 294.8 341.9 15.36 2 950 514 20.3 19.7 96 0.7 19.9 199 10 297.8 300.6 294.9 342.4 15.36 3 900 981 18.4 18.2 99 0.2 18.3 214 41 300.5 303.2 295.3 343.9 14.80 4 850 1471 16.7 16.6 99 0.1 16.6 231 50 303.6 306.2 295.6 345.5 14.08 5 800 1986 13.0 12.5 96 0.6 12.7 245 52 305.0 307.2 294.1 339.3 11.44 6 750 2526 8.9 5.6 79 3.4 7.0 255 46 306.3 307.7 291.5 329.3 7.61 7 700 3093 4.7 -0.3 70 5.0 2.1 253 47 307.7 308.7 290.0 324.1 5.35 8 650 3692 1.4 -11.4 38 12.8 -3.7 261 53 310.6 311.0 288.2 318.5 2.45 9 600 4333 -1.6 -23.7 17 22.1 -8.1 264 56 314.3 314.5 287.9 317.5 0.94 10 550 5019 -6.7 -26.3 19 19.6 -11.9 264 57 316.1 316.3 288.4 318.9 0.81 11 500 5754 -12.2 -34.1 14 21.9 -16.6 261 58 318.2 318.3 288.6 319.7 0.43 12 450 6551 -18.3 -40.1 13 21.8 -21.6 257 59 320.2 320.3 289.1 321.2 0.26 13 400 7416 -25.0 -47.9 10 22.9 -27.4 250 64 322.4 322.5 289.6 322.9 0.12 14 350 8372 -31.8 -50.3 14 18.5 -33.3 247 63 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.2 0.11 15 300 9445 -38.2 -58.6 10 20.4 -39.2 253 57 331.5 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.05 16 250 10685 -44.2 -65.5 8 21.3 -44.9 260 58 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.02 17 200 12154 -50.8 -78.2 2 27.4 -51.2 256 55 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.00 18 150 13985 -60.2 -82.3 4 22.2 -60.4 262 54 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16462 -66.3 -86.8 4 20.5 -66.4 265 45 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.45 m Freezing level: 626.27 mb = 3996.56 m = 13111.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.83 mb = 3305.69 m = 10845.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.76 C = 81.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.02 mb = 541.16 m = 1775.44 ft T: 20.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 27.96 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 1078.24 m = 3537.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.01 C = 75.22 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -6.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.14 C Showalter Index: -7.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 57.59 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.87 C Cross Totals Index: 28.73 C K Index: 40.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 615.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -5.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2027.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.76 mb = 983.13 m = 3225.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.76 mb = 1727.34 m = 5667.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.76 mb = 11099.40 m = 36414.92 ft B at Equ Level: 2020.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.76 mb = 15110.29 m = 49573.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.3 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 283.3 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 0.1 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 634.9 neg: -2.2 tot: 632.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 210.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 10.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 7.60 Bulk Rich Number: 11.25 Bulk Shear: 180.22 m/s