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: 35.63,-90.13 Latitude: 35.63 Longitude: -90.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 69 24.8 16.9 62 7.9 19.5 187 10 298.0 300.2 292.6 333.4 12.22 1 1000 71 25.5 17.0 59 8.5 19.8 186 10 298.7 300.9 292.9 334.4 12.28 2 950 522 23.5 15.3 60 8.2 18.0 198 29 301.0 303.1 293.1 335.1 11.59 3 900 991 19.0 14.1 73 5.0 15.8 202 31 301.1 303.2 292.9 334.3 11.27 4 850 1479 15.7 8.6 63 7.1 11.4 218 30 302.6 304.1 290.9 327.2 8.27 5 800 1991 12.1 10.5 90 1.6 11.1 236 33 304.0 305.9 292.7 333.8 10.00 6 750 2529 8.6 7.1 90 1.5 7.7 238 35 305.9 307.4 292.1 331.3 8.45 7 700 3097 5.3 3.6 89 1.7 4.4 232 39 308.4 309.7 291.7 330.1 7.09 8 650 3700 2.6 -1.8 73 4.4 0.4 227 42 311.9 312.9 291.2 328.2 5.17 9 600 4344 -1.0 -6.4 67 5.4 -3.4 223 45 315.0 315.7 291.0 327.7 3.96 10 550 5032 -5.7 -11.1 66 5.4 -7.9 222 45 317.3 317.9 290.9 327.1 2.98 11 500 5772 -10.5 -18.2 53 7.7 -13.0 232 48 320.2 320.6 290.7 326.4 1.82 12 450 6577 -14.3 -35.3 15 21.0 -18.4 244 52 325.3 325.3 290.8 326.8 0.42 13 400 7458 -20.9 -37.8 20 16.9 -23.7 242 56 327.8 327.9 291.5 329.2 0.37 14 350 8429 -28.6 -42.5 25 14.0 -30.2 238 61 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.2 0.26 15 300 9513 -37.9 -45.5 45 7.6 -38.5 235 70 331.9 332.0 292.4 332.8 0.22 16 250 10741 -47.0 -60.0 21 13.0 -47.4 241 73 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.4 0.05 17 200 12199 -52.3 -75.3 5 23.0 -52.7 253 67 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14017 -62.0 -81.1 6 19.1 -62.1 257 58 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.00 19 100 16488 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.0 262 30 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.82 m Freezing level: 613.77 mb = 4166.51 m = 13669.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.13 mb = 3760.77 m = 12338.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.37 % Est. max temperature: 29.42 C = 84.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.09 mb = 1075.66 m = 3529.01 ft T: 18.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 7.91 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.28 mb = 1851.89 m = 6075.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.48 C = 86.86 F Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lifted Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.70 C Showalter Index: 2.11 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.16 C Cross Totals Index: 19.09 C K Index: 33.05 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 264.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 174.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 59.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.65 mb = 1472.44 m = 4830.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 755.65 mb = 2466.55 m = 8092.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 275.65 mb = 10082.95 m = 33080.14 ft B at Equ Level: 171.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.65 mb = 11706.52 m = 38406.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.6 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 254.6 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 204.5 neg: -1.9 tot: 202.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 2.58 Bulk Shear: 67.78 m/s