MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.16,-91.19 Latitude: 34.16 Longitude: -91.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 48 24.9 18.6 68 6.4 20.5 202 10 297.7 300.2 293.6 336.9 13.51 1 1000 84 24.9 18.6 68 6.4 20.5 203 11 298.1 300.6 293.7 337.5 13.59 2 950 533 21.5 18.5 83 3.0 19.4 211 34 299.0 301.6 294.4 340.4 14.23 3 900 1000 18.0 15.6 86 2.3 16.4 214 37 300.0 302.3 293.5 336.6 12.50 4 850 1487 15.0 11.9 82 3.1 13.0 213 37 301.9 303.8 292.4 332.5 10.37 5 800 1998 11.9 8.4 79 3.5 9.7 219 37 303.8 305.4 291.6 329.7 8.66 6 750 2538 9.8 8.8 94 1.0 9.2 227 37 307.2 309.0 293.3 336.1 9.55 7 700 3108 6.6 4.4 86 2.1 5.4 235 38 309.7 311.2 292.5 332.9 7.53 8 650 3714 2.8 0.8 86 2.0 1.7 234 39 312.1 313.3 292.2 331.6 6.23 9 600 4357 -1.1 -2.1 93 1.0 -1.6 235 40 314.8 315.9 292.3 332.1 5.48 10 550 5047 -5.0 -5.8 94 0.8 -5.4 237 43 318.1 319.0 292.4 332.6 4.50 11 500 5789 -9.8 -11.0 91 1.2 -10.3 243 49 321.1 321.8 292.3 332.1 3.31 12 450 6595 -15.2 -17.5 82 2.3 -15.9 243 52 324.1 324.6 292.1 331.5 2.15 13 400 7474 -21.1 -24.2 76 3.2 -21.9 240 58 327.6 327.9 292.3 332.3 1.34 14 350 8449 -27.0 -30.3 73 3.3 -27.7 234 64 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.5 0.88 15 300 9542 -35.6 -38.6 74 3.0 -36.0 231 70 335.1 335.2 293.6 336.9 0.45 16 250 10784 -45.7 -49.0 69 3.3 -45.9 249 64 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.9 0.18 17 200 12237 -52.9 -64.2 24 11.3 -53.1 255 60 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.2 0.03 18 150 14057 -62.1 -78.8 9 16.7 -62.3 254 50 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.01 19 100 16520 -70.0 -87.1 6 17.1 -70.1 256 38 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.28 m Freezing level: 614.46 mb = 4170.93 m = 13684.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.27 mb = 4038.28 m = 13248.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.92 C = 84.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.80 mb = 858.79 m = 2817.50 ft T: 19.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.09 C/km ThetaE index: 10.75 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.56 mb = 1224.66 m = 4017.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.08 C = 82.54 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: -2.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: 0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.79 C Cross Totals Index: 21.70 C K Index: 34.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 530.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.82 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.52 mb = 985.03 m = 3231.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.52 mb = 1621.81 m = 5320.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.52 mb = 10608.49 m = 34804.33 ft B at Equ Level: 529.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.52 mb = 13027.17 m = 42739.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.1 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 259.1 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 226.9 neg: -3.1 tot: 223.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 10.89 Bulk Shear: 48.69 m/s