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: 34.78,-92.32 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 996 101 26.3 17.7 59 8.6 20.4 184 8 299.8 302.1 293.7 337.4 12.87 2 950 512 23.2 16.9 68 6.3 18.9 193 24 300.7 303.0 293.9 338.4 12.85 3 900 980 18.8 16.0 84 2.8 16.9 197 28 300.9 303.2 293.9 338.5 12.81 4 850 1469 16.0 11.4 74 4.6 13.1 222 29 302.9 304.8 292.4 332.7 10.01 5 800 1982 12.6 11.7 94 0.9 12.0 230 30 304.6 306.6 293.6 337.0 10.87 6 750 2522 9.6 8.7 94 0.9 9.0 230 32 307.0 308.8 293.2 335.6 9.46 7 700 3092 6.5 4.7 88 1.8 5.4 237 38 309.7 311.1 292.6 333.2 7.65 8 650 3698 3.4 0.1 79 3.3 1.6 237 41 312.8 313.9 292.1 331.3 5.93 9 600 4343 -0.2 -4.9 70 4.7 -2.5 237 42 315.9 316.7 291.7 330.0 4.41 10 550 5033 -5.9 -8.1 84 2.2 -6.9 234 43 317.0 317.8 291.5 329.2 3.77 11 500 5773 -9.6 -14.1 70 4.5 -11.3 231 48 321.3 321.8 291.7 329.9 2.56 12 450 6579 -14.5 -19.9 64 5.4 -16.2 235 55 325.0 325.3 292.0 331.0 1.75 13 400 7461 -20.6 -32.4 34 11.8 -22.9 238 67 328.2 328.4 291.9 330.6 0.63 14 350 8434 -28.0 -40.2 30 12.2 -29.6 239 75 331.1 331.1 292.3 332.3 0.33 15 300 9521 -36.6 -45.1 41 8.5 -37.4 239 78 333.8 333.8 293.0 334.7 0.23 16 250 10754 -46.7 -54.1 43 7.4 -47.0 241 79 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.0 0.10 17 200 12214 -51.1 -77.9 3 26.7 -51.6 258 68 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.00 18 150 14038 -61.1 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.3 261 59 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16505 -70.6 -86.6 8 16.1 -70.6 257 39 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.44 m Freezing level: 602.92 mb = 4305.25 m = 14124.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.47 mb = 3943.53 m = 12937.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.28 % Est. max temperature: 29.53 C = 85.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.07 mb = 1191.30 m = 3908.43 ft T: 17.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 7.81 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.23 mb = 1647.89 m = 5406.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.96 C = 85.93 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: 0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.63 C Cross Totals Index: 21.01 C K Index: 35.19 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 483.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 35.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.37 mb = 1286.38 m = 4220.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 773.37 mb = 2265.07 m = 7431.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.37 mb = 10930.38 m = 35860.38 ft B at Equ Level: 475.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.37 mb = 12764.55 m = 41877.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 233.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 233.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 6.03 Bulk Shear: 80.16 m/s