MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.79,-91.85 Latitude: 34.79 Longitude: -91.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 70 28.7 17.6 51 11.2 21.1 203 13 301.9 304.2 294.2 339.5 12.75 1 1000 74 28.1 17.2 51 11.0 20.6 204 12 301.3 303.5 293.8 337.8 12.40 2 950 526 23.3 16.0 63 7.3 18.4 205 18 300.9 303.1 293.4 336.4 12.11 3 900 994 19.2 13.3 69 5.9 15.4 214 19 301.2 303.2 292.5 332.8 10.71 4 850 1484 16.3 10.8 70 5.4 12.9 238 27 303.2 305.0 292.2 331.9 9.64 5 800 1997 12.9 9.6 80 3.3 10.9 234 30 304.9 306.6 292.6 333.2 9.43 6 750 2536 9.2 4.4 72 4.8 6.5 235 33 306.5 307.8 291.1 327.8 6.99 7 700 3105 6.8 1.6 69 5.3 3.9 224 34 310.1 311.2 291.5 329.0 6.13 8 650 3712 4.0 -3.9 56 7.9 0.1 223 36 313.5 314.4 291.0 327.5 4.41 9 600 4357 -0.5 -5.9 67 5.4 -3.0 222 39 315.6 316.4 291.3 328.7 4.10 10 550 5047 -5.6 -10.6 67 5.1 -7.7 223 39 317.5 318.1 291.0 327.6 3.09 11 500 5786 -11.4 -15.9 69 4.5 -12.9 230 43 319.1 319.6 290.7 326.5 2.21 12 450 6587 -14.8 -31.0 24 16.1 -18.3 238 48 324.6 324.7 290.8 326.9 0.64 13 400 7469 -20.5 -43.7 11 23.2 -23.7 240 55 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.1 0.20 14 350 8441 -28.0 -49.0 12 21.0 -30.0 238 60 331.0 331.0 292.1 331.5 0.13 15 300 9528 -37.2 -46.4 38 9.1 -38.0 241 67 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.20 16 250 10758 -47.2 -56.1 35 9.0 -47.5 243 76 335.9 336.0 293.4 336.3 0.08 17 200 12214 -52.3 -74.0 6 21.7 -52.7 256 69 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 14031 -61.7 -80.6 6 18.9 -61.9 257 69 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16491 -69.8 -87.0 6 17.2 -69.9 260 40 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.48 m Freezing level: 605.31 mb = 4288.74 m = 14070.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.84 mb = 3738.89 m = 12266.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.44 % Est. max temperature: 30.07 C = 86.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.69 mb = 1476.93 m = 4845.51 ft T: 16.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 7.56 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 801.95 mb = 1976.37 m = 6484.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.71 C = 89.08 F Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lifted Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.48 C Showalter Index: -1.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.69 C Cross Totals Index: 22.26 C K Index: 33.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 234.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.16 mb = 1522.13 m = 4993.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 611.16 mb = 4208.59 m = 13807.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 261.16 mb = 10463.42 m = 34328.39 ft B at Equ Level: 232.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.16 mb = 11859.23 m = 38907.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.8 at 32.4 knts Storm direction: 255.8 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.6 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.2 neg: -11.7 tot: 59.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 4.90 Bulk Shear: 47.90 m/s