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: 35.71,-93.97 Latitude: 35.71 Longitude: -93.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 958 436 22.1 19.8 87 2.3 20.5 188 7 298.9 301.7 295.2 343.7 15.39 2 950 512 21.3 19.5 89 1.9 20.1 187 7 298.8 301.6 295.0 343.0 15.17 3 900 980 18.1 17.9 99 0.1 18.0 198 22 300.1 302.8 295.0 342.7 14.53 4 850 1468 15.2 15.0 98 0.3 15.1 225 33 302.1 304.4 294.2 339.6 12.69 5 800 1980 12.1 11.8 99 0.2 11.9 222 34 304.0 306.0 293.5 336.6 10.96 6 750 2520 9.1 8.8 98 0.2 8.9 214 33 306.4 308.2 293.1 335.2 9.53 7 700 3088 5.3 2.4 81 2.9 3.7 207 30 308.4 309.6 291.3 328.4 6.52 8 650 3691 2.5 -3.1 67 5.6 -0.3 208 37 311.7 312.6 290.7 326.5 4.69 9 600 4334 -1.5 -5.0 77 3.6 -3.1 202 43 314.4 315.2 291.2 328.3 4.38 10 550 5021 -6.1 -9.9 75 3.8 -7.7 212 50 316.8 317.4 291.0 327.4 3.27 11 500 5759 -11.0 -19.0 52 8.0 -13.5 220 56 319.6 319.9 290.4 325.4 1.70 12 450 6565 -14.1 -24.8 40 10.7 -17.0 233 58 325.5 325.7 291.6 329.5 1.14 13 400 7448 -19.9 -25.0 64 5.1 -21.2 242 58 329.1 329.3 292.7 333.5 1.25 14 350 8422 -27.9 -36.3 45 8.4 -29.2 247 58 331.1 331.2 292.5 332.9 0.49 15 300 9507 -37.8 -45.3 45 7.5 -38.4 249 63 332.1 332.1 292.5 333.0 0.22 16 250 10733 -47.8 -55.1 43 7.3 -48.1 247 76 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.3 0.09 17 200 12183 -53.8 -69.8 12 16.0 -54.1 249 86 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14002 -60.1 -81.2 5 21.0 -60.3 249 77 366.5 366.5 299.9 366.5 0.00 19 100 16477 -69.4 -87.4 6 18.0 -69.4 249 37 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.45 m Freezing level: 618.90 mb = 4090.66 m = 13420.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.43 mb = 3647.94 m = 11968.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.85 C = 80.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.14 mb = 722.88 m = 2371.63 ft T: 19.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 17.25 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.55 mb = 1040.99 m = 3415.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.61 C = 74.50 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -5.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.07 C Showalter Index: -4.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.21 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.24 C Cross Totals Index: 25.97 C K Index: 38.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1386.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.98 mb = 998.77 m = 3276.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.98 mb = 1142.83 m = 3749.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.98 mb = 11774.55 m = 38629.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1367.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.98 mb = 14737.29 m = 48350.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.1 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 244.1 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.2 neg: -30.5 tot: 131.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 14.03 Bulk Shear: 98.79 m/s