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: 34.72,-92.96 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -92.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 980 236 24.9 19.2 71 5.7 20.9 199 7 299.8 302.4 294.8 342.0 14.44 2 950 508 23.1 18.2 74 4.8 19.7 203 20 300.6 303.1 294.7 341.6 13.99 3 900 977 18.5 17.2 92 1.3 17.7 205 24 300.6 303.1 294.6 341.3 13.88 4 850 1466 15.0 14.1 94 0.9 14.4 212 26 301.9 304.1 293.6 337.3 11.99 5 800 1978 12.2 11.7 97 0.5 11.9 228 26 304.2 306.2 293.4 336.6 10.87 6 750 2517 9.5 8.8 96 0.7 9.1 237 25 306.9 308.7 293.3 335.7 9.55 7 700 3088 6.4 5.5 94 0.9 5.9 241 28 309.6 311.1 292.9 334.4 8.10 8 650 3693 3.0 0.9 86 2.1 1.9 238 37 312.4 313.6 292.3 332.1 6.31 9 600 4337 -0.7 -3.9 79 3.2 -2.3 235 45 315.3 316.2 291.9 330.5 4.77 10 550 5026 -6.0 -11.9 63 5.8 -8.4 233 52 316.9 317.5 290.6 326.1 2.80 11 500 5766 -8.4 -36.4 8 27.9 -14.2 232 57 322.8 322.8 290.0 324.0 0.34 12 450 6575 -13.9 -40.3 9 26.4 -18.4 232 64 325.8 325.9 290.8 326.8 0.25 13 400 7458 -20.0 -43.7 10 23.7 -23.4 231 71 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.7 0.20 14 350 8431 -28.1 -40.1 31 12.0 -29.6 233 71 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.33 15 300 9518 -36.7 -42.3 56 5.7 -37.2 238 64 333.7 333.8 293.0 334.9 0.31 16 250 10752 -46.3 -51.7 54 5.4 -46.6 241 70 337.2 337.3 293.7 337.8 0.13 17 200 12218 -50.2 -79.8 2 29.6 -50.7 260 65 353.3 353.3 297.3 353.3 0.00 18 150 14041 -62.1 -80.3 7 18.2 -62.3 263 57 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16503 -70.8 -86.5 8 15.7 -70.9 257 40 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.00 m Freezing level: 609.44 mb = 4215.59 m = 13830.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.23 mb = 3979.86 m = 13057.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.45 % Est. max temperature: 27.89 C = 82.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.18 mb = 956.20 m = 3137.11 ft T: 18.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 17.91 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.17 mb = 1206.49 m = 3958.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.33 C = 79.39 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.69 C Showalter Index: -0.46 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.52 C K Index: 36.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.58 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 945.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.03 mb = 1120.46 m = 3676.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.03 mb = 1365.38 m = 4479.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.03 mb = 11298.76 m = 37068.98 ft B at Equ Level: 925.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 150.03 mb = 14039.30 m = 46060.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.2 neg: -2.7 tot: 145.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.79 Bulk Rich Number: 13.52 Bulk Shear: 69.92 m/s