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: 36.07,-92.21 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -92.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 981 224 21.9 19.9 89 2.0 20.5 247 5 296.6 299.3 294.3 340.1 15.07 2 950 505 19.9 18.6 92 1.3 19.1 232 15 297.4 300.0 294.1 339.0 14.37 3 900 970 17.0 16.4 96 0.6 16.5 218 21 299.0 301.4 293.6 337.2 13.11 4 850 1456 14.4 14.3 99 0.2 14.3 212 24 301.3 303.5 293.6 336.9 12.12 5 800 1968 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 215 26 303.9 305.9 293.4 336.4 10.93 6 750 2507 9.0 8.9 99 0.2 8.9 222 28 306.4 308.2 293.2 335.3 9.58 7 700 3076 5.9 5.8 99 0.2 5.8 230 30 309.0 310.6 292.9 334.3 8.27 8 650 3680 1.9 1.1 94 0.8 1.5 232 32 311.1 312.4 292.0 331.0 6.38 9 600 4322 -1.6 -2.0 97 0.4 -1.8 229 35 314.3 315.4 292.2 331.7 5.51 10 550 5012 -5.1 -5.9 94 0.8 -5.4 231 38 318.1 319.0 292.4 332.6 4.49 11 500 5755 -9.2 -10.6 90 1.4 -9.8 235 40 321.8 322.5 292.6 333.1 3.42 12 450 6563 -13.7 -15.4 87 1.7 -14.3 240 42 326.0 326.5 293.0 334.7 2.57 13 400 7448 -19.6 -21.8 83 2.2 -20.3 245 44 329.5 329.8 293.2 335.4 1.67 14 350 8425 -26.8 -29.6 77 2.7 -27.3 248 46 332.6 332.8 293.3 336.1 0.94 15 300 9518 -36.1 -39.1 73 3.1 -36.4 249 49 334.5 334.6 293.3 336.2 0.43 16 250 10753 -47.6 -51.1 68 3.4 -47.8 250 50 335.2 335.3 293.3 335.8 0.14 17 200 12189 -55.5 -65.1 29 9.6 -55.6 257 62 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.1 0.03 18 150 14009 -59.7 -81.3 4 21.6 -59.9 258 59 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16498 -68.0 -86.4 6 18.4 -68.1 252 39 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.70 m Freezing level: 622.35 mb = 4034.76 m = 13237.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.38 mb = 3963.83 m = 13004.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.91 % Est. max temperature: 27.44 C = 81.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.62 mb = 471.71 m = 1547.57 ft T: 20.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 9.14 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.25 mb = 910.18 m = 2986.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.05 C = 75.28 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -1.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.25 C Showalter Index: -1.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.65 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 37.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 489.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.03 mb = 817.85 m = 2683.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.03 mb = 1151.06 m = 3776.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.03 mb = 11260.76 m = 36944.31 ft B at Equ Level: 482.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.03 mb = 13178.96 m = 43237.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.1 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 258.1 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.6 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 102.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 11.90 Bulk Shear: 41.13 m/s