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: 35.61,-90.31 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -90.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 66 25.9 18.2 62 7.8 20.6 192 13 299.0 301.4 293.7 337.6 13.22 1 1000 72 26.2 18.2 62 8.0 20.7 190 12 299.3 301.7 293.9 338.1 13.27 2 950 522 22.9 17.0 69 5.9 18.9 198 30 300.4 302.8 293.9 338.3 12.92 3 900 990 18.3 15.8 85 2.5 16.7 200 32 300.4 302.7 293.7 337.5 12.64 4 850 1479 16.9 -0.1 31 17.0 8.0 223 32 303.8 304.7 287.9 317.4 4.45 5 800 1991 12.6 6.0 64 6.7 8.8 232 34 304.6 306.0 290.7 326.7 7.33 6 750 2531 9.3 8.7 96 0.6 8.9 237 38 306.6 308.4 293.1 335.2 9.47 7 700 3099 5.1 3.5 90 1.6 4.2 236 41 308.1 309.4 291.6 329.7 7.06 8 650 3702 2.2 -3.0 68 5.3 -0.3 230 46 311.5 312.4 290.6 326.3 4.70 9 600 4344 -0.9 -5.6 71 4.7 -3.1 226 46 315.1 315.9 291.3 328.5 4.20 10 550 5033 -5.7 -10.3 70 4.6 -7.6 228 48 317.3 317.9 291.0 327.7 3.18 11 500 5771 -11.2 -19.4 51 8.2 -13.7 231 50 319.4 319.7 290.3 325.0 1.65 12 450 6574 -14.9 -37.0 13 22.1 -18.9 237 54 324.5 324.6 290.5 325.8 0.35 13 400 7455 -20.8 -42.6 12 21.9 -23.8 241 62 328.0 328.0 291.4 328.8 0.22 14 350 8426 -28.6 -44.9 19 16.3 -30.3 241 63 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.20 15 300 9510 -37.5 -48.6 31 11.1 -38.4 243 63 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.15 16 250 10742 -47.8 -51.8 64 4.0 -48.0 260 53 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.13 17 200 12181 -53.8 -72.4 9 18.6 -54.1 257 55 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.5 0.01 18 150 14004 -59.7 -82.5 4 22.8 -59.9 256 57 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16480 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.0 260 32 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.68 m Freezing level: 614.40 mb = 4159.25 m = 13645.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.63 mb = 3656.57 m = 11996.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.10 % Est. max temperature: 30.70 C = 87.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 893.46 mb = 1052.71 m = 3453.74 ft T: 18.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 20.84 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.20 mb = 1729.00 m = 5672.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.14 C = 88.05 F Cap Strength: 2.22 C Lifted Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.96 C Showalter Index: 6.65 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.16 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 28.10 C Cross Totals Index: 11.07 C K Index: 26.40 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 156.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 697.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.14 mb = 1229.69 m = 4034.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 780.14 mb = 2201.28 m = 7221.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.14 mb = 11275.65 m = 36993.16 ft B at Equ Level: 680.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.14 mb = 13589.38 m = 44584.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.3 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 256.3 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 221.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.87 Bulk Rich Number: 9.21 Bulk Shear: 75.75 m/s