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: 34.87,-91.79 Latitude: 34.87 Longitude: -91.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 69 22.6 20.8 89 1.9 21.3 210 9 295.7 298.5 294.4 340.6 15.62 1 1000 83 22.9 20.7 88 2.2 21.4 210 9 296.1 298.9 294.6 341.0 15.59 2 950 531 22.7 17.8 74 4.9 19.3 229 33 300.2 302.7 294.3 340.0 13.61 3 900 1000 18.8 15.7 82 3.1 16.7 237 34 300.8 303.1 293.7 337.7 12.54 4 850 1489 17.2 8.8 58 8.4 12.1 259 36 304.2 305.7 291.5 329.4 8.41 5 800 2004 14.1 5.2 55 8.9 8.9 265 46 306.1 307.4 290.9 327.2 6.93 6 750 2544 9.4 3.7 67 5.8 6.2 268 45 306.8 308.0 290.9 327.1 6.65 7 700 3112 5.1 0.4 72 4.6 2.7 267 39 308.1 309.2 290.4 325.5 5.65 8 650 3713 0.5 -4.9 67 5.3 -2.0 262 41 309.5 310.3 289.5 322.3 4.09 9 600 4349 -3.7 -13.7 46 10.0 -7.4 258 48 311.8 312.2 288.4 319.0 2.21 10 550 5032 -7.3 -15.5 52 8.2 -10.2 255 54 315.4 315.8 289.4 322.2 2.07 11 500 5767 -12.2 -14.5 83 2.3 -13.0 247 57 318.1 318.6 290.7 326.4 2.49 12 450 6563 -18.1 -19.5 89 1.4 -18.6 242 56 320.4 320.8 290.7 326.5 1.81 13 400 7436 -22.2 -24.8 79 2.6 -22.8 236 56 326.1 326.4 291.9 330.6 1.28 14 350 8401 -30.3 -33.5 74 3.2 -30.8 230 48 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.2 0.65 15 300 9483 -36.1 -55.4 12 19.3 -37.2 238 51 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.07 16 250 10727 -43.8 -68.2 5 24.4 -44.6 244 57 340.9 340.9 294.6 340.9 0.02 17 200 12198 -51.6 -71.8 7 20.2 -52.0 257 57 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14025 -60.2 -80.6 5 20.4 -60.4 255 52 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16495 -68.6 -87.1 5 18.5 -68.7 262 34 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.41 m Freezing level: 644.39 mb = 3784.12 m = 12414.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.66 mb = 3447.13 m = 11309.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.85 % Est. max temperature: 31.06 C = 87.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.09 mb = 303.28 m = 995.00 ft T: 22.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 21.96 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 829.69 mb = 1694.76 m = 5560.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.94 C = 89.50 F Cap Strength: 2.08 C Lifted Index: -5.32 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.51 C Showalter Index: -0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.49 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.44 C Cross Totals Index: 21.06 C K Index: 33.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 265.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1207.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.18 mb = 997.92 m = 3273.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 765.18 mb = 2376.55 m = 7796.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 265.18 mb = 10324.95 m = 33874.10 ft B at Equ Level: 1203.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.18 mb = 13808.96 m = 45304.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.5 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 285.5 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 328.8 neg: -15.3 tot: 313.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.45 Bulk Rich Number: 12.62 Bulk Shear: 95.64 m/s