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: 34.79,-91.3 Latitude: 34.79 Longitude: -91.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 55 23.7 18.6 73 5.1 20.2 226 11 296.6 299.0 293.3 335.8 13.60 1 1000 82 23.9 18.3 71 5.6 20.1 226 12 297.1 299.5 293.2 335.6 13.33 2 950 529 20.9 17.4 80 3.5 18.5 223 33 298.4 300.9 293.6 337.0 13.27 3 900 995 17.3 16.2 93 1.1 16.5 226 38 299.3 301.7 293.6 337.1 12.96 4 850 1482 14.3 14.1 98 0.2 14.1 231 39 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.3 11.96 5 800 1992 11.0 10.4 96 0.6 10.7 229 41 302.9 304.7 292.4 332.6 9.98 6 750 2529 8.5 8.3 99 0.1 8.3 234 41 305.8 307.5 292.6 333.5 9.20 7 700 3098 5.6 5.3 98 0.3 5.4 235 39 308.7 310.2 292.6 333.1 8.01 8 650 3701 2.1 1.9 98 0.2 2.0 237 39 311.4 312.7 292.3 332.3 6.76 9 600 4343 -2.0 -2.4 98 0.3 -2.2 237 39 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.7 5.37 10 550 5031 -5.6 -5.9 98 0.3 -5.8 232 43 317.4 318.2 292.2 331.8 4.47 11 500 5773 -9.4 -9.9 96 0.5 -9.6 232 51 321.6 322.3 292.7 333.5 3.61 12 450 6579 -15.3 -17.5 83 2.2 -16.0 232 61 324.0 324.4 292.0 331.3 2.14 13 400 7458 -21.4 -25.9 67 4.5 -22.4 232 69 327.2 327.4 292.1 331.3 1.16 14 350 8430 -27.3 -30.2 76 2.9 -27.9 235 71 331.9 332.1 293.1 335.2 0.88 15 300 9524 -35.2 -38.2 74 3.0 -35.5 247 61 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.6 0.47 16 250 10765 -46.2 -49.6 68 3.4 -46.4 246 60 337.4 337.4 293.9 338.0 0.17 17 200 12214 -52.0 -68.7 12 16.6 -52.4 254 63 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.02 18 150 14042 -60.7 -81.6 5 20.9 -60.9 252 52 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16515 -69.8 -86.9 6 17.2 -69.8 260 39 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.71 m Freezing level: 624.32 mb = 4030.99 m = 13224.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.15 mb = 4001.07 m = 13126.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.96 % Est. max temperature: 28.14 C = 82.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.46 mb = 698.82 m = 2292.70 ft T: 19.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 4.57 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.86 mb = 1178.09 m = 3865.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.12 C = 80.81 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.48 C K Index: 37.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 373.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.69 mb = 959.62 m = 3148.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.69 mb = 1594.70 m = 5231.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 328.69 mb = 8875.52 m = 29118.79 ft B at Equ Level: 372.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.69 mb = 12255.87 m = 40209.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 165.2 neg: -1.8 tot: 163.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 8.88 Bulk Shear: 42.10 m/s