MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.20,-91.07 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -91.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 998 106 24.6 14.0 52 10.6 17.7 199 10 297.9 299.7 290.9 327.3 10.11 2 950 540 22.8 16.0 65 6.8 18.2 227 31 300.4 302.6 293.3 335.9 12.12 3 900 1009 19.2 13.7 71 5.5 15.6 226 29 301.3 303.3 292.7 333.8 11.03 4 850 1497 14.9 12.4 85 2.5 13.3 230 25 301.7 303.7 292.6 333.4 10.71 5 800 2008 11.1 8.7 85 2.4 9.6 240 19 303.0 304.6 291.5 329.3 8.83 6 750 2545 10.2 -4.1 36 14.3 3.2 220 21 307.6 308.3 288.5 319.3 3.76 7 700 3117 8.3 -1.2 51 9.4 3.4 227 17 311.6 312.6 291.0 327.4 5.02 8 650 3724 3.9 -8.3 40 12.3 -1.5 232 21 313.4 314.0 289.8 323.5 3.13 9 600 4369 -0.6 -11.2 44 10.7 -4.9 230 25 315.5 316.0 290.0 324.3 2.71 10 550 5058 -5.5 -15.7 44 10.2 -9.1 234 29 317.6 318.0 290.1 324.4 2.04 11 500 5796 -11.7 -18.4 58 6.6 -13.8 236 32 318.7 319.1 290.2 324.8 1.80 12 450 6598 -15.1 -40.7 9 25.5 -19.3 245 34 324.2 324.3 290.3 325.1 0.24 13 400 7479 -20.4 -47.1 7 26.7 -23.7 249 43 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.0 0.14 14 350 8450 -28.5 -48.0 14 19.5 -30.4 249 49 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.14 15 300 9534 -37.3 -50.1 25 12.8 -38.2 255 57 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.3 0.13 16 250 10766 -47.6 -52.0 60 4.4 -47.8 259 66 335.3 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.13 17 200 12213 -53.4 -70.1 11 16.6 -53.8 261 82 348.1 348.1 296.3 348.2 0.02 18 150 14032 -60.9 -81.0 5 20.2 -61.0 259 69 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16496 -69.7 -86.9 6 17.2 -69.8 254 35 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.04 m Freezing level: 606.19 mb = 4288.95 m = 14071.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.46 mb = 3531.54 m = 11586.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.87 % Est. max temperature: 28.48 C = 83.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.59 mb = 1451.07 m = 4760.67 ft T: 15.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.46 C/km ThetaE index: 16.60 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 821.68 mb = 1782.48 m = 5847.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.15 C = 84.48 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.79 C Showalter Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.76 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 24.15 C K Index: 29.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 191.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.58 mb = 1491.18 m = 4892.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 565.58 mb = 4836.49 m = 15867.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 435.58 mb = 6841.12 m = 22444.35 ft B at Equ Level: 81.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 285.58 mb = 9867.06 m = 32371.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.4 at 24.5 knts Storm direction: 260.4 at 18.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 35.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.0 neg: -30.3 tot: 69.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 31.73 Bulk Shear: 2.60 m/s