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: 35.86,-90.57 Latitude: 35.86 Longitude: -90.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 999 82 28.2 17.4 52 10.8 20.8 195 16 301.5 303.8 294.0 338.6 12.62 2 950 520 23.1 15.8 64 7.3 18.2 197 24 300.6 302.8 293.3 335.8 11.99 3 900 989 19.2 10.8 58 8.4 14.0 202 28 301.3 303.0 291.2 328.2 9.09 4 850 1478 17.1 -0.8 30 17.8 7.9 218 31 304.0 304.8 287.8 317.0 4.25 5 800 1991 12.7 4.4 57 8.3 8.0 225 34 304.7 305.9 290.1 324.5 6.55 6 750 2529 8.6 7.5 93 1.1 8.0 235 34 306.0 307.6 292.3 332.3 8.73 7 700 3098 6.4 1.3 70 5.1 3.7 231 36 309.6 310.7 291.2 328.2 6.01 8 650 3704 3.7 0.3 78 3.4 1.8 227 38 313.1 314.3 292.3 332.0 6.02 9 600 4349 -0.4 -4.5 74 4.1 -2.4 226 39 315.6 316.5 291.8 330.2 4.57 10 550 5039 -5.5 -10.1 70 4.7 -7.4 228 41 317.6 318.2 291.2 328.1 3.22 11 500 5777 -11.6 -18.0 59 6.3 -13.6 232 43 318.9 319.2 290.3 325.1 1.86 12 450 6578 -15.9 -28.4 33 12.6 -18.7 237 43 323.3 323.5 290.6 326.2 0.81 13 400 7456 -21.3 -41.8 14 20.5 -24.2 241 52 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.3 0.24 14 350 8426 -28.4 -48.9 12 20.5 -30.3 240 62 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.0 0.13 15 300 9512 -37.2 -49.6 26 12.4 -38.1 243 68 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.5 0.14 16 250 10742 -48.3 -51.7 68 3.4 -48.4 246 76 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.8 0.13 17 200 12182 -54.5 -68.9 15 14.4 -54.7 250 83 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 14003 -59.8 -82.8 3 23.1 -60.0 251 69 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16473 -67.6 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 248 31 397.2 397.2 304.8 397.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.13 m Freezing level: 604.98 mb = 4284.68 m = 14057.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.24 mb = 3978.22 m = 13051.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.10 % Est. max temperature: 30.77 C = 87.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.45 mb = 1443.40 m = 4735.50 ft T: 17.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 21.61 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.53 mb = 2048.09 m = 6719.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.55 C = 88.79 F Cap Strength: 3.00 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.53 C Showalter Index: 6.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.54 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.68 C Cross Totals Index: 10.86 C K Index: 22.80 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 159.58 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 163.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 115.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.84 mb = 1589.85 m = 5215.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 583.84 mb = 4565.55 m = 14978.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 323.84 mb = 8973.15 m = 29439.12 ft B at Equ Level: 162.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 213.84 mb = 11749.78 m = 38548.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.6 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 254.6 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 155.8 neg: -1.7 tot: 154.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 3.15 Bulk Shear: 51.71 m/s