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: 36.26,-90.60 Latitude: 36.26 Longitude: -90.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 996 91 22.8 19.2 80 3.6 20.3 212 9 296.3 298.8 293.6 337.2 14.21 2 950 502 21.0 17.2 79 3.8 18.4 206 30 298.5 300.9 293.5 336.6 13.12 3 900 968 17.7 15.6 88 2.1 16.3 208 43 299.7 302.0 293.4 336.2 12.47 4 850 1455 14.1 13.9 99 0.2 14.0 210 46 300.9 303.1 293.2 335.7 11.82 5 800 1965 11.2 11.0 99 0.2 11.1 212 43 303.1 305.0 292.8 333.9 10.39 6 750 2503 8.5 8.3 99 0.1 8.4 215 38 305.8 307.5 292.7 333.6 9.23 7 700 3071 5.2 5.0 99 0.2 5.1 218 39 308.2 309.7 292.3 332.1 7.84 8 650 3674 1.9 1.5 97 0.4 1.7 221 41 311.1 312.3 292.1 331.5 6.59 9 600 4315 -1.9 -2.3 97 0.4 -2.1 222 45 313.9 314.9 292.0 330.9 5.39 10 550 5004 -5.7 -6.0 98 0.3 -5.8 221 49 317.4 318.2 292.2 331.7 4.45 11 500 5745 -9.8 -10.4 95 0.6 -10.1 223 54 321.1 321.7 292.4 332.5 3.46 12 450 6549 -16.2 -18.3 84 2.1 -16.9 226 54 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.7 2.01 13 400 7425 -21.9 -24.5 79 2.6 -22.5 229 54 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.2 1.32 14 350 8395 -28.1 -31.0 76 2.9 -28.6 232 51 330.9 331.1 292.7 333.9 0.83 15 300 9484 -36.3 -39.4 73 3.1 -36.7 235 50 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.42 16 250 10720 -47.1 -50.5 68 3.4 -47.3 238 61 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12166 -51.3 -67.7 12 16.4 -51.7 250 69 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.02 18 150 14004 -59.9 -82.5 4 22.6 -60.2 255 56 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16493 -67.9 -86.2 6 18.2 -68.1 250 36 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.35 m Freezing level: 625.15 mb = 3992.59 m = 13098.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.86 mb = 3951.54 m = 12964.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.05 % Est. max temperature: 27.60 C = 81.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.26 mb = 544.97 m = 1787.92 ft T: 20.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 6.31 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.37 mb = 1194.85 m = 3920.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.80 C = 80.23 F Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lifted Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.42 C Showalter Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.95 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 37.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 494.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.37 mb = 955.08 m = 3133.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.37 mb = 1491.05 m = 4891.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.37 mb = 10289.80 m = 33758.78 ft B at Equ Level: 494.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 186.37 mb = 12617.34 m = 41394.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.2 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 247.2 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 4.1 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 215.8 neg: -16.7 tot: 199.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 7.87 Bulk Shear: 62.84 m/s