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: 35.97,-93.35 Latitude: 35.97 Longitude: -93.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 1 950 507 SFC 948 529 20.5 18.9 91 1.6 19.4 204 13 298.2 300.9 294.5 340.8 14.66 3 900 974 18.5 16.3 87 2.2 17.0 215 42 300.5 302.9 294.0 338.9 13.06 4 850 1463 16.1 14.6 91 1.5 15.1 233 52 303.0 305.3 294.3 339.7 12.38 5 800 1977 13.2 8.0 70 5.3 10.0 249 55 305.3 306.8 291.9 330.6 8.42 6 750 2516 9.4 2.5 62 6.9 5.6 252 50 306.8 307.9 290.4 325.5 6.13 7 700 3084 5.1 -3.3 55 8.4 1.0 253 53 308.1 308.9 289.2 321.4 4.28 8 650 3685 2.4 -20.8 16 23.2 -5.2 260 55 311.6 311.8 287.2 315.4 1.12 9 600 4327 -1.1 -27.2 12 26.1 -8.2 260 56 314.9 315.0 287.8 317.3 0.69 10 550 5013 -6.1 -33.3 10 27.2 -12.2 257 58 316.9 317.0 288.2 318.4 0.42 11 500 5751 -11.6 -34.0 14 22.5 -16.1 252 61 318.9 319.0 288.9 320.5 0.43 12 450 6549 -17.7 -35.7 19 18.1 -20.8 248 63 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.5 0.40 13 400 7417 -24.5 -39.9 23 15.4 -26.5 244 66 323.2 323.2 290.0 324.3 0.30 14 350 8375 -31.3 -52.8 10 21.5 -32.9 240 68 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.8 0.08 15 300 9448 -38.7 -59.3 10 20.6 -39.7 250 57 330.8 330.8 292.0 330.9 0.04 16 250 10683 -45.2 -66.3 8 21.1 -45.8 258 55 338.8 338.9 294.0 338.9 0.02 17 200 12146 -51.9 -76.5 4 24.6 -52.3 255 57 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 13971 -60.6 -81.2 5 20.6 -60.7 257 59 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16455 -65.5 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 263 46 401.1 401.1 305.3 401.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.84 m Freezing level: 615.68 mb = 4125.55 m = 13535.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.78 mb = 3179.70 m = 10431.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.79 % Est. max temperature: 27.51 C = 81.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.79 mb = 729.75 m = 2394.18 ft T: 19.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 24.31 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.89 mb = 1584.45 m = 5198.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.73 C = 78.32 F Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lifted Index: -4.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.64 C Cross Totals Index: 26.16 C K Index: 33.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 501.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1279.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.67 mb = 1237.51 m = 4060.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.67 mb = 2213.33 m = 7261.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.67 mb = 10744.54 m = 35250.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1273.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.67 mb = 14066.59 m = 46149.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.2 at 53.7 knts Storm direction: 280.2 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 651.8 neg: -11.5 tot: 640.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 213.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.83 Bulk Rich Number: 7.76 Bulk Shear: 164.90 m/s