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: 34.75,-90.67 Latitude: 34.75 Longitude: -90.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 60 18.4 17.0 92 1.3 17.5 260 2 291.2 293.4 290.5 325.9 12.26 1 1000 90 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.2 249 2 291.2 293.3 290.3 325.3 12.08 2 950 529 17.6 12.1 70 5.5 14.2 265 26 295.1 296.8 289.4 322.1 9.39 3 900 991 16.3 10.6 69 5.7 12.8 264 33 298.3 299.9 290.1 324.4 8.96 4 850 1475 13.8 8.0 68 5.8 10.3 265 38 300.6 302.0 290.0 324.0 7.92 5 800 1983 10.3 5.5 72 4.9 7.6 268 42 302.2 303.5 289.8 323.3 7.08 6 750 2517 7.0 3.0 76 3.9 4.8 264 43 304.1 305.3 289.8 323.3 6.36 7 700 3081 3.5 -0.3 76 3.8 1.6 257 43 306.4 307.4 289.6 322.8 5.36 8 650 3678 -0.6 -3.1 83 2.5 -1.9 254 50 308.2 309.1 289.6 322.7 4.68 9 600 4314 -3.6 -4.4 94 0.8 -4.0 250 55 312.0 312.8 290.7 326.5 4.61 10 550 5000 -5.4 -6.1 95 0.7 -5.7 235 45 317.7 318.6 292.2 331.9 4.40 11 500 5744 -9.1 -10.2 92 1.1 -9.5 220 45 322.0 322.7 292.7 333.6 3.52 12 450 6553 -13.7 -15.2 88 1.6 -14.2 210 49 326.1 326.6 293.0 334.9 2.60 13 400 7438 -19.9 -22.0 83 2.1 -20.5 206 54 329.1 329.5 293.0 334.9 1.64 14 350 8414 -26.7 -29.3 79 2.6 -27.2 211 61 332.8 333.0 293.4 336.3 0.97 15 300 9507 -35.5 -38.5 74 3.0 -35.8 227 66 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.1 0.46 16 250 10747 -46.9 -50.2 69 3.3 -47.1 233 64 336.3 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.15 17 200 12198 -52.2 -71.7 8 19.5 -52.5 251 69 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 14031 -60.1 -82.0 4 22.0 -60.3 252 56 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.6 0.00 19 100 16503 -68.1 -87.3 5 19.2 -68.2 261 38 396.1 396.1 304.6 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.88 m Freezing level: 657.72 mb = 3586.17 m = 11765.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.83 mb = 3352.37 m = 10998.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.10 % Est. max temperature: 27.54 C = 81.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.12 mb = 227.17 m = 745.31 ft T: 17.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.74 C/km ThetaE index: 3.73 C Layer 1000.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 804.10 mb = 1940.25 m = 6365.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.17 C = 84.51 F Cap Strength: 4.15 C Lifted Index: 5.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.65 C Showalter Index: 5.20 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.87 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.83 C Cross Totals Index: 17.04 C K Index: 26.97 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 217.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.85 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7886.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.36 mb = 1053.28 m = 3455.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.9 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 280.9 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.9 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 110.2 neg: -23.7 tot: 86.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 103.72 m/s