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: 35.14,-94.87 Latitude: 35.14 Longitude: -94.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 988 185 20.1 19.4 96 0.7 19.6 287 2 294.3 296.9 293.2 335.7 14.49 2 950 522 18.8 17.3 91 1.5 17.8 192 11 296.3 298.7 292.9 334.4 13.22 3 900 988 19.4 11.0 58 8.4 14.1 245 31 301.5 303.2 291.3 328.7 9.21 4 850 1477 16.2 9.0 62 7.3 11.8 258 44 303.1 304.7 291.3 328.4 8.48 5 800 1989 12.5 2.9 52 9.6 7.2 278 38 304.4 305.5 289.5 322.3 5.89 6 750 2527 9.1 -2.2 45 11.3 3.5 271 34 306.5 307.3 288.7 319.9 4.35 7 700 3095 4.8 -6.1 45 11.0 -0.2 271 34 307.8 308.5 288.3 318.7 3.45 8 650 3693 -0.0 -16.9 27 16.9 -5.8 271 37 308.9 309.2 286.8 314.1 1.57 9 600 4328 -3.7 -32.1 9 28.4 -10.2 265 42 311.8 311.9 286.5 313.4 0.43 10 550 5008 -9.0 -34.4 11 25.4 -14.2 265 44 313.4 313.5 287.0 314.7 0.38 11 500 5737 -13.9 -40.0 9 26.1 -18.1 261 43 316.1 316.1 287.8 317.0 0.23 12 450 6530 -18.1 -45.0 8 26.9 -21.6 260 42 320.5 320.6 289.1 321.1 0.15 13 400 7400 -23.1 -45.9 11 22.8 -25.7 256 48 325.0 325.1 290.5 325.6 0.16 14 350 8366 -28.5 -57.2 5 28.7 -30.6 252 61 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.5 0.05 15 300 9457 -35.2 -61.3 5 26.1 -36.6 260 63 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.03 16 250 10705 -42.3 -64.8 7 22.5 -43.2 265 60 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 17 200 12187 -50.5 -73.6 5 23.1 -51.0 249 66 352.7 352.7 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 14017 -60.0 -80.4 5 20.4 -60.2 265 48 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16483 -68.3 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.4 266 45 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.02 m Freezing level: 650.17 mb = 3690.65 m = 12108.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.11 mb = 3069.80 m = 10071.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.20 % Est. max temperature: 29.23 C = 84.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.58 mb = 275.32 m = 903.26 ft T: 19.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.09 C/km ThetaE index: 22.34 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 810.74 mb = 1876.82 m = 6157.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.94 C = 85.90 F Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lifted Index: -3.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.40 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.94 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 30.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.84 C K Index: 28.08 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 465.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 150.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.38 mb = 1118.70 m = 3670.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 711.38 mb = 2961.96 m = 9717.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 361.38 mb = 8134.81 m = 26688.69 ft B at Equ Level: 462.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 241.38 mb = 10938.26 m = 35886.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.1 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 294.1 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 3.4 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 410.5 neg: -22.5 tot: 388.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 129.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.4 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.19 Bulk Rich Number: 3.22 Bulk Shear: 144.60 m/s