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: 35.87,-91.85 Latitude: 35.87 Longitude: -91.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 986 193 27.8 16.3 50 11.5 19.9 194 11 302.2 304.3 293.6 337.3 11.87 2 950 516 24.2 14.7 55 9.5 17.9 196 19 301.8 303.8 292.9 334.6 11.11 3 900 986 19.6 13.7 69 5.9 15.8 198 21 301.7 303.7 292.9 334.3 11.03 4 850 1476 15.6 14.0 90 1.6 14.6 221 27 302.5 304.7 293.8 337.8 11.91 5 800 1988 12.3 11.0 92 1.3 11.4 233 29 304.2 306.1 293.1 335.1 10.33 6 750 2527 8.7 8.0 95 0.8 8.3 228 29 306.1 307.7 292.6 333.2 8.99 7 700 3095 5.5 3.2 85 2.3 4.2 230 32 308.6 309.9 291.6 329.8 6.91 8 650 3699 2.5 0.0 83 2.5 1.2 226 34 311.8 313.0 291.7 330.2 5.90 9 600 4342 -0.9 -5.9 69 5.0 -3.2 220 40 315.1 315.9 291.2 328.3 4.12 10 550 5031 -6.0 -8.4 83 2.4 -7.0 223 46 317.0 317.7 291.4 328.9 3.70 11 500 5769 -11.4 -22.3 40 10.9 -14.5 226 50 319.2 319.4 289.8 323.5 1.28 12 450 6572 -15.0 -40.9 9 25.8 -19.3 231 49 324.4 324.4 290.3 325.3 0.24 13 400 7452 -20.8 -44.1 10 23.3 -23.9 239 57 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.7 0.19 14 350 8423 -28.4 -52.3 8 23.9 -30.5 242 64 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.09 15 300 9508 -37.3 -47.3 35 10.0 -38.1 242 69 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.5 0.18 16 250 10737 -47.8 -52.2 61 4.4 -48.0 242 78 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.5 0.12 17 200 12187 -53.4 -72.5 8 19.1 -53.7 248 84 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.01 18 150 14007 -59.9 -82.9 3 23.0 -60.1 249 73 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16480 -68.8 -86.9 6 18.1 -68.9 255 33 394.8 394.8 304.5 394.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.82 m Freezing level: 612.55 mb = 4180.55 m = 13715.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.44 mb = 3868.01 m = 12690.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.19 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 833.41 mb = 1642.30 m = 5388.07 ft T: 14.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 8.03 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.44 mb = 2004.63 m = 6576.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.88 C = 85.78 F Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.55 C Showalter Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.02 C Cross Totals Index: 25.39 C K Index: 38.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 212.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.07 mb = 1706.85 m = 5599.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 752.07 mb = 2503.96 m = 8214.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 282.07 mb = 9923.29 m = 32556.32 ft B at Equ Level: 212.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.07 mb = 11806.27 m = 38734.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.0 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 253.0 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.4 neg: -2.8 tot: 119.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 3.72 Bulk Shear: 57.24 m/s