MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.60,-93.28 Latitude: 34.60 Longitude: -93.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 97 SFC 985 230 20.8 20.4 98 0.4 20.6 255 6 295.2 298.0 294.3 339.8 15.54 2 950 539 18.7 18.6 99 0.1 18.7 260 18 296.2 298.8 293.7 337.5 14.33 3 900 1002 15.5 15.2 98 0.3 15.3 284 29 297.5 299.7 292.4 332.7 12.16 4 850 1485 11.9 11.7 98 0.3 11.8 304 33 298.7 300.5 291.3 328.4 10.21 5 800 1991 9.4 5.5 76 3.9 7.2 298 30 301.2 302.5 289.5 322.2 7.08 6 750 2525 7.4 -0.2 58 7.6 3.5 284 36 304.6 305.5 288.7 319.9 5.03 7 700 3088 3.5 -7.1 46 10.5 -1.2 274 36 306.3 306.9 287.5 316.3 3.21 8 650 3685 0.5 -22.3 16 22.8 -6.4 274 41 309.6 309.8 286.4 312.9 0.99 9 600 4323 -2.7 -19.6 26 16.9 -8.1 279 43 313.0 313.3 287.9 317.5 1.35 10 550 5007 -6.2 -32.6 10 26.4 -12.2 288 46 316.7 316.8 288.2 318.3 0.45 11 500 5745 -11.0 -45.3 4 34.3 -16.3 307 55 319.6 319.6 288.8 320.1 0.13 12 450 6545 -16.5 -49.2 4 32.7 -20.6 291 55 322.5 322.6 289.6 322.9 0.10 13 400 7420 -21.9 -54.3 4 32.4 -25.1 282 48 326.6 326.6 290.8 326.8 0.06 14 350 8389 -28.7 -61.0 3 32.3 -30.8 268 46 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.03 15 300 9476 -35.5 -63.5 4 28.0 -36.9 239 49 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.4 0.02 16 250 10722 -43.8 -64.0 9 20.2 -44.5 226 60 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.03 17 200 12195 -51.4 -73.3 6 21.8 -51.8 251 68 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14025 -59.8 -81.5 4 21.7 -60.0 261 58 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.1 0.00 19 100 16503 -66.8 -87.2 4 20.4 -66.9 265 36 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.63 m Freezing level: 641.53 mb = 3793.20 m = 12444.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.29 mb = 2946.18 m = 9665.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.15 % Est. max temperature: 24.95 C = 76.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.99 mb = 271.55 m = 890.89 ft T: 20.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 26.92 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 724.42 m = 2376.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.25 C = 72.06 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -2.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.89 C Showalter Index: 0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.70 C K Index: 24.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.33 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.61 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 631.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.57 mb = 707.14 m = 2319.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 926.57 mb = 753.20 m = 2471.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 316.57 mb = 9097.20 m = 29846.10 ft B at Equ Level: 629.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 196.57 mb = 12305.10 m = 40370.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.7 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 317.7 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.6 neg: -31.7 tot: 142.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.67 Bulk Rich Number: 7.39 Bulk Shear: 85.42 m/s