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: 35.66,-93.98 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -93.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 966 377 21.5 20.3 93 1.2 20.6 246 8 297.6 300.4 295.1 343.1 15.69 2 950 519 20.4 19.4 94 1.0 19.7 246 11 297.9 300.6 294.7 341.6 15.06 3 900 984 16.7 16.3 97 0.4 16.5 241 23 298.8 301.1 293.5 336.9 13.08 4 850 1469 13.7 13.2 97 0.5 13.4 248 32 300.5 302.6 292.7 333.7 11.29 5 800 1979 10.8 9.1 90 1.6 9.8 264 33 302.6 304.3 291.6 329.8 9.13 6 750 2515 7.8 6.0 89 1.8 6.8 263 32 305.0 306.5 291.3 328.7 7.86 7 700 3081 4.7 3.3 91 1.4 3.9 251 31 307.7 309.0 291.4 328.9 6.94 8 650 3682 0.9 0.3 96 0.6 0.5 237 31 309.9 311.1 291.3 328.5 6.01 9 600 4322 -2.4 -3.1 95 0.7 -2.7 223 29 313.4 314.3 291.5 329.4 5.08 10 550 5008 -6.1 -7.1 93 0.9 -6.5 218 37 316.8 317.6 291.7 330.0 4.10 11 500 5749 -10.0 -11.2 91 1.2 -10.5 222 48 320.9 321.5 292.2 331.6 3.24 12 450 6555 -14.8 -16.4 87 1.6 -15.3 230 51 324.7 325.1 292.4 332.7 2.36 13 400 7436 -20.7 -22.9 82 2.2 -21.2 237 54 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.4 1.52 14 350 8409 -28.0 -30.6 78 2.7 -28.5 242 58 331.0 331.2 292.8 334.1 0.85 15 300 9498 -36.6 -39.6 74 3.0 -37.0 242 60 333.7 333.8 293.2 335.3 0.41 16 250 10729 -48.4 -51.8 68 3.4 -48.5 237 63 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.13 17 200 12172 -52.5 -72.9 7 20.4 -52.8 268 54 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13996 -60.5 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.7 265 53 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16477 -68.5 -87.2 5 18.6 -68.6 263 40 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.73 m Freezing level: 636.83 mb = 3850.32 m = 12632.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.66 mb = 3784.99 m = 12417.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.09 % Est. max temperature: 25.81 C = 78.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.91 mb = 528.41 m = 1733.61 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 14.33 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.18 mb = 934.32 m = 3065.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.55 C = 72.58 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.48 C Showalter Index: -0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.18 C K Index: 35.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.38 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 846.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.22 mb = 924.42 m = 3032.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.22 mb = 972.02 m = 3188.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.22 mb = 11234.33 m = 36857.60 ft B at Equ Level: 832.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.22 mb = 13538.70 m = 44417.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.6 at 33.3 knts Storm direction: 266.6 at 25.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 2.9 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.6 neg: -20.6 tot: 68.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 16.54 Bulk Shear: 51.19 m/s