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: 36.80,-90.49 Latitude: 36.80 Longitude: -90.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 991 135 19.6 19.3 98 0.3 19.4 291 7 293.5 296.1 292.9 334.3 14.34 2 950 499 17.6 17.5 99 0.1 17.5 275 20 295.1 297.5 292.6 333.3 13.34 3 900 961 15.7 15.5 99 0.2 15.5 239 25 297.6 299.9 292.7 333.6 12.40 4 850 1445 13.5 13.4 99 0.1 13.4 223 31 300.3 302.4 292.7 333.8 11.42 5 800 1955 11.2 11.1 99 0.1 11.1 216 36 303.1 305.0 292.8 334.0 10.41 6 750 2493 8.7 8.6 99 0.1 8.6 212 40 306.0 307.8 292.9 334.3 9.38 7 700 3062 5.8 5.6 99 0.2 5.6 212 40 308.9 310.4 292.7 333.9 8.18 8 650 3666 2.2 2.0 99 0.2 2.1 212 38 311.4 312.7 292.4 332.6 6.83 9 600 4308 -1.9 -2.2 98 0.3 -2.0 214 36 314.0 315.0 292.0 331.2 5.45 10 550 4996 -5.4 -6.1 95 0.6 -5.7 215 36 317.6 318.5 292.2 331.9 4.43 11 500 5739 -9.3 -10.4 92 1.1 -9.8 217 40 321.7 322.4 292.6 333.2 3.48 12 450 6546 -14.7 -16.2 88 1.6 -15.2 221 46 324.8 325.3 292.5 332.9 2.39 13 400 7428 -20.4 -22.5 83 2.1 -21.0 225 48 328.5 328.8 292.8 334.0 1.57 14 350 8401 -28.4 -31.0 78 2.7 -28.9 230 48 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.5 0.82 15 300 9484 -37.7 -40.9 72 3.2 -38.0 232 52 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.36 16 250 10713 -48.6 -52.2 67 3.5 -48.8 233 63 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 17 200 12158 -50.0 -75.0 4 25.0 -50.5 248 67 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.5 0.01 18 150 13993 -59.6 -81.3 4 21.6 -59.9 256 59 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16490 -66.3 -86.9 4 20.5 -66.5 252 43 399.6 399.6 305.2 399.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.11 m Freezing level: 622.96 mb = 4012.83 m = 13165.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.76 mb = 3983.28 m = 13068.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.85 % Est. max temperature: 26.87 C = 80.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.84 mb = 171.70 m = 563.31 ft T: 19.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 3.13 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.72 mb = 618.87 m = 2030.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.83 C = 71.29 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: 0.23 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.18 C Showalter Index: 0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.82 C Cross Totals Index: 22.67 C K Index: 36.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 53.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.92 mb = 607.93 m = 1994.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 672.92 mb = 3383.23 m = 11099.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 512.92 mb = 5540.03 m = 18175.73 ft B at Equ Level: 53.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 292.92 mb = 9645.37 m = 31644.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.6 at 34.6 knts Storm direction: 248.6 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 118.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.9 neg: -40.0 tot: -19.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -6.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.06 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.48 Bulk Shear: 113.01 m/s