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: 34.25,-93.35 Latitude: 34.25 Longitude: -93.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 991 163 21.8 21.4 98 0.3 21.5 169 5 295.7 298.6 295.0 342.9 16.42 2 950 531 19.3 17.9 92 1.4 18.4 184 10 296.8 299.3 293.4 336.4 13.73 3 900 996 18.4 12.1 66 6.4 14.4 260 9 300.5 302.3 291.6 329.6 9.87 4 850 1484 15.7 9.2 65 6.5 11.7 265 25 302.6 304.2 291.3 328.4 8.64 5 800 1996 12.2 7.8 74 4.4 9.6 270 34 304.2 305.7 291.5 329.2 8.34 6 750 2534 8.6 3.7 71 4.9 5.9 279 36 305.9 307.2 290.6 326.2 6.66 7 700 3101 4.8 -0.5 68 5.3 2.1 295 35 307.8 308.8 290.0 324.1 5.28 8 650 3701 1.2 -7.3 53 8.4 -2.6 288 36 310.3 310.9 289.0 321.1 3.41 9 600 4340 -2.6 -16.2 34 13.7 -7.4 266 45 313.2 313.5 288.4 319.1 1.79 10 550 5025 -7.0 -13.8 58 6.8 -9.5 248 61 315.8 316.3 289.9 323.7 2.40 11 500 5762 -11.0 -14.9 72 4.0 -12.4 237 58 319.7 320.1 291.0 327.7 2.40 12 450 6566 -14.5 -17.1 81 2.6 -15.3 219 43 325.0 325.5 292.4 332.7 2.23 13 400 7450 -19.6 -22.1 80 2.5 -20.3 211 41 329.5 329.8 293.1 335.2 1.62 14 350 8428 -26.6 -29.6 76 3.0 -27.2 218 48 332.9 333.1 293.4 336.3 0.94 15 300 9522 -34.8 -38.1 72 3.2 -35.3 217 55 336.3 336.4 293.9 338.1 0.48 16 250 10767 -45.6 -49.9 62 4.3 -45.8 223 57 338.3 338.3 294.0 338.9 0.16 17 200 12225 -52.4 -73.0 7 20.6 -52.7 252 59 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14048 -60.4 -80.8 5 20.3 -60.6 258 52 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16515 -68.5 -87.4 5 18.9 -68.6 260 34 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.08 m Freezing level: 634.43 mb = 3900.16 m = 12795.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.46 mb = 3366.18 m = 11043.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.40 % Est. max temperature: 29.00 C = 84.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.62 mb = 203.60 m = 667.98 ft T: 21.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 14.49 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.23 mb = 1582.02 m = 5190.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.03 C = 84.26 F Cap Strength: 2.36 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.71 C Cross Totals Index: 20.20 C K Index: 30.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.18 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 297.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.07 mb = 957.41 m = 3141.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 759.07 mb = 2433.82 m = 7984.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 419.07 mb = 7100.46 m = 23295.20 ft B at Equ Level: 296.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 229.07 mb = 11337.95 m = 37197.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.8 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 290.8 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -171.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.7 neg: -12.3 tot: 160.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 1.72 Bulk Shear: 172.52 m/s