MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 34.88,-92.32 Latitude: 34.88 Longitude: -92.32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 104 29.7 18.5 51 11.2 21.9 190 7 302.8 305.3 295.0 342.8 13.51 1 1000 110 28.3 17.3 51 11.0 20.8 192 6 301.4 303.7 293.9 338.3 12.53 2 950 562 23.3 15.7 62 7.6 18.2 195 11 300.9 303.0 293.3 335.8 11.90 3 900 1030 18.8 14.5 76 4.3 15.9 196 13 300.8 303.0 293.0 334.9 11.58 4 850 1518 14.4 10.9 79 3.5 12.2 198 15 301.2 303.0 291.6 329.7 9.65 5 800 2027 11.9 -0.5 42 12.4 5.6 205 17 303.9 304.7 288.1 317.9 4.62 6 750 2566 10.9 -9.8 22 20.7 2.0 205 20 308.4 308.8 287.5 316.1 2.42 7 700 3138 9.4 -11.3 22 20.8 0.6 207 21 312.9 313.4 288.9 320.4 2.30 8 650 3749 5.7 -9.4 33 15.1 -0.9 214 22 315.5 316.0 290.2 324.9 2.89 9 600 4397 0.5 -6.7 58 7.2 -2.9 207 23 316.7 317.4 291.5 329.1 3.85 10 550 5088 -5.0 -9.8 69 4.9 -7.0 216 28 318.2 318.8 291.4 328.9 3.30 11 500 5829 -10.8 -13.4 81 2.6 -11.8 223 30 319.9 320.4 291.4 328.9 2.72 12 450 6629 -16.6 -24.6 50 8.0 -18.6 230 30 322.4 322.6 290.7 326.4 1.16 13 400 7503 -22.5 -31.4 44 8.9 -24.2 239 29 325.7 325.8 291.2 328.2 0.69 14 350 8470 -29.3 -40.5 33 11.2 -30.7 246 30 329.2 329.3 291.8 330.4 0.32 15 300 9551 -37.6 -48.8 30 11.2 -38.4 245 31 332.3 332.3 292.5 332.9 0.15 16 250 10787 -44.7 -57.8 22 13.1 -45.2 268 34 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.9 0.06 17 200 12258 -51.1 -72.0 7 20.9 -51.5 271 42 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14082 -60.9 -81.1 5 20.3 -61.1 269 34 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16531 -71.9 -85.8 11 13.9 -71.9 255 22 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.21 m Freezing level: 595.47 mb = 4459.57 m = 14630.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.12 mb = 3375.71 m = 11075.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.01 % Est. max temperature: 28.12 C = 82.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.39 mb = 1513.83 m = 4966.57 ft T: 14.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.53 C/km ThetaE index: 26.74 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 840.62 mb = 1610.99 m = 5285.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.61 C = 83.50 F Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.98 C Showalter Index: 0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 21.66 C K Index: 15.27 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 190.41 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 425.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 157.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 849.32 mb = 1524.50 m = 5001.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 574.32 mb = 4744.41 m = 15565.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 274.32 mb = 10157.44 m = 33324.52 ft B at Equ Level: 418.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 204.32 mb = 12117.38 m = 39754.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.0 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 240.0 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 41.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 41.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.7 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 21.60 Bulk Shear: 19.71 m/s