MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.65,-90.02 Latitude: 34.65 Longitude: -90.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 SFC 1000 86 28.9 17.5 50 11.4 21.1 186 14 302.1 304.4 294.2 339.5 12.68 2 950 535 23.7 16.0 62 7.7 18.5 188 20 301.2 303.4 293.6 336.9 12.13 3 900 1005 19.0 15.1 78 4.0 16.4 189 21 301.1 303.3 293.4 336.6 12.06 4 850 1493 14.6 12.6 87 2.1 13.3 194 23 301.5 303.4 292.6 333.4 10.81 5 800 2004 13.0 -1.8 36 14.9 5.5 213 29 305.0 305.8 288.1 317.9 4.17 6 750 2542 9.6 -8.6 27 18.2 1.7 209 31 307.0 307.5 287.2 315.4 2.66 7 700 3111 7.3 -11.4 25 18.7 -0.4 213 31 310.5 311.0 288.1 317.9 2.28 8 650 3719 5.1 -7.7 39 12.8 -0.7 219 26 314.7 315.4 290.4 325.4 3.30 9 600 4365 -0.4 -4.6 73 4.3 -2.4 224 27 315.7 316.6 291.7 330.2 4.52 10 550 5057 -4.3 -12.9 51 8.5 -7.7 227 28 319.0 319.5 291.0 327.5 2.59 11 500 5800 -9.6 -20.3 41 10.7 -12.9 232 35 321.3 321.6 290.7 326.5 1.52 12 450 6606 -13.4 -35.4 14 22.0 -17.8 237 41 326.4 326.5 291.1 327.9 0.42 13 400 7493 -19.3 -46.6 7 27.3 -22.9 244 42 329.9 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.15 14 350 8468 -27.3 -51.2 8 23.9 -29.5 243 46 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.4 0.10 15 300 9558 -36.2 -53.3 15 17.1 -37.4 247 54 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.09 16 250 10794 -46.8 -55.7 36 8.9 -47.1 248 61 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.08 17 200 12247 -53.0 -70.3 10 17.3 -53.3 255 76 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 14061 -62.4 -79.8 8 17.4 -62.5 250 70 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16504 -70.8 -86.6 8 15.8 -70.8 244 41 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.50 m Freezing level: 603.23 mb = 4323.70 m = 14185.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.64 mb = 2986.72 m = 9798.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.33 % Est. max temperature: 28.30 C = 82.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 847.19 mb = 1520.77 m = 4989.35 ft T: 14.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 24.12 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 835.94 mb = 1633.53 m = 5359.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.27 C = 84.68 F Cap Strength: 1.28 C Lifted Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: 0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.16 C K Index: 18.07 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 181.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.71 mb = 1505.65 m = 4939.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 613.71 mb = 4182.98 m = 13723.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.71 mb = 10959.79 m = 35956.90 ft B at Equ Level: 172.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.71 mb = 12127.23 m = 39787.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.7 at 27.1 knts Storm direction: 244.7 at 20.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 100.2 neg: -0.6 tot: 99.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 6.67 Bulk Shear: 27.17 m/s