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: 36.14,-90.28 Latitude: 36.14 Longitude: -90.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 999 83 18.7 17.3 92 1.4 17.8 243 9 292.0 294.2 291.0 327.5 12.56 2 950 511 15.3 13.8 91 1.5 14.4 265 16 292.8 294.6 289.6 322.6 10.49 3 900 970 14.7 11.3 80 3.4 12.7 247 36 296.7 298.4 290.0 324.0 9.41 4 850 1452 12.6 8.6 77 4.0 10.2 268 38 299.3 300.8 289.9 323.6 8.27 5 800 1959 9.7 4.8 72 4.9 6.9 273 38 301.5 302.7 289.2 321.6 6.74 6 750 2492 6.8 0.6 64 6.3 3.6 270 40 304.0 305.0 288.8 320.1 5.31 7 700 3055 3.1 -1.9 70 4.9 0.7 262 43 305.9 306.8 288.9 320.5 4.77 8 650 3651 -1.8 -5.7 75 3.9 -3.6 262 49 306.9 307.6 288.3 318.9 3.84 9 600 4281 -6.1 -7.7 89 1.6 -6.8 255 57 309.0 309.7 288.8 320.3 3.58 10 550 4963 -6.1 -7.0 93 1.0 -6.5 233 54 316.9 317.7 291.7 330.1 4.11 11 500 5707 -9.1 -10.3 91 1.2 -9.6 212 46 322.0 322.6 292.7 333.5 3.49 12 450 6515 -13.8 -15.4 88 1.6 -14.4 206 54 325.9 326.4 292.9 334.6 2.57 13 400 7401 -19.6 -21.6 84 2.0 -20.1 205 59 329.6 329.9 293.2 335.5 1.70 14 350 8377 -27.3 -30.0 78 2.7 -27.9 203 61 331.9 332.1 293.1 335.2 0.90 15 300 9465 -36.4 -39.6 72 3.2 -36.8 211 65 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.41 16 250 10701 -47.3 -50.7 68 3.4 -47.4 227 71 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.15 17 200 12149 -51.2 -72.1 7 20.9 -51.6 248 80 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 13995 -57.7 -81.2 3 23.5 -58.0 252 55 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16482 -67.0 -87.4 4 20.4 -67.1 254 39 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5634.09 m Freezing level: 668.58 mb = 3429.36 m = 11251.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.13 mb = 3146.02 m = 10321.47 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.53 % Est. max temperature: 26.09 C = 78.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.69 mb = 256.74 m = 842.31 ft T: 17.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.59 C/km ThetaE index: 4.90 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.70 mb = 1494.53 m = 4903.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.22 C = 79.20 F Cap Strength: 3.17 C Lifted Index: 5.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.94 C Showalter Index: 5.36 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.33 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.65 C Cross Totals Index: 17.68 C K Index: 25.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.80 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 44.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 145.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.69 mb = 776.84 m = 2548.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 665.69 mb = 3459.06 m = 11348.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 585.69 mb = 4470.66 m = 14667.34 ft B at Equ Level: 44.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 545.69 mb = 5024.81 m = 16485.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.4 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 280.4 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 4.4 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.9 neg: -11.1 tot: 105.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 114.60 m/s