MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.87,-93.53 Latitude: 34.87 Longitude: -93.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 980 243 27.4 20.2 65 7.1 22.3 209 10 302.2 305.1 296.1 347.7 15.40 2 950 518 24.4 19.3 73 5.1 20.8 211 17 301.9 304.7 295.7 346.0 14.95 3 900 989 19.8 18.1 90 1.7 18.7 213 20 301.9 304.6 295.6 345.4 14.72 4 850 1480 15.8 15.4 98 0.4 15.5 229 31 302.7 305.1 294.6 341.3 13.06 5 800 1992 12.2 10.6 90 1.5 11.2 245 35 304.1 306.0 292.9 334.3 10.12 6 750 2530 8.2 5.4 83 2.8 6.6 246 36 305.4 306.8 291.2 328.1 7.51 7 700 3097 5.5 -2.5 56 8.0 1.5 244 31 308.5 309.4 289.6 322.6 4.54 8 650 3700 2.9 -8.1 44 11.0 -2.0 230 33 312.2 312.8 289.5 322.4 3.19 9 600 4343 -1.0 -7.4 62 6.4 -3.8 220 41 314.9 315.6 290.7 326.7 3.66 10 550 5031 -6.3 -8.8 82 2.5 -7.4 222 48 316.7 317.3 291.2 328.2 3.58 11 500 5769 -10.7 -12.6 86 1.9 -11.5 224 49 320.0 320.5 291.6 329.6 2.90 12 450 6571 -15.7 -26.3 39 10.7 -18.3 232 55 323.6 323.8 290.9 327.0 0.99 13 400 7450 -20.8 -39.5 17 18.8 -23.7 238 65 328.0 328.0 291.5 329.1 0.31 14 350 8422 -28.7 -40.4 32 11.7 -30.2 243 68 330.1 330.1 292.1 331.3 0.32 15 300 9505 -37.7 -48.7 31 11.1 -38.5 247 71 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.15 16 250 10735 -47.4 -57.2 32 9.8 -47.7 253 74 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.07 17 200 12185 -53.0 -75.8 5 22.9 -53.3 258 67 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 14014 -59.6 -82.7 3 23.1 -59.8 259 59 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16484 -70.4 -86.8 7 16.4 -70.5 263 34 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.83 m Freezing level: 613.09 mb = 4174.49 m = 13695.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.53 mb = 3350.38 m = 10991.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.72 % Est. max temperature: 28.35 C = 83.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.61 mb = 1146.90 m = 3762.74 ft T: 18.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 25.31 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.39 mb = 1227.09 m = 4025.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.42 C = 81.36 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -6.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.97 C Showalter Index: -4.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.47 C Cross Totals Index: 26.12 C K Index: 33.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2047.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.33 mb = 1188.54 m = 3899.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.33 mb = 1336.19 m = 4383.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 204.33 mb = 12046.02 m = 39520.57 ft B at Equ Level: 2026.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.33 mb = 15668.31 m = 51404.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.5 neg: -11.3 tot: 130.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.80 Bulk Rich Number: 32.86 Bulk Shear: 62.29 m/s