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: 36.59,-90.82 Latitude: 36.59 Longitude: -90.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 991 136 23.8 18.0 70 5.8 19.9 221 9 297.7 300.1 293.3 336.1 13.22 2 950 507 22.6 16.5 68 6.2 18.5 222 27 300.1 302.4 293.5 336.7 12.49 3 900 975 18.6 14.9 79 3.7 16.2 220 32 300.7 302.9 293.3 335.8 11.96 4 850 1463 14.2 13.7 97 0.5 13.8 221 36 301.0 303.1 293.2 335.3 11.67 5 800 1974 11.4 11.1 98 0.2 11.2 234 36 303.3 305.2 292.9 334.3 10.45 6 750 2511 8.0 7.3 95 0.8 7.6 237 38 305.3 306.9 292.0 331.1 8.56 7 700 3078 4.7 3.0 89 1.6 3.8 237 38 307.6 308.9 291.3 328.4 6.81 8 650 3679 1.6 -2.0 77 3.6 -0.2 232 42 310.8 311.7 290.7 326.6 5.08 9 600 4319 -2.0 -7.1 68 5.2 -4.3 225 54 313.8 314.6 290.5 325.8 3.74 10 550 5006 -6.6 -8.8 85 2.1 -7.5 223 60 316.2 316.9 291.1 327.8 3.59 11 500 5743 -12.0 -14.4 82 2.5 -12.8 224 60 318.5 319.0 290.8 326.8 2.50 12 450 6542 -16.2 -18.7 81 2.5 -17.0 229 58 322.9 323.3 291.6 329.5 1.94 13 400 7420 -21.2 -23.7 81 2.5 -21.8 236 58 327.4 327.7 292.3 332.4 1.41 14 350 8392 -28.3 -31.2 76 2.9 -28.8 243 55 330.6 330.8 292.7 333.6 0.81 15 300 9478 -37.3 -40.5 72 3.2 -37.7 247 56 332.8 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.37 16 250 10709 -48.1 -51.6 67 3.5 -48.3 246 63 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12144 -52.1 -72.8 7 20.8 -52.4 266 49 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13973 -59.5 -82.6 3 23.1 -59.7 258 54 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16463 -67.4 -86.6 5 19.3 -67.5 254 37 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.38 m Freezing level: 627.55 mb = 3966.31 m = 13012.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.69 mb = 3645.05 m = 11958.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.24 % Est. max temperature: 27.47 C = 81.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.36 mb = 876.38 m = 2875.22 ft T: 19.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 10.91 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.03 mb = 1392.77 m = 4569.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.05 C = 80.69 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: -3.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.12 C Cross Totals Index: 25.65 C K Index: 38.17 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 596.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.91 mb = 1255.72 m = 4119.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.91 mb = 1503.67 m = 4933.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.91 mb = 10814.81 m = 35481.23 ft B at Equ Level: 594.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.91 mb = 12959.66 m = 42518.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.2 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 257.2 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.3 neg: -1.4 tot: 161.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 8.39 Bulk Shear: 71.10 m/s