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: 35.36,-90.29 Latitude: 35.36 Longitude: -90.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 65 24.3 18.2 69 6.2 20.1 191 15 297.4 299.8 293.3 335.8 13.25 1 1000 69 24.6 18.1 67 6.5 20.1 191 14 297.7 300.1 293.3 335.9 13.15 2 950 518 21.9 16.6 72 5.3 18.3 196 38 299.4 301.7 293.4 336.2 12.61 3 900 985 17.8 15.7 88 2.0 16.4 203 43 299.8 302.1 293.5 336.6 12.58 4 850 1472 15.8 5.4 50 10.3 9.9 212 37 302.7 303.9 289.5 322.6 6.64 5 800 1984 11.7 11.3 97 0.4 11.4 224 37 303.6 305.6 293.1 335.1 10.57 6 750 2523 9.2 9.0 99 0.2 9.1 226 37 306.5 308.3 293.2 335.7 9.67 7 700 3092 5.9 5.6 98 0.3 5.7 232 42 309.0 310.5 292.8 333.9 8.16 8 650 3696 2.2 1.9 98 0.3 2.1 231 46 311.5 312.8 292.4 332.5 6.77 9 600 4339 -1.4 -2.6 92 1.2 -2.0 223 46 314.5 315.5 292.0 331.2 5.29 10 550 5027 -5.6 -6.6 93 0.9 -6.1 221 49 317.4 318.2 292.0 331.1 4.26 11 500 5769 -10.0 -10.9 94 0.8 -10.4 226 51 320.8 321.5 292.2 331.8 3.34 12 450 6575 -14.7 -15.3 95 0.7 -14.9 231 52 324.8 325.3 292.7 333.5 2.58 13 400 7455 -21.6 -28.8 52 7.1 -23.1 235 60 326.9 327.0 291.7 330.1 0.89 14 350 8424 -28.5 -34.8 55 6.2 -29.5 233 70 330.3 330.4 292.4 332.4 0.57 15 300 9511 -36.6 -40.0 70 3.4 -36.9 237 67 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.39 16 250 10748 -46.5 -49.9 68 3.4 -46.7 244 64 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.16 17 200 12199 -51.8 -71.4 8 19.6 -52.1 251 63 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14026 -60.6 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.8 254 55 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16506 -68.2 -86.4 6 18.2 -68.3 266 35 395.9 395.9 304.6 395.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.15 m Freezing level: 619.27 mb = 4091.18 m = 13422.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.39 mb = 4018.86 m = 13185.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.30 % Est. max temperature: 29.54 C = 85.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.46 mb = 847.08 m = 2779.12 ft T: 18.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 14.05 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.89 mb = 1593.04 m = 5226.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.80 C = 85.64 F Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lifted Index: -1.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: 4.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.28 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.81 C Cross Totals Index: 15.47 C K Index: 30.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.01 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 343.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.41 mb = 1124.08 m = 3687.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.41 mb = 2084.50 m = 6838.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 290.41 mb = 9731.64 m = 31927.55 ft B at Equ Level: 343.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 200.41 mb = 12185.96 m = 39979.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.0 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 251.0 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 280.9 neg: -5.3 tot: 275.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 5.60 Bulk Shear: 61.32 m/s