MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.11,-93.28 Latitude: 35.11 Longitude: -93.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 SFC 993 155 24.7 18.4 68 6.2 20.4 198 9 298.4 300.9 293.8 337.9 13.57 2 950 540 20.3 17.3 83 3.0 18.2 212 22 297.8 300.2 293.3 336.0 13.18 3 900 1007 19.4 16.3 82 3.1 17.3 229 23 301.5 303.9 294.3 339.9 13.04 4 850 1498 16.4 12.7 79 3.7 14.0 235 23 303.4 305.4 293.3 335.9 10.93 5 800 2011 12.5 9.4 81 3.1 10.6 243 19 304.4 306.2 292.3 332.2 9.27 6 750 2549 9.9 1.8 57 8.2 5.5 214 18 307.4 308.5 290.3 325.2 5.82 7 700 3121 8.1 -4.7 40 12.8 1.9 212 18 311.4 312.1 289.9 323.6 3.85 8 650 3728 3.8 -7.2 45 11.0 -1.2 215 18 313.2 313.9 290.0 324.2 3.43 9 600 4372 -0.7 -7.6 60 6.9 -3.8 222 25 315.3 316.0 290.8 326.9 3.60 10 550 5062 -5.8 -10.5 69 4.7 -7.7 229 34 317.2 317.8 291.0 327.4 3.12 11 500 5798 -12.3 -15.0 80 2.7 -13.2 232 37 318.1 318.5 290.6 326.0 2.39 12 450 6600 -15.1 -41.5 9 26.4 -19.4 244 39 324.2 324.3 290.3 325.1 0.22 13 400 7480 -20.7 -43.7 11 23.1 -23.8 246 47 328.1 328.2 291.4 328.9 0.20 14 350 8452 -28.2 -49.1 12 20.9 -30.2 245 53 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.3 0.13 15 300 9538 -37.0 -48.2 30 11.2 -37.9 251 61 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.8 0.16 16 250 10770 -47.5 -53.4 51 5.9 -47.7 252 69 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.11 17 200 12219 -53.1 -70.4 10 17.3 -53.4 254 81 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14042 -60.6 -82.1 4 21.5 -60.7 253 65 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16495 -70.1 -86.5 7 16.4 -70.2 258 32 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.39 m Freezing level: 608.00 mb = 4269.06 m = 14005.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.49 mb = 3485.74 m = 11436.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.72 % Est. max temperature: 29.76 C = 85.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.58 mb = 944.44 m = 3098.51 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.60 C/km ThetaE index: 16.33 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.55 mb = 1642.85 m = 5389.86 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.92 C = 85.86 F Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lifted Index: -4.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.13 C Showalter Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.72 C Cross Totals Index: 24.99 C K Index: 28.66 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 549.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 91.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.77 mb = 1086.16 m = 3563.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.77 mb = 3767.70 m = 12361.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.77 mb = 11123.28 m = 36493.25 ft B at Equ Level: 536.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.77 mb = 13001.33 m = 42654.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.7 at 24.0 knts Storm direction: 255.7 at 18.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 40.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 74.3 neg: -10.6 tot: 63.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 50.38 Bulk Shear: 10.91 m/s