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: 35.00,-92.29 Latitude: 35.00 Longitude: -92.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 995 110 27.1 18.6 60 8.5 21.2 203 10 300.7 303.2 294.6 340.9 13.70 2 950 521 22.9 17.3 70 5.7 19.1 207 17 300.5 302.9 294.1 339.0 13.15 3 900 989 19.0 14.8 77 4.1 16.2 221 24 301.0 303.2 293.3 335.9 11.85 4 850 1479 16.3 11.8 74 4.6 13.4 238 33 303.3 305.2 292.7 333.8 10.27 5 800 1992 12.8 10.9 88 1.9 11.6 240 33 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.6 10.29 6 750 2531 8.7 7.1 90 1.6 7.8 237 36 306.1 307.6 292.2 331.7 8.49 7 700 3100 6.2 0.1 65 6.1 3.0 227 35 309.4 310.4 290.7 326.4 5.50 8 650 3705 3.9 -7.7 42 11.6 -1.3 220 39 313.4 314.0 290.0 324.0 3.29 9 600 4350 -0.6 -5.4 70 4.8 -2.9 220 44 315.4 316.2 291.4 329.0 4.25 10 550 5039 -5.8 -9.3 76 3.5 -7.2 219 45 317.2 317.9 291.3 328.4 3.45 11 500 5777 -11.5 -14.3 80 2.8 -12.5 227 49 319.0 319.5 291.0 327.3 2.52 12 450 6580 -15.1 -27.0 35 11.9 -18.0 237 52 324.3 324.5 291.0 327.6 0.93 13 400 7460 -20.9 -36.9 22 16.1 -23.5 240 57 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.3 0.40 14 350 8431 -28.5 -43.8 21 15.4 -30.2 239 62 330.4 330.4 292.0 331.2 0.22 15 300 9516 -37.7 -44.2 50 6.5 -38.2 238 69 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.2 0.25 16 250 10744 -47.2 -55.8 37 8.6 -47.6 241 77 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.2 0.08 17 200 12202 -51.8 -77.6 3 25.8 -52.2 257 71 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.00 18 150 14021 -61.7 -81.8 5 20.1 -61.9 257 66 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16486 -69.5 -86.9 6 17.4 -69.6 262 38 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.34 m Freezing level: 607.07 mb = 4258.63 m = 13971.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.42 mb = 3513.49 m = 11527.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.02 % Est. max temperature: 29.86 C = 85.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.56 mb = 1185.76 m = 3890.24 ft T: 17.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.62 C/km ThetaE index: 11.64 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.54 mb = 1705.46 m = 5595.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.41 C = 86.74 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -4.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.31 C K Index: 33.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 300.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 711.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.18 mb = 1307.20 m = 4288.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 782.18 mb = 2180.29 m = 7153.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.18 mb = 10951.43 m = 35929.45 ft B at Equ Level: 709.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.18 mb = 13149.51 m = 43140.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.6 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 255.6 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.4 neg: -20.7 tot: 92.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 30.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 9.72 Bulk Shear: 73.21 m/s