MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.51,-93.22 Latitude: 33.51 Longitude: -93.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 998 92 22.9 21.4 91 1.6 21.8 164 5 296.3 299.2 295.1 343.1 16.24 2 950 520 21.3 19.7 91 1.5 20.2 181 20 298.8 301.6 295.2 343.7 15.43 3 900 988 18.7 17.0 90 1.7 17.5 199 24 300.8 303.3 294.5 340.9 13.66 4 850 1477 16.2 13.2 82 3.0 14.3 226 29 303.1 305.2 293.5 336.8 11.33 5 800 1992 13.7 10.4 80 3.3 11.6 235 28 305.8 307.6 293.2 335.6 9.93 6 750 2533 10.5 7.3 80 3.2 8.6 239 32 308.0 309.6 292.8 334.0 8.57 7 700 3105 7.1 4.3 82 2.8 5.5 237 37 310.4 311.8 292.6 333.4 7.48 8 650 3712 3.7 0.1 77 3.6 1.8 237 41 313.1 314.2 292.2 331.7 5.93 9 600 4357 -0.6 -3.7 80 3.0 -2.1 241 44 315.4 316.3 291.9 330.9 4.87 10 550 5048 -4.9 -7.5 82 2.6 -6.1 236 46 318.3 319.1 292.0 331.1 3.95 11 500 5791 -8.9 -12.7 73 3.9 -10.4 240 49 322.2 322.8 292.2 331.8 2.87 12 450 6600 -13.7 -17.6 73 3.8 -15.0 242 54 326.0 326.4 292.6 333.3 2.14 13 400 7485 -19.6 -23.5 71 4.0 -20.6 240 59 329.6 329.9 293.0 334.6 1.43 14 350 8462 -26.6 -31.1 66 4.5 -27.5 236 64 332.9 333.0 293.3 335.9 0.82 15 300 9555 -35.9 -40.9 60 5.0 -36.5 234 71 334.7 334.8 293.3 336.1 0.36 16 250 10793 -45.4 -55.0 33 9.6 -45.8 238 78 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.9 0.09 17 200 12259 -51.4 -78.3 3 26.8 -51.8 262 68 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.00 18 150 14075 -63.0 -79.8 9 16.8 -63.1 265 59 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16526 -71.4 -87.0 8 15.6 -71.5 261 35 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.57 m Freezing level: 607.41 mb = 4261.27 m = 13980.36 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.36 mb = 3997.39 m = 13114.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.92 C = 85.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.14 mb = 292.16 m = 958.52 ft T: 22.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 12.83 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.88 mb = 1017.50 m = 3338.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.56 C = 81.61 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -3.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.08 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 35.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 938.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.47 mb = 746.25 m = 2448.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.47 mb = 2092.18 m = 6864.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.47 mb = 11327.28 m = 37162.55 ft B at Equ Level: 928.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.47 mb = 14472.25 m = 47480.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 257.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 257.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.37 Bulk Rich Number: 7.93 Bulk Shear: 118.43 m/s