MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.25,-93.19 Latitude: 34.25 Longitude: -93.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 995 140 24.7 20.1 75 4.6 21.5 230 6 298.3 301.0 294.8 342.0 15.02 2 950 542 22.8 19.2 80 3.6 20.3 230 27 300.3 303.0 295.3 343.9 14.88 3 900 1011 19.1 16.7 86 2.5 17.5 233 30 301.2 303.7 294.4 340.6 13.38 4 850 1502 17.6 9.1 57 8.6 12.4 255 35 304.6 306.2 291.8 330.3 8.55 5 800 2017 14.1 5.2 55 8.9 8.9 272 41 306.1 307.4 290.9 327.1 6.92 6 750 2557 9.8 -0.2 50 10.0 4.6 273 38 307.2 308.1 289.6 322.6 5.01 7 700 3125 4.9 1.1 77 3.7 2.9 273 39 307.9 309.0 290.6 326.1 5.95 8 650 3725 0.6 -6.4 60 6.9 -2.6 271 42 309.6 310.3 289.0 321.1 3.64 9 600 4362 -2.5 -23.7 18 21.1 -8.7 266 44 313.2 313.4 287.6 316.4 0.94 10 550 5047 -6.8 -26.2 20 19.4 -11.9 263 48 316.0 316.2 288.3 318.9 0.82 11 500 5783 -11.8 -34.5 13 22.7 -16.3 266 46 318.7 318.7 288.8 320.1 0.41 12 450 6580 -17.3 -44.3 8 27.0 -21.0 264 43 321.5 321.6 289.4 322.2 0.17 13 400 7452 -22.9 -56.7 3 33.8 -25.9 270 43 325.2 325.2 290.4 325.4 0.04 14 350 8417 -29.3 -59.9 4 30.6 -31.3 273 48 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.4 0.03 15 300 9504 -35.6 -63.9 4 28.3 -37.0 265 50 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.3 0.02 16 250 10748 -44.1 -64.9 8 20.8 -44.8 258 49 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.6 0.02 17 200 12217 -51.5 -73.4 6 21.9 -51.9 267 53 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14039 -61.3 -80.5 6 19.2 -61.5 256 50 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16497 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 265 37 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.54 m Freezing level: 640.97 mb = 3839.80 m = 12597.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.47 mb = 3437.54 m = 11277.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.36 % Est. max temperature: 31.15 C = 88.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.53 mb = 730.78 m = 2397.55 ft T: 21.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 21.27 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.62 mb = 1636.44 m = 5368.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.39 C = 88.49 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: -6.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.55 C Showalter Index: -0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.43 C Cross Totals Index: 20.87 C K Index: 34.80 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1462.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 53.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.71 mb = 1042.41 m = 3419.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 781.71 mb = 2210.38 m = 7251.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.71 mb = 10969.85 m = 35989.88 ft B at Equ Level: 1457.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 131.71 mb = 14827.49 m = 48646.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 263.5 at 39.1 knts Storm direction: 293.5 at 29.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 309.2 neg: -7.6 tot: 301.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.80 Bulk Rich Number: 16.61 Bulk Shear: 88.06 m/s