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: 35.45,-93.94 Latitude: 35.45 Longitude: -93.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 985 187 22.2 21.5 96 0.7 21.7 254 9 296.6 299.6 295.4 344.5 16.58 2 950 504 19.9 19.6 98 0.3 19.7 254 18 297.4 300.2 294.7 341.7 15.31 3 900 970 17.2 16.9 98 0.3 17.0 243 24 299.2 301.7 294.0 338.9 13.60 4 850 1457 14.6 14.5 99 0.2 14.6 237 25 301.5 303.7 293.7 337.7 12.29 5 800 1968 11.8 11.7 99 0.2 11.7 243 27 303.8 305.8 293.3 336.0 10.84 6 750 2507 8.9 8.8 99 0.2 8.8 246 27 306.3 308.0 293.0 334.9 9.50 7 700 3076 5.9 5.7 98 0.2 5.8 231 30 309.0 310.6 292.9 334.2 8.22 8 650 3680 2.5 2.1 97 0.4 2.3 217 34 311.8 313.1 292.6 333.2 6.87 9 600 4324 -1.4 -2.0 96 0.6 -1.7 212 45 314.5 315.5 292.2 331.9 5.50 10 550 5013 -5.5 -6.1 95 0.6 -5.8 214 54 317.6 318.4 292.2 331.8 4.41 11 500 5755 -9.3 -11.2 86 1.9 -10.1 216 58 321.7 322.3 292.4 332.4 3.24 12 450 6561 -14.7 -23.0 49 8.3 -17.0 221 55 324.7 325.0 291.5 329.4 1.34 13 400 7440 -21.8 -39.6 18 17.9 -24.4 225 59 326.7 326.8 291.1 327.9 0.31 14 350 8407 -29.6 -36.4 52 6.8 -30.6 231 60 328.8 328.9 291.9 330.6 0.48 15 300 9489 -37.4 -40.9 70 3.5 -37.8 245 52 332.6 332.7 292.8 334.0 0.36 16 250 10719 -46.8 -53.2 48 6.4 -47.1 245 67 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.0 0.11 17 200 12189 -50.3 -77.2 3 26.9 -50.7 259 67 353.2 353.2 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 14013 -61.8 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.0 267 54 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16481 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.0 251 45 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.50 m Freezing level: 617.91 mb = 4093.25 m = 13429.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.49 mb = 4040.79 m = 13257.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.68 % Est. max temperature: 27.72 C = 81.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.12 mb = 278.09 m = 912.34 ft T: 21.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 12.69 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.52 mb = 701.19 m = 2300.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.76 C = 74.77 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -2.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.08 C Showalter Index: -1.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.75 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.96 C Cross Totals Index: 23.79 C K Index: 38.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.15 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1190.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.46 mb = 683.16 m = 2241.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.46 mb = 729.53 m = 2393.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.46 mb = 11113.63 m = 36461.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1184.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.46 mb = 14199.71 m = 46586.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 4.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.1 neg: -0.4 tot: 18.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 15.80 Bulk Shear: 75.33 m/s