MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.98,-93.35 Latitude: 33.98 Longitude: -93.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 96 23.7 21.0 85 2.7 21.8 201 4 296.8 299.7 294.9 342.6 15.84 1 1000 101 23.8 21.3 86 2.5 22.1 201 4 297.0 299.9 295.2 343.6 16.14 2 950 549 22.0 19.1 84 2.9 20.0 229 21 299.6 302.3 295.0 342.9 14.84 3 900 1018 18.8 16.7 87 2.1 17.4 243 22 300.9 303.4 294.4 340.3 13.41 4 850 1507 16.0 13.2 83 2.8 14.1 260 26 302.9 305.0 293.4 336.3 11.28 5 800 2020 12.1 9.0 81 3.1 10.2 278 36 304.1 305.8 292.0 331.2 9.06 6 750 2557 8.2 5.5 83 2.8 6.6 281 35 305.5 306.9 291.2 328.3 7.55 7 700 3123 3.8 -0.0 76 3.8 1.8 281 33 306.7 307.7 289.8 323.4 5.46 8 650 3721 0.1 -9.7 48 9.8 -3.9 277 37 309.0 309.6 288.1 318.0 2.82 9 600 4358 -2.5 -45.8 2 43.3 -10.1 269 42 313.2 313.3 286.6 313.6 0.11 10 550 5042 -7.0 -38.6 6 31.6 -13.0 262 43 315.8 315.9 287.6 316.7 0.25 11 500 5777 -11.9 -42.3 6 30.4 -16.8 263 42 318.6 318.6 288.5 319.3 0.19 12 450 6575 -16.9 -42.7 9 25.8 -20.7 255 47 322.0 322.0 289.6 322.7 0.20 13 400 7448 -22.4 -52.0 5 29.5 -25.4 256 55 325.8 325.9 290.6 326.2 0.08 14 350 8418 -27.2 -63.0 2 35.7 -29.6 261 57 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.02 15 300 9511 -35.5 -59.1 7 23.6 -36.8 263 51 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.04 16 250 10757 -43.3 -66.8 6 23.5 -44.1 253 50 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.02 17 200 12226 -52.2 -69.7 10 17.5 -52.5 259 58 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.02 18 150 14050 -61.1 -80.3 6 19.2 -61.2 255 51 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16514 -68.7 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.8 267 37 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.81 m Freezing level: 648.60 mb = 3738.45 m = 12265.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.09 mb = 3308.35 m = 10854.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.77 C = 85.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.06 mb = 439.11 m = 1440.62 ft T: 22.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 29.99 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.96 mb = 1161.94 m = 3812.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.39 C = 83.10 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -6.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.65 C Showalter Index: -3.51 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.90 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.86 C Cross Totals Index: 25.05 C K Index: 37.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 330.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1424.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.31 mb = 880.99 m = 2890.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.31 mb = 1614.15 m = 5295.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.31 mb = 10775.33 m = 35351.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1420.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.31 mb = 14952.26 m = 49055.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.2 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 297.2 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.2 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 229.6 neg: -3.1 tot: 226.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.02 Bulk Rich Number: 16.16 Bulk Shear: 88.18 m/s