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: 34.65,-90.04 Latitude: 34.65 Longitude: -90.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 999 84 26.2 18.3 62 7.9 20.8 176 11 299.4 301.9 293.9 338.4 13.34 2 950 528 23.0 17.3 70 5.7 19.1 185 25 300.5 302.9 294.1 339.2 13.19 3 900 997 18.5 16.0 85 2.5 16.8 189 27 300.6 302.9 293.9 338.2 12.81 4 850 1484 14.2 12.9 92 1.2 13.4 193 28 301.0 303.0 292.7 333.7 11.10 5 800 1995 14.2 -3.0 30 17.1 5.6 227 22 306.2 307.0 288.1 318.1 3.83 6 750 2535 10.8 -0.7 45 11.6 4.8 229 23 308.3 309.2 289.8 323.3 4.83 7 700 3108 8.7 -1.2 50 9.9 3.5 228 27 312.1 313.0 291.1 327.8 5.00 8 650 3717 4.4 -0.1 73 4.4 2.0 230 30 313.9 315.0 292.3 332.4 5.87 9 600 4364 0.1 -5.6 66 5.7 -2.6 230 31 316.3 317.1 291.6 329.8 4.21 10 550 5055 -4.8 -11.4 60 6.5 -7.5 231 34 318.3 318.9 291.1 327.9 2.92 11 500 5797 -9.8 -18.8 48 9.1 -12.7 233 41 321.1 321.4 290.9 327.0 1.73 12 450 6604 -13.1 -39.8 9 26.7 -17.9 236 43 326.8 326.8 291.1 327.8 0.27 13 400 7490 -19.3 -46.4 7 27.1 -22.9 238 49 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.15 14 350 8467 -26.9 -51.8 8 24.9 -29.2 240 56 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.8 0.09 15 300 9558 -36.3 -51.0 20 14.7 -37.3 241 62 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.12 16 250 10793 -46.7 -55.1 38 8.4 -47.1 242 68 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.0 0.09 17 200 12246 -53.3 -71.7 9 18.4 -53.6 248 74 348.4 348.4 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14059 -61.8 -82.1 5 20.3 -61.9 252 68 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16511 -70.4 -86.8 7 16.4 -70.5 256 36 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.54 m Freezing level: 598.76 mb = 4381.12 m = 14373.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.99 mb = 3995.50 m = 13108.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.70 % Est. max temperature: 27.84 C = 82.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.04 mb = 1091.60 m = 3581.33 ft T: 17.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.86 C/km ThetaE index: 21.06 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.04 mb = 1295.24 m = 4249.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.37 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.74 C K Index: 27.01 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 341.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.39 mb = 1223.48 m = 4014.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.39 mb = 1370.74 m = 4497.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 831.39 mb = 1670.80 m = 5481.55 ft B at Equ Level: 7.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 801.39 mb = 1980.44 m = 6497.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.2 at 29.0 knts Storm direction: 251.2 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.1 neg: -0.8 tot: 142.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 7.59 Bulk Shear: 45.02 m/s