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: 34.03,-91.24 Latitude: 34.03 Longitude: -91.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 46 26.2 18.3 62 7.9 20.7 203 8 298.9 301.3 293.7 337.5 13.25 1 1000 85 26.1 18.0 61 8.1 20.6 204 9 299.3 301.7 293.7 337.6 13.13 2 950 535 22.3 17.5 74 4.8 19.1 209 21 299.8 302.2 294.1 339.0 13.39 3 900 1003 18.7 16.3 86 2.4 17.1 225 28 300.8 303.2 294.1 339.2 13.10 4 850 1493 16.1 12.7 80 3.5 13.9 229 26 303.1 305.1 293.2 335.4 10.89 5 800 2006 12.8 9.8 82 3.1 10.9 231 29 304.8 306.6 292.6 333.4 9.53 6 750 2546 9.6 8.8 95 0.7 9.1 237 29 306.9 308.7 293.3 335.8 9.55 7 700 3117 6.5 5.2 92 1.3 5.7 249 32 309.7 311.2 292.8 334.0 7.95 8 650 3723 3.6 -0.6 74 4.2 1.4 237 33 313.0 314.1 291.9 330.7 5.63 9 600 4368 -0.7 -6.0 67 5.3 -3.1 229 33 315.3 316.1 291.3 328.4 4.09 10 550 5057 -5.5 -9.5 73 4.0 -7.2 233 36 317.6 318.2 291.3 328.6 3.39 11 500 5797 -10.7 -11.3 96 0.6 -10.9 244 44 320.0 320.6 291.9 330.6 3.23 12 450 6601 -15.3 -19.8 68 4.6 -16.7 247 50 324.0 324.4 291.7 330.1 1.76 13 400 7480 -20.9 -30.6 41 9.7 -22.9 242 57 327.8 328.0 291.9 330.5 0.75 14 350 8452 -28.1 -42.1 25 14.0 -29.7 242 62 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.9 0.27 15 300 9539 -36.6 -43.4 50 6.7 -37.2 243 72 333.7 333.8 293.0 334.8 0.27 16 250 10778 -44.9 -54.4 34 9.4 -45.4 249 79 339.3 339.3 294.2 339.7 0.09 17 200 12244 -51.9 -74.8 5 22.9 -52.2 258 56 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14062 -61.7 -80.2 7 18.5 -61.9 261 54 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16517 -71.1 -87.3 7 16.1 -71.2 261 36 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.83 m Freezing level: 607.87 mb = 4266.17 m = 13996.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.85 mb = 3912.82 m = 12837.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.08 % Est. max temperature: 30.09 C = 86.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.11 mb = 1050.06 m = 3445.04 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 7.37 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.06 mb = 1602.97 m = 5259.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.68 C = 87.22 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.75 C Showalter Index: -1.96 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.88 C Cross Totals Index: 23.40 C K Index: 38.27 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 586.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.50 mb = 1162.02 m = 3812.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 768.50 mb = 2342.24 m = 7684.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 258.50 mb = 10550.72 m = 34614.80 ft B at Equ Level: 580.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.50 mb = 12962.56 m = 42527.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.2 at 30.9 knts Storm direction: 264.2 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 154.9 neg: -3.6 tot: 151.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 12.07 Bulk Shear: 48.60 m/s