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: 34.83,-92.98 Latitude: 34.83 Longitude: -92.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 90 SFC 984 235 23.1 18.9 77 4.2 20.2 243 7 297.7 300.2 293.9 338.5 14.08 2 950 536 21.4 18.5 84 2.9 19.4 238 23 298.9 301.5 294.4 340.4 14.25 3 900 1004 19.7 13.0 66 6.6 15.4 244 33 301.8 303.7 292.5 332.9 10.55 4 850 1494 17.0 8.1 56 8.8 11.6 266 44 303.9 305.4 291.1 327.9 8.01 5 800 2008 13.3 -2.2 34 15.5 5.5 284 44 305.3 306.1 288.1 317.9 4.07 6 750 2546 9.3 -3.6 40 12.9 3.0 276 38 306.7 307.4 288.3 318.7 3.89 7 700 3113 4.4 -2.8 60 7.1 0.9 266 37 307.3 308.2 289.1 321.1 4.46 8 650 3710 -0.3 -12.1 41 11.7 -4.8 264 43 308.6 309.0 287.4 316.0 2.33 9 600 4346 -3.0 -26.8 14 23.9 -9.3 264 47 312.7 312.8 287.1 315.1 0.71 10 550 5030 -6.8 -33.4 10 26.6 -12.6 263 47 316.0 316.0 287.9 317.4 0.41 11 500 5766 -11.6 -41.2 7 29.6 -16.6 267 46 318.9 319.0 288.6 319.7 0.21 12 450 6563 -17.5 -47.8 5 30.2 -21.3 262 47 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.6 0.11 13 400 7434 -23.2 -55.4 4 32.2 -26.1 261 46 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.0 0.05 14 350 8397 -29.7 -57.5 5 27.8 -31.6 265 49 328.7 328.7 291.4 328.9 0.05 15 300 9483 -35.5 -63.1 4 27.7 -36.8 260 52 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.03 16 250 10726 -44.7 -62.5 12 17.7 -45.3 261 51 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.03 17 200 12197 -51.0 -73.9 5 22.9 -51.5 262 53 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14020 -60.5 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.6 259 52 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16488 -67.0 -86.6 5 19.6 -67.1 264 37 398.2 398.2 305.0 398.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.42 m Freezing level: 653.46 mb = 3668.64 m = 12036.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.17 mb = 3203.26 m = 10509.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.31 % Est. max temperature: 29.78 C = 85.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.54 mb = 771.39 m = 2530.78 ft T: 20.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 22.52 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.74 mb = 1894.77 m = 6216.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.42 C = 86.76 F Cap Strength: 2.89 C Lifted Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.27 C Showalter Index: 0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.54 C Cross Totals Index: 19.72 C K Index: 29.54 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 231.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 790.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 92.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.35 mb = 1281.66 m = 4204.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 746.35 mb = 2585.96 m = 8484.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 306.35 mb = 9335.53 m = 30628.00 ft B at Equ Level: 789.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.35 mb = 12994.43 m = 42632.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.3 at 40.7 knts Storm direction: 295.3 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 4.4 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 354.2 neg: -46.5 tot: 307.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.73 Bulk Rich Number: 9.35 Bulk Shear: 84.50 m/s