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: 36.41,-89.81 Latitude: 36.41 Longitude: -89.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 997 82 23.6 19.7 79 3.9 20.9 180 13 297.1 299.7 294.2 339.5 14.68 2 950 503 22.1 17.5 75 4.6 19.0 194 38 299.6 302.1 294.0 338.8 13.39 3 900 970 18.2 15.9 86 2.3 16.7 203 44 300.3 302.6 293.7 337.6 12.73 4 850 1457 14.2 12.8 92 1.4 13.3 205 42 301.0 303.0 292.6 333.4 11.00 5 800 1968 11.8 9.7 87 2.1 10.4 215 29 303.7 305.5 292.2 331.9 9.46 6 750 2506 8.4 8.0 97 0.4 8.2 222 31 305.7 307.4 292.4 332.8 9.00 7 700 3074 5.1 3.9 92 1.2 4.5 226 35 308.2 309.5 291.8 330.4 7.28 8 650 3676 2.2 -1.2 78 3.4 0.5 225 43 311.4 312.5 291.2 328.4 5.41 9 600 4319 -1.0 -5.9 70 4.9 -3.3 222 49 314.9 315.7 291.2 328.0 4.11 10 550 5008 -6.1 -8.3 85 2.1 -7.1 222 53 316.8 317.5 291.4 328.8 3.73 11 500 5747 -10.2 -15.9 63 5.7 -12.2 230 58 320.7 321.1 291.2 328.1 2.21 12 450 6551 -15.5 -28.4 32 12.9 -18.5 235 61 323.8 323.9 290.7 326.7 0.81 13 400 7429 -21.4 -33.7 32 12.3 -23.6 233 69 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.3 0.56 14 350 8399 -28.0 -37.0 42 9.0 -29.3 235 64 330.9 331.0 292.4 332.7 0.45 15 300 9487 -37.1 -41.3 65 4.2 -37.5 237 54 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.3 0.34 16 250 10716 -47.9 -51.5 66 3.7 -48.0 240 65 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.13 17 200 12166 -51.3 -72.9 6 21.6 -51.7 246 62 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13997 -60.0 -81.5 4 21.6 -60.2 258 57 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16486 -67.7 -86.3 5 18.7 -67.8 260 35 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.25 m Freezing level: 616.08 mb = 4112.30 m = 13491.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.59 mb = 3756.02 m = 12322.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.63 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.75 mb = 578.08 m = 1896.56 ft T: 21.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 7.57 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.54 mb = 1185.81 m = 3890.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.18 C = 80.92 F Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lifted Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: -0.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 22.96 C K Index: 35.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.87 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 819.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.06 mb = 1017.39 m = 3337.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.06 mb = 1357.27 m = 4452.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.06 mb = 11256.39 m = 36929.96 ft B at Equ Level: 795.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.06 mb = 13584.31 m = 44567.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.8 at 42.3 knts Storm direction: 248.8 at 31.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.9 neg: -52.2 tot: 248.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.41 Bulk Rich Number: 12.89 Bulk Shear: 63.62 m/s