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: 35.6,-92.96 Latitude: 35.60 Longitude: -92.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 964 384 19.6 17.8 90 1.7 18.4 195 5 295.8 298.2 292.9 334.4 13.44 2 950 515 18.6 17.1 91 1.5 17.6 210 8 296.1 298.4 292.7 333.5 13.01 3 900 979 18.5 9.7 56 8.8 13.1 255 20 300.6 302.1 290.4 325.4 8.41 4 850 1468 16.8 5.7 48 11.1 10.3 254 32 303.7 305.0 290.0 324.1 6.76 5 800 1981 13.6 2.0 45 11.5 7.3 257 38 305.6 306.6 289.5 322.5 5.54 6 750 2520 9.6 -0.7 49 10.2 4.3 257 44 307.0 307.9 289.3 321.9 4.86 7 700 3088 4.9 -3.2 56 8.1 1.0 256 48 307.9 308.7 289.2 321.3 4.32 8 650 3686 -0.1 -4.5 72 4.4 -2.1 254 52 308.8 309.6 289.3 322.0 4.22 9 600 4323 -4.3 -6.7 84 2.3 -5.4 247 55 311.1 311.8 289.8 323.3 3.87 10 550 5003 -8.1 -9.1 93 1.0 -8.5 237 59 314.5 315.1 290.5 325.7 3.50 11 500 5738 -12.4 -13.5 92 1.1 -12.8 226 64 318.0 318.5 290.8 326.9 2.71 12 450 6538 -16.5 -19.5 77 3.0 -17.4 224 65 322.5 322.8 291.3 328.7 1.81 13 400 7413 -22.1 -23.6 88 1.4 -22.5 226 67 326.2 326.5 292.0 331.2 1.43 14 350 8379 -29.9 -31.7 84 1.8 -30.2 228 62 328.4 328.5 292.0 331.2 0.77 15 300 9460 -36.4 -47.6 30 11.2 -37.3 237 60 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.8 0.17 16 250 10707 -43.3 -65.6 7 22.3 -44.0 255 57 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 17 200 12183 -51.0 -71.9 7 20.9 -51.4 247 60 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14007 -60.7 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 259 55 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16474 -67.2 -86.5 5 19.3 -67.4 266 42 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.24 m Freezing level: 651.06 mb = 3673.76 m = 12052.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.59 mb = 3267.56 m = 10720.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.92 % Est. max temperature: 28.76 C = 83.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.25 mb = 603.37 m = 1979.52 ft T: 18.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 13.12 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 749.22 mb = 2528.73 m = 8296.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.66 C = 87.19 F Cap Strength: 4.75 C Lifted Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.11 C Showalter Index: 1.85 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.13 C Cross Totals Index: 18.06 C K Index: 26.75 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 196.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 99.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 236.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.13 mb = 1606.89 m = 5271.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.13 mb = 3549.29 m = 11644.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 481.13 mb = 6030.23 m = 19783.99 ft B at Equ Level: 98.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 371.13 mb = 7955.44 m = 26100.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.6 at 46.6 knts Storm direction: 273.6 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 1.3 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.9 neg: -1.1 tot: 138.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 171.60 m/s