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: 35.80,-91.54 Latitude: 35.80 Longitude: -91.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 995 129 21.2 19.4 89 1.8 19.9 225 6 294.8 297.3 293.3 335.9 14.36 2 950 532 19.7 16.8 84 2.9 17.7 245 22 297.1 299.4 292.8 334.1 12.77 3 900 997 17.8 10.8 64 7.0 13.4 261 25 299.9 301.5 290.7 326.5 9.07 4 850 1483 14.8 8.4 65 6.4 11.0 260 32 301.7 303.2 290.6 326.0 8.18 5 800 1993 10.9 6.5 75 4.3 8.3 262 41 302.7 304.1 290.4 325.5 7.63 6 750 2527 5.9 5.2 96 0.6 5.5 264 41 302.9 304.3 290.3 325.2 7.43 7 700 3089 2.3 1.6 95 0.6 2.0 260 42 305.0 306.1 289.9 323.7 6.16 8 650 3684 -1.4 -3.1 88 1.7 -2.1 254 39 307.4 308.3 289.3 321.9 4.69 9 600 4317 -5.1 -10.0 69 4.9 -7.1 258 39 310.2 310.7 288.6 319.6 2.97 10 550 4996 -9.1 -26.6 23 17.5 -13.5 252 50 313.3 313.4 287.4 316.0 0.79 11 500 5726 -13.4 -27.0 31 13.6 -16.6 235 68 316.7 316.9 288.6 319.6 0.84 12 450 6522 -17.0 -31.3 28 14.3 -19.9 227 69 321.8 322.0 290.0 324.1 0.62 13 400 7398 -21.4 -45.6 9 24.2 -24.5 226 68 327.1 327.2 291.1 327.7 0.16 14 350 8366 -28.6 -58.3 4 29.7 -30.7 223 68 330.2 330.2 291.8 330.4 0.04 15 300 9454 -36.0 -64.2 4 28.2 -37.3 230 63 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.02 16 250 10697 -43.2 -65.6 7 22.3 -44.0 232 61 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 17 200 12171 -51.6 -73.7 5 22.1 -52.0 243 67 351.1 351.1 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14005 -59.9 -80.6 5 20.7 -60.1 255 55 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16481 -66.6 -86.0 5 19.4 -66.7 264 37 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.90 m Freezing level: 668.63 mb = 3462.54 m = 11359.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.19 mb = 3367.05 m = 11046.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.15 % Est. max temperature: 28.21 C = 82.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.88 mb = 361.32 m = 1185.42 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 19.89 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.70 mb = 1605.99 m = 5268.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.37 C = 83.07 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: -3.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.84 C Showalter Index: -0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.20 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 35.97 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 500.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 71.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.78 mb = 1055.80 m = 3463.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.78 mb = 2110.12 m = 6922.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 408.78 mb = 7236.48 m = 23741.45 ft B at Equ Level: 499.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 238.78 mb = 11000.40 m = 36090.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.1 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 282.1 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.6 neg: -8.7 tot: 136.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 5.64 Bulk Shear: 88.75 m/s