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: 36.23,-92.23 Latitude: 36.23 Longitude: -92.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 985 210 19.6 17.6 88 2.0 18.2 281 2 294.0 296.4 292.0 331.0 12.93 2 950 519 17.2 15.0 87 2.2 15.8 295 9 294.7 296.7 290.9 327.1 11.33 3 900 979 15.2 9.9 71 5.3 12.0 293 20 297.2 298.7 289.3 322.0 8.54 4 850 1462 13.3 8.5 73 4.8 10.4 285 32 300.0 301.5 290.0 324.2 8.21 5 800 1970 9.7 4.9 72 4.8 7.0 282 38 301.5 302.7 289.3 321.7 6.81 6 750 2502 6.0 1.1 71 4.9 3.5 280 39 303.1 304.1 288.7 319.8 5.54 7 700 3064 2.4 -1.0 78 3.4 0.7 270 36 305.1 306.1 288.9 320.6 5.07 8 650 3659 -0.6 -2.7 86 2.1 -1.6 255 36 308.3 309.2 289.8 323.3 4.84 9 600 4295 -3.4 -5.9 83 2.5 -4.6 247 42 312.2 312.9 290.3 325.2 4.11 10 550 4979 -6.9 -8.8 86 1.9 -7.7 232 49 315.9 316.6 291.0 327.5 3.58 11 500 5717 -11.2 -13.1 86 1.9 -11.9 226 60 319.4 320.0 291.3 328.7 2.79 12 450 6520 -15.5 -17.6 84 2.1 -16.2 224 65 323.7 324.1 292.0 330.9 2.12 13 400 7400 -20.7 -22.9 83 2.1 -21.3 221 64 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.4 1.52 14 350 8374 -27.4 -30.1 77 2.8 -27.9 211 54 331.8 332.0 293.1 335.1 0.89 15 300 9466 -35.7 -38.8 73 3.1 -36.1 200 52 335.0 335.1 293.5 336.7 0.44 16 250 10703 -45.9 -50.2 62 4.2 -46.2 213 74 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.4 0.15 17 200 12161 -52.9 -73.5 7 20.5 -53.2 239 64 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.0 0.01 18 150 13986 -60.1 -80.4 5 20.4 -60.3 261 63 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16478 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 261 38 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.31 m Freezing level: 660.16 mb = 3538.17 m = 11608.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.46 mb = 3232.21 m = 10604.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.73 % Est. max temperature: 26.01 C = 78.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.81 mb = 466.33 m = 1529.95 ft T: 17.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 8.95 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.76 mb = 1694.28 m = 5558.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.23 C = 79.22 F Cap Strength: 2.34 C Lifted Index: 2.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.34 C Showalter Index: 2.95 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 19.63 C K Index: 29.50 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 84.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.28 mb = 1080.14 m = 3543.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 724.28 mb = 2786.03 m = 9140.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 644.28 mb = 3729.45 m = 12235.57 ft B at Equ Level: 19.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 574.28 mb = 4639.60 m = 15221.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.3 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 283.3 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 4.2 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -64.0 tot: -64.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -21.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: -4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 142.71 m/s