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: 36.30,-90.44 Latitude: 36.30 Longitude: -90.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 996 94 25.9 17.8 61 8.1 20.4 201 14 299.4 301.8 293.7 337.4 13.01 2 950 510 22.9 16.5 67 6.4 18.6 204 32 300.5 302.8 293.6 337.3 12.55 3 900 979 18.5 15.3 81 3.3 16.4 206 35 300.6 302.8 293.4 336.4 12.20 4 850 1466 14.7 11.7 82 3.0 12.8 214 36 301.6 303.5 292.2 331.8 10.21 5 800 1979 12.4 12.1 98 0.3 12.2 234 36 304.4 306.4 293.7 337.6 11.15 6 750 2517 8.4 7.7 96 0.7 8.0 236 39 305.6 307.3 292.3 332.2 8.83 7 700 3085 5.2 2.3 81 2.9 3.6 233 40 308.3 309.5 291.2 328.1 6.46 8 650 3687 2.2 -3.6 66 5.8 -0.6 229 48 311.5 312.3 290.5 325.7 4.52 9 600 4330 -1.2 -5.3 74 4.1 -3.1 226 52 314.7 315.5 291.3 328.4 4.30 10 550 5018 -6.0 -8.1 85 2.1 -7.0 227 54 316.9 317.6 291.5 329.1 3.77 11 500 5756 -11.3 -15.9 69 4.6 -12.9 229 57 319.2 319.6 290.7 326.6 2.21 12 450 6558 -15.7 -28.0 34 12.4 -18.6 234 59 323.5 323.7 290.7 326.5 0.85 13 400 7435 -21.9 -31.0 43 9.1 -23.7 238 65 326.5 326.7 291.5 329.1 0.72 14 350 8403 -29.0 -32.5 72 3.5 -29.6 239 64 329.7 329.8 292.3 332.3 0.71 15 300 9489 -36.6 -39.9 72 3.2 -37.0 248 56 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.2 0.40 16 250 10722 -48.0 -51.4 68 3.4 -48.1 252 60 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12156 -52.6 -74.3 6 21.7 -52.9 263 50 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 18 150 13982 -59.6 -81.4 4 21.8 -59.8 256 55 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16469 -67.9 -87.1 5 19.2 -68.0 256 34 396.5 396.5 304.8 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.41 m Freezing level: 617.66 mb = 4102.87 m = 13460.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.40 mb = 3595.20 m = 11795.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.32 C = 82.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.03 mb = 1121.87 m = 3680.62 ft T: 17.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 11.94 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.07 mb = 1455.54 m = 4775.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.09 C = 82.57 F Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: -0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.08 C Cross Totals Index: 23.04 C K Index: 34.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 619.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.34 mb = 1294.04 m = 4245.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.34 mb = 2165.05 m = 7103.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.34 mb = 10922.18 m = 35833.50 ft B at Equ Level: 616.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.34 mb = 13100.86 m = 42981.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.7 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 255.7 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.3 neg: -0.0 tot: 211.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 8.78 Bulk Shear: 70.54 m/s