MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.66,-92.68 Latitude: 35.66 Longitude: -92.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 966 389 23.2 17.3 70 5.8 19.2 196 9 299.3 301.6 293.6 337.2 13.00 2 950 535 21.0 16.5 75 4.6 17.9 201 14 298.5 300.8 293.0 334.9 12.49 3 900 1002 19.1 16.3 83 2.9 17.2 227 29 301.2 303.6 294.2 339.5 13.02 4 850 1491 16.0 15.1 95 0.9 15.4 224 25 302.9 305.2 294.5 340.8 12.81 5 800 2005 12.3 10.4 88 1.9 11.1 224 20 304.3 306.1 292.8 333.9 9.93 6 750 2543 9.5 2.3 61 7.1 5.6 210 19 306.9 308.0 290.4 325.4 6.05 7 700 3115 9.2 -4.5 38 13.7 2.5 201 19 312.7 313.5 290.3 325.2 3.92 8 650 3724 3.6 1.3 85 2.3 2.4 213 17 313.1 314.3 292.6 333.4 6.50 9 600 4369 -0.9 -7.1 63 6.2 -3.7 217 23 315.0 315.8 290.9 327.0 3.73 10 550 5057 -5.7 -14.3 51 8.6 -8.9 226 27 317.3 317.8 290.3 325.0 2.31 11 500 5795 -11.5 -21.3 44 9.8 -14.3 231 31 319.0 319.3 289.9 323.8 1.40 12 450 6596 -15.4 -38.0 13 22.6 -19.4 239 36 323.9 323.9 290.3 325.1 0.32 13 400 7477 -20.4 -44.2 10 23.8 -23.7 240 48 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.2 0.19 14 350 8447 -28.8 -48.3 13 19.5 -30.6 243 51 329.9 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.14 15 300 9531 -37.3 -51.7 21 14.4 -38.2 249 60 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.11 16 250 10763 -47.6 -53.8 49 6.2 -47.9 250 70 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.7 0.10 17 200 12213 -52.4 -71.3 9 18.9 -52.7 255 83 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14035 -61.3 -80.9 6 19.6 -61.4 256 72 364.5 364.5 299.5 364.5 0.00 19 100 16494 -70.0 -85.4 9 15.5 -70.1 255 35 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.74 m Freezing level: 610.26 mb = 4236.41 m = 13898.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.61 mb = 3967.74 m = 13017.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.68 C = 81.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.97 mb = 1126.70 m = 3696.46 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.73 C/km ThetaE index: 15.65 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.57 mb = 1646.54 m = 5401.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.16 C = 80.89 F Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lifted Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.19 C Showalter Index: -5.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.44 C Cross Totals Index: 26.59 C K Index: 28.83 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.96 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 622.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 34.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.17 mb = 1290.54 m = 4234.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.17 mb = 2055.17 m = 6742.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 735.17 mb = 2708.76 m = 8886.89 ft B at Equ Level: 16.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 705.17 mb = 3054.43 m = 10020.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.7 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 251.7 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 39.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 82.1 neg: -36.5 tot: 45.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 93.89 Bulk Shear: 6.63 m/s