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: 34.75,-90.67 Latitude: 34.75 Longitude: -90.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 60 26.2 17.8 60 8.5 20.4 178 12 299.3 301.6 293.5 336.8 12.88 1 1000 71 26.5 17.7 59 8.7 20.5 178 11 299.6 302.0 293.6 337.2 12.87 2 950 522 23.0 16.7 68 6.3 18.7 184 28 300.5 302.8 293.7 337.7 12.68 3 900 990 18.4 15.8 84 2.7 16.7 186 28 300.5 302.8 293.7 337.5 12.62 4 850 1478 15.9 7.8 58 8.1 11.1 201 22 302.8 304.3 290.6 326.2 7.83 5 800 1992 12.8 11.8 94 0.9 12.2 234 22 304.8 306.8 293.7 337.6 10.97 6 750 2531 9.7 5.3 74 4.5 7.1 236 25 307.1 308.5 291.6 329.8 7.44 7 700 3102 8.6 -4.1 40 12.8 2.4 225 32 312.1 312.8 290.2 324.8 4.02 8 650 3711 4.9 -5.3 48 10.2 -0.0 228 34 314.5 315.2 290.9 327.1 3.95 9 600 4358 -0.1 -4.7 71 4.7 -2.3 230 35 316.0 316.9 291.8 330.4 4.48 10 550 5049 -4.9 -11.6 59 6.7 -7.7 230 39 318.2 318.8 291.0 327.6 2.85 11 500 5790 -10.2 -18.9 49 8.7 -13.0 231 45 320.6 320.9 290.7 326.4 1.71 12 450 6597 -13.1 -43.8 6 30.6 -18.1 237 46 326.7 326.8 291.0 327.4 0.18 13 400 7483 -19.5 -46.0 8 26.4 -23.1 240 53 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.2 0.16 14 350 8458 -27.3 -51.6 8 24.3 -29.5 241 60 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.4 0.09 15 300 9548 -36.7 -49.0 27 12.3 -37.6 241 66 333.7 333.7 292.9 334.3 0.15 16 250 10780 -46.9 -54.3 43 7.4 -47.2 241 73 336.3 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.10 17 200 12234 -53.1 -72.3 8 19.2 -53.4 248 73 348.7 348.7 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 14049 -61.2 -82.0 5 20.7 -61.4 253 65 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16507 -70.4 -86.8 7 16.4 -70.5 258 37 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.51 m Freezing level: 600.86 mb = 4346.78 m = 14260.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.81 mb = 3701.29 m = 12143.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.78 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.94 mb = 1134.10 m = 3720.75 ft T: 17.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.02 C/km ThetaE index: 12.79 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.71 mb = 1692.80 m = 5553.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.60 C = 87.09 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.77 C Showalter Index: 2.89 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.15 C Cross Totals Index: 18.01 C K Index: 21.16 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 270.99 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 242.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 100.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.94 mb = 1280.08 m = 4199.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 614.94 mb = 4159.38 m = 13646.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.94 mb = 10913.68 m = 35805.61 ft B at Equ Level: 237.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 194.94 mb = 12396.14 m = 40669.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.4 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 252.4 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.7 neg: -6.7 tot: 125.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 4.36 Bulk Shear: 55.62 m/s