MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.80,-92.38 Latitude: 34.80 Longitude: -92.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 996 109 28.7 16.3 47 12.3 20.3 187 10 302.2 304.3 293.6 337.1 11.80 2 950 525 23.7 15.0 58 8.7 17.9 190 16 301.2 303.3 293.0 334.7 11.38 3 900 994 19.2 13.9 72 5.2 15.7 193 17 301.3 303.3 292.9 334.2 11.18 4 850 1484 16.1 13.9 87 2.2 14.6 230 24 303.0 305.2 293.8 338.0 11.80 5 800 1997 12.7 10.3 85 2.4 11.2 234 26 304.7 306.6 292.9 334.3 9.89 6 750 2536 8.9 6.7 86 2.2 7.6 236 29 306.3 307.8 292.0 331.2 8.25 7 700 3105 6.6 2.2 73 4.5 4.2 231 31 309.8 311.1 291.6 329.7 6.42 8 650 3712 3.9 -0.2 75 4.1 1.7 227 33 313.3 314.4 292.2 331.6 5.81 9 600 4357 -0.2 -3.2 80 3.0 -1.7 227 37 315.9 316.8 292.2 331.9 5.04 10 550 5048 -5.7 -8.0 84 2.3 -6.7 226 41 317.3 318.0 291.6 329.6 3.81 11 500 5785 -11.7 -15.9 71 4.2 -13.1 228 46 318.8 319.2 290.6 326.2 2.21 12 450 6588 -14.8 -35.1 16 20.3 -18.7 233 45 324.6 324.7 290.6 326.2 0.43 13 400 7469 -20.5 -44.6 10 24.1 -23.7 237 51 328.3 328.4 291.5 329.0 0.18 14 350 8442 -27.8 -51.1 9 23.4 -29.9 237 60 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 15 300 9530 -36.7 -49.6 25 12.9 -37.7 239 67 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.14 16 250 10763 -46.7 -54.6 40 7.9 -47.0 242 75 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.0 0.09 17 200 12220 -52.7 -71.5 9 18.8 -53.0 248 84 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14039 -61.4 -81.9 5 20.5 -61.6 250 72 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16496 -70.2 -86.6 7 16.4 -70.3 257 38 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.98 m Freezing level: 602.73 mb = 4321.99 m = 14179.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.93 mb = 4028.92 m = 13218.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.86 % Est. max temperature: 29.64 C = 85.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 832.20 mb = 1662.74 m = 5455.12 ft T: 14.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.83 C/km ThetaE index: 8.33 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.73 mb = 2052.17 m = 6732.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.38 C = 88.48 F Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lifted Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: -4.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.76 C Cross Totals Index: 25.54 C K Index: 37.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.83 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 146.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 88.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.57 mb = 1638.71 m = 5376.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 589.57 mb = 4496.48 m = 14752.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 359.57 mb = 8245.44 m = 27051.62 ft B at Equ Level: 146.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 229.57 mb = 11320.07 m = 37138.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.8 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 255.8 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 99.9 neg: -2.2 tot: 97.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.3 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 2.37 Bulk Shear: 61.91 m/s