MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.30,-93.88 Latitude: 33.30 Longitude: -93.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 24.7 21.3 82 3.4 22.3 167 5 297.7 300.7 295.4 344.6 16.16 1 1000 87 25.0 21.3 80 3.7 22.3 162 5 298.1 301.0 295.5 345.0 16.14 2 950 537 22.4 19.5 84 2.9 20.4 199 15 299.9 302.7 295.4 344.3 15.19 3 900 1005 19.1 16.2 84 2.8 17.2 220 17 301.2 303.6 294.2 339.4 13.01 4 850 1495 16.2 13.2 82 3.1 14.3 268 15 303.2 305.2 293.5 336.6 11.28 5 800 2009 13.1 9.7 80 3.4 11.0 264 21 305.2 306.9 292.7 333.6 9.49 6 750 2549 10.3 3.1 61 7.2 6.3 253 33 307.8 309.0 291.0 327.4 6.40 7 700 3120 7.2 -0.9 56 8.1 2.9 265 38 310.4 311.4 290.7 326.4 5.10 8 650 3726 2.8 -4.9 57 7.7 -0.9 264 39 312.1 312.9 290.3 325.1 4.09 9 600 4368 -1.4 -5.5 73 4.1 -3.3 249 44 314.5 315.3 291.1 328.0 4.22 10 550 5056 -6.2 -9.3 79 3.1 -7.5 239 50 316.7 317.4 291.1 327.9 3.44 11 500 5794 -10.7 -19.6 48 8.9 -13.5 238 52 320.0 320.3 290.4 325.4 1.61 12 450 6597 -15.4 -33.1 20 17.7 -19.0 239 55 323.9 324.0 290.5 325.8 0.52 13 400 7477 -20.5 -53.3 4 32.8 -24.0 240 54 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.6 0.07 14 350 8448 -28.7 -57.5 5 28.7 -30.8 238 53 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.2 0.05 15 300 9536 -35.5 -61.5 5 26.1 -36.8 251 55 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.5 0.03 16 250 10784 -43.1 -65.4 7 22.4 -43.8 262 49 342.0 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.02 17 200 12255 -52.1 -72.8 7 20.7 -52.5 263 54 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14074 -62.2 -80.3 7 18.2 -62.3 262 52 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16519 -71.2 -86.8 8 15.6 -71.2 267 38 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.42 m Freezing level: 616.76 mb = 4152.49 m = 13623.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.28 mb = 3585.05 m = 11761.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.72 % Est. max temperature: 30.05 C = 86.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.42 mb = 505.49 m = 1658.40 ft T: 22.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 19.91 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.66 mb = 1191.68 m = 3909.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.86 C = 83.95 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.51 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 32.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.24 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1224.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.92 mb = 920.04 m = 3018.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.92 mb = 1657.27 m = 5437.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.92 mb = 10946.15 m = 35912.13 ft B at Equ Level: 1218.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.92 mb = 14757.39 m = 48416.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.7 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 277.7 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 3.1 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 130.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.0 neg: -20.9 tot: 143.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 10.66 Bulk Shear: 114.89 m/s