MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.79,-94.77 Latitude: 34.79 Longitude: -94.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 977 275 24.4 21.0 81 3.4 22.0 196 11 299.6 302.5 296.0 346.9 16.21 2 950 517 21.2 20.1 93 1.1 20.5 198 19 298.7 301.6 295.4 344.8 15.81 3 900 985 19.2 17.6 91 1.6 18.1 217 35 301.3 303.9 295.1 343.2 14.24 4 850 1476 16.9 13.0 78 3.9 14.4 230 31 303.8 305.9 293.6 337.1 11.15 5 800 1991 13.1 12.7 98 0.4 12.9 234 29 305.1 307.2 294.3 339.8 11.61 6 750 2530 8.7 6.3 85 2.4 7.3 226 27 306.1 307.6 291.8 330.3 8.02 7 700 3097 6.2 -5.3 44 11.5 0.8 217 32 309.3 310.0 289.0 320.9 3.69 8 650 3702 3.4 -3.7 60 7.1 -0.1 209 36 312.8 313.6 290.8 326.9 4.47 9 600 4347 -0.5 -7.4 60 6.9 -3.6 208 41 315.5 316.2 290.9 327.3 3.65 10 550 5037 -5.5 -10.0 70 4.5 -7.4 214 47 317.6 318.2 291.2 328.2 3.25 11 500 5776 -10.9 -19.8 48 8.9 -13.7 224 51 319.7 320.0 290.3 325.1 1.59 12 450 6580 -14.5 -39.4 10 24.9 -18.8 234 50 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.1 0.28 13 400 7461 -20.9 -39.0 18 18.0 -23.8 236 54 327.8 327.8 291.5 329.0 0.33 14 350 8431 -28.6 -47.1 15 18.5 -30.4 238 61 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.8 0.16 15 300 9516 -37.5 -45.9 41 8.4 -38.2 241 70 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.3 0.21 16 250 10744 -46.8 -55.3 38 8.4 -47.2 242 80 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.8 0.08 17 200 12205 -52.1 -72.8 7 20.7 -52.5 251 84 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14028 -60.8 -81.8 5 21.0 -60.9 251 76 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16494 -70.6 -86.7 8 16.1 -70.6 251 37 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.95 m Freezing level: 606.77 mb = 4259.43 m = 13974.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.20 mb = 3637.19 m = 11932.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.30 % Est. max temperature: 29.23 C = 84.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.16 mb = 709.03 m = 2326.18 ft T: 20.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 18.88 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.34 mb = 1282.65 m = 4208.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.67 C = 81.81 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -5.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.67 C Showalter Index: -2.93 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.83 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 29.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 324.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1564.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.60 mb = 959.77 m = 3148.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.60 mb = 1702.72 m = 5586.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.60 mb = 11652.91 m = 38230.85 ft B at Equ Level: 1550.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 127.60 mb = 15011.87 m = 49250.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.0 neg: -7.3 tot: 140.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.36 Bulk Rich Number: 34.00 Bulk Shear: 46.02 m/s