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: 34.52,-92.26 Latitude: 34.52 Longitude: -92.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 1000 86 24.6 20.3 77 4.4 21.6 226 7 297.8 300.5 294.7 341.6 15.12 2 950 533 21.5 18.8 85 2.6 19.6 226 21 299.0 301.6 294.7 341.4 14.55 3 900 1000 17.5 16.9 96 0.6 17.1 230 23 299.5 302.0 294.1 339.2 13.59 4 850 1487 14.7 13.4 92 1.2 13.8 246 24 301.5 303.6 293.2 335.3 11.46 5 800 1998 11.7 10.9 95 0.8 11.2 253 25 303.6 305.5 292.9 334.3 10.28 6 750 2536 8.5 8.2 98 0.3 8.3 254 28 305.8 307.5 292.6 333.2 9.11 7 700 3105 5.4 5.2 99 0.2 5.3 246 34 308.4 309.9 292.4 332.8 7.97 8 650 3708 2.2 1.9 98 0.2 2.1 240 40 311.4 312.7 292.4 332.5 6.79 9 600 4350 -1.7 -2.0 98 0.3 -1.8 238 44 314.2 315.2 292.2 331.6 5.53 10 550 5039 -5.7 -5.9 98 0.2 -5.8 237 49 317.3 318.2 292.2 331.7 4.46 11 500 5779 -10.3 -10.6 98 0.3 -10.5 235 53 320.4 321.1 292.2 331.6 3.41 12 450 6585 -14.9 -15.4 96 0.5 -15.1 236 57 324.5 325.0 292.6 333.2 2.56 13 400 7464 -21.6 -27.0 62 5.4 -22.8 238 69 326.9 327.1 291.9 330.7 1.05 14 350 8432 -29.0 -51.4 10 22.4 -31.0 237 74 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.10 15 300 9516 -36.8 -59.3 8 22.4 -38.0 236 75 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.6 0.04 16 250 10756 -44.4 -66.8 6 22.4 -45.0 247 64 340.1 340.1 294.4 340.2 0.02 17 200 12224 -52.1 -75.9 4 23.8 -52.5 254 59 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14046 -61.8 -80.0 7 18.2 -61.9 262 51 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16506 -70.3 -86.9 7 16.6 -70.4 264 35 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.74 m Freezing level: 621.68 mb = 4071.80 m = 13358.76 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.23 mb = 4045.52 m = 13272.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.41 % Est. max temperature: 28.34 C = 83.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.22 mb = 641.03 m = 2103.09 ft T: 20.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 9.98 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.76 mb = 944.98 m = 3100.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.31 C = 79.36 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.55 C Showalter Index: -1.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 38.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.66 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.81 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1097.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.57 mb = 861.41 m = 2826.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.57 mb = 1099.38 m = 3606.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.57 mb = 10766.89 m = 35324.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1094.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.57 mb = 14063.50 m = 46139.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.9 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 269.9 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 101.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.61 Bulk Rich Number: 18.47 Bulk Shear: 59.43 m/s