MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.17,-92.71 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -92.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 996 115 22.1 21.1 95 0.9 21.4 263 9 295.5 298.4 294.7 341.6 16.05 2 950 527 19.4 17.9 91 1.5 18.4 266 26 296.8 299.3 293.4 336.4 13.69 3 900 991 17.3 14.6 84 2.7 15.5 258 34 299.3 301.4 292.6 333.4 11.66 4 850 1478 14.7 11.7 82 3.0 12.9 256 37 301.6 303.4 292.2 331.8 10.24 5 800 1989 11.9 9.0 82 3.0 10.1 257 38 303.8 305.5 291.9 330.8 9.02 6 750 2527 9.0 6.4 84 2.6 7.5 255 38 306.4 307.9 291.9 330.8 8.07 7 700 3096 6.1 3.2 82 2.8 4.5 246 38 309.2 310.5 291.8 330.4 6.91 8 650 3701 2.3 -1.6 75 3.9 0.3 236 41 311.6 312.6 291.1 327.9 5.23 9 600 4341 -2.4 -4.3 87 1.9 -3.3 235 49 313.4 314.3 291.2 328.1 4.64 10 550 5027 -6.4 -8.1 88 1.7 -7.2 233 55 316.5 317.2 291.3 328.6 3.77 11 500 5767 -10.5 -11.9 90 1.4 -11.1 236 60 320.2 320.8 291.8 330.3 3.07 12 450 6569 -15.7 -19.6 72 4.0 -16.9 240 60 323.5 323.9 291.6 329.7 1.79 13 400 7447 -22.1 -26.5 67 4.4 -23.1 242 57 326.3 326.5 291.7 330.2 1.10 14 350 8413 -29.4 -33.2 70 3.7 -30.0 244 49 329.1 329.2 292.1 331.5 0.67 15 300 9496 -37.8 -40.9 72 3.2 -38.1 250 45 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.5 0.36 16 250 10724 -46.4 -52.8 49 6.3 -46.7 254 40 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.5 0.11 17 200 12195 -50.4 -79.9 2 29.5 -50.8 277 55 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.00 18 150 14016 -62.4 -79.9 8 17.4 -62.6 268 54 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16486 -68.8 -86.9 6 18.1 -68.8 255 34 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.99 m Freezing level: 625.36 mb = 4016.54 m = 13177.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.63 mb = 3754.80 m = 12318.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.55 % Est. max temperature: 28.25 C = 82.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.24 mb = 228.67 m = 750.22 ft T: 21.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.22 C/km ThetaE index: 13.70 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 1088.01 m = 3569.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.29 C = 79.33 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.58 C Showalter Index: -0.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.26 C Cross Totals Index: 22.29 C K Index: 34.18 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 605.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.74 mb = 776.90 m = 2548.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 797.74 mb = 2012.65 m = 6603.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 257.74 mb = 10518.87 m = 34510.31 ft B at Equ Level: 601.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.74 mb = 12595.39 m = 41322.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.7 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 273.7 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 2.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.6 neg: -14.3 tot: 28.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 7.15 Bulk Shear: 84.68 m/s