MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.80,-92.38 Latitude: 34.80 Longitude: -92.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 998 109 27.4 18.4 58 9.0 21.1 195 10 300.8 303.2 294.4 340.2 13.45 2 950 538 21.6 17.2 76 4.3 18.6 201 16 299.1 301.5 293.6 337.3 13.12 3 900 1005 18.6 14.9 79 3.7 16.1 224 24 300.7 302.8 293.2 335.7 11.93 4 850 1494 16.0 12.2 78 3.8 13.6 224 23 302.9 304.9 292.9 334.4 10.58 5 800 2006 11.9 10.2 89 1.7 10.8 227 24 303.8 305.6 292.5 333.0 9.80 6 750 2545 9.3 2.5 63 6.8 5.6 221 26 306.6 307.8 290.3 325.3 6.11 7 700 3116 7.6 0.2 59 7.5 3.7 221 24 310.9 312.0 291.2 328.2 5.54 8 650 3723 3.9 -0.4 73 4.4 1.6 221 28 313.4 314.5 292.1 331.3 5.71 9 600 4368 -0.2 -5.9 66 5.6 -2.9 221 31 315.8 316.6 291.5 329.1 4.12 10 550 5058 -5.8 -11.5 64 5.8 -8.1 226 32 317.2 317.8 290.7 326.7 2.87 11 500 5795 -12.2 -16.1 73 3.9 -13.5 234 35 318.2 318.6 290.4 325.5 2.18 12 450 6595 -15.3 -35.5 16 20.2 -19.1 235 41 324.1 324.1 290.5 325.6 0.41 13 400 7477 -20.4 -45.3 9 24.9 -23.7 237 48 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.2 0.17 14 350 8450 -27.6 -49.9 10 22.3 -29.7 237 56 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.0 0.11 15 300 9539 -36.4 -50.6 22 14.2 -37.4 242 63 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.12 16 250 10773 -46.9 -54.4 42 7.4 -47.2 246 72 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.09 17 200 12226 -53.0 -71.8 9 18.7 -53.4 249 83 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14045 -61.2 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.3 253 73 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16494 -71.1 -86.6 8 15.6 -71.2 249 40 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.28 m Freezing level: 602.87 mb = 4331.42 m = 14210.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.01 mb = 3949.16 m = 12956.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.58 % Est. max temperature: 29.63 C = 85.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 874.64 mb = 1249.18 m = 4098.31 ft T: 17.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.39 C/km ThetaE index: 14.93 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.62 mb = 1627.82 m = 5340.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.82 C = 85.67 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -4.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.71 C Showalter Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.40 C K Index: 32.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 437.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.79 mb = 1228.23 m = 4029.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.79 mb = 1987.28 m = 6519.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 721.79 mb = 2861.99 m = 9389.63 ft B at Equ Level: 8.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 681.79 mb = 3331.59 m = 10930.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.6 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 253.6 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.8 neg: -6.6 tot: 59.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 14.06 Bulk Shear: 31.09 m/s