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: 35.53,-92.56 Latitude: 35.53 Longitude: -92.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 976 273 26.9 18.8 61 8.0 21.2 199 10 302.1 304.7 295.3 343.9 14.16 2 950 513 23.9 17.6 68 6.2 19.6 201 17 301.4 303.9 294.6 341.1 13.48 3 900 983 19.3 16.9 86 2.4 17.7 206 19 301.4 303.9 294.6 341.3 13.57 4 850 1472 15.3 15.1 98 0.2 15.1 230 26 302.2 304.5 294.3 339.9 12.77 5 800 1984 12.0 10.6 91 1.4 11.1 238 33 303.9 305.8 292.8 334.0 10.07 6 750 2522 8.0 5.9 86 2.1 6.8 231 34 305.3 306.7 291.4 328.8 7.79 7 700 3088 5.3 -2.2 58 7.5 1.6 232 33 308.4 309.3 289.6 322.9 4.66 8 650 3691 2.9 -3.8 61 6.7 -0.3 227 38 312.3 313.1 290.6 326.3 4.44 9 600 4335 -0.6 -7.4 60 6.8 -3.7 224 44 315.4 316.1 290.9 327.2 3.67 10 550 5024 -6.1 -11.3 67 5.2 -8.2 226 51 316.8 317.4 290.7 326.4 2.94 11 500 5763 -10.1 -32.6 14 22.4 -15.0 228 52 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.5 0.50 12 450 6567 -14.9 -39.2 11 24.3 -19.1 238 53 324.5 324.6 290.5 325.6 0.29 13 400 7447 -21.1 -41.1 15 20.0 -24.0 243 65 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.6 0.26 14 350 8416 -29.0 -43.7 23 14.7 -30.6 242 69 329.7 329.7 291.9 330.6 0.23 15 300 9499 -38.0 -45.5 45 7.6 -38.5 244 76 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.7 0.22 16 250 10726 -48.3 -56.0 40 7.7 -48.6 245 82 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.6 0.08 17 200 12172 -54.0 -74.4 7 20.4 -54.3 252 74 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 13996 -59.3 -82.5 3 23.1 -59.5 253 63 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16475 -68.5 -87.6 5 19.1 -68.6 266 33 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.04 m Freezing level: 608.63 mb = 4224.34 m = 13859.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.58 mb = 3584.59 m = 11760.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.25 % Est. max temperature: 27.78 C = 82.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.48 mb = 1287.76 m = 4224.87 ft T: 16.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 18.40 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.94 mb = 1362.42 m = 4469.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.79 C = 80.22 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -3.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.82 C Showalter Index: -3.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.44 C Cross Totals Index: 25.19 C K Index: 33.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1337.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.18 mb = 1300.55 m = 4266.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.18 mb = 1449.91 m = 4756.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.18 mb = 11490.06 m = 37696.60 ft B at Equ Level: 1335.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.18 mb = 14768.77 m = 48453.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.2 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 257.2 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.4 neg: -5.0 tot: 114.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 17.21 Bulk Shear: 77.68 m/s