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: 35.65,-90.21 Latitude: 35.65 Longitude: -90.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 1000 67 24.7 19.7 73 5.1 21.2 173 11 297.9 300.5 294.3 340.1 14.56 2 950 516 22.1 18.2 79 3.9 19.5 186 29 299.6 302.2 294.4 340.6 14.02 3 900 984 18.5 15.6 83 2.9 16.5 195 35 300.6 302.8 293.6 337.1 12.44 4 850 1472 16.2 6.5 53 9.6 10.5 209 28 303.1 304.4 290.2 324.6 7.18 5 800 1985 12.5 9.0 79 3.6 10.4 221 24 304.5 306.2 292.2 331.6 9.04 6 750 2525 9.5 7.5 87 2.0 8.3 229 28 306.9 308.5 292.6 333.1 8.69 7 700 3094 6.5 3.7 82 2.8 4.9 225 31 309.6 311.0 292.2 331.6 7.13 8 650 3700 3.6 0.0 77 3.6 1.7 222 36 313.0 314.2 292.1 331.5 5.90 9 600 4346 -0.1 -5.2 68 5.1 -2.5 224 40 316.1 316.9 291.7 330.0 4.34 10 550 5037 -5.3 -10.8 65 5.5 -7.5 228 44 317.8 318.4 291.1 327.8 3.06 11 500 5776 -10.3 -21.3 40 10.9 -13.6 232 48 320.4 320.7 290.3 325.2 1.40 12 450 6584 -13.4 -41.2 8 27.8 -18.1 238 47 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.2 0.23 13 400 7468 -20.0 -47.7 7 27.7 -23.4 241 55 329.0 329.1 291.6 329.5 0.13 14 350 8441 -27.9 -48.6 12 20.7 -30.0 241 62 331.1 331.1 292.2 331.6 0.13 15 300 9528 -37.1 -47.4 34 10.3 -37.9 240 68 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.8 0.18 16 250 10758 -47.7 -52.8 56 5.0 -48.0 240 77 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.11 17 200 12207 -53.8 -72.5 8 18.8 -54.1 248 76 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 14021 -60.5 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.7 251 65 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16492 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.1 -69.2 257 34 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.54 m Freezing level: 600.76 mb = 4336.29 m = 14226.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.04 mb = 3951.91 m = 12965.42 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.10 % Est. max temperature: 29.93 C = 85.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.61 mb = 713.08 m = 2339.48 ft T: 20.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 16.01 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1460.51 m = 4791.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.87 C = 85.76 F Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.12 C Showalter Index: 3.58 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.40 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.51 C Cross Totals Index: 16.89 C K Index: 30.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 257.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 719.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 36.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.13 mb = 1020.76 m = 3348.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 801.13 mb = 1973.07 m = 6473.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.13 mb = 11267.47 m = 36966.33 ft B at Equ Level: 714.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.13 mb = 13569.84 m = 44519.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.6 neg: -15.7 tot: 198.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.89 Bulk Rich Number: 11.25 Bulk Shear: 63.91 m/s