MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.54,-92.77 Latitude: 34.54 Longitude: -92.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 991 145 24.6 20.2 76 4.4 21.5 198 8 298.5 301.3 295.0 342.6 15.18 2 950 518 21.8 19.1 84 2.7 19.9 202 22 299.3 302.0 294.9 342.6 14.81 3 900 986 18.1 17.3 95 0.9 17.6 213 28 300.2 302.8 294.6 341.0 13.92 4 850 1474 14.9 13.1 89 1.8 13.7 228 31 301.8 303.8 293.0 334.9 11.23 5 800 1985 11.9 10.0 88 1.9 10.7 234 34 303.9 305.7 292.4 332.8 9.69 6 750 2524 9.2 7.6 90 1.6 8.3 238 36 306.6 308.2 292.6 333.1 8.79 7 700 3094 5.9 4.9 93 1.0 5.3 237 38 309.0 310.4 292.4 332.8 7.77 8 650 3697 1.9 1.5 97 0.4 1.7 234 42 311.2 312.4 292.2 331.6 6.59 9 600 4339 -2.0 -2.4 97 0.4 -2.2 233 45 313.7 314.8 291.9 330.6 5.35 10 550 5027 -5.6 -6.5 94 0.8 -6.0 232 52 317.4 318.2 292.0 331.2 4.28 11 500 5768 -10.0 -11.6 88 1.6 -10.6 228 56 320.9 321.5 292.0 331.3 3.15 12 450 6572 -15.7 -21.8 59 6.1 -17.4 227 54 323.4 323.7 291.3 328.6 1.48 13 400 7448 -22.0 -35.7 28 13.7 -24.3 226 58 326.3 326.4 291.2 328.0 0.45 14 350 8416 -28.8 -38.4 39 9.5 -30.1 228 62 329.9 329.9 292.1 331.4 0.40 15 300 9507 -34.4 -38.1 70 3.6 -34.9 244 59 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.7 0.48 16 250 10754 -44.7 -48.3 68 3.5 -45.0 249 66 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.3 0.19 17 200 12224 -51.0 -74.3 5 23.3 -51.5 259 56 351.9 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14050 -62.0 -80.2 7 18.2 -62.1 252 49 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.00 19 100 16506 -70.8 -86.7 8 15.9 -70.8 258 38 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5698.48 m Freezing level: 625.65 mb = 4009.69 m = 13154.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.11 mb = 3971.83 m = 13030.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.68 % Est. max temperature: 28.24 C = 82.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.50 mb = 707.05 m = 2319.71 ft T: 20.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 9.87 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.48 mb = 1019.47 m = 3344.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.44 C = 79.58 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -4.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.41 C Showalter Index: -1.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.91 C Cross Totals Index: 23.09 C K Index: 37.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.70 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1170.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.66 mb = 912.77 m = 2994.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.66 mb = 1152.21 m = 3780.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.66 mb = 10950.59 m = 35926.71 ft B at Equ Level: 1169.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 142.66 mb = 14354.52 m = 47094.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 201.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 201.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.39 Bulk Rich Number: 13.11 Bulk Shear: 89.31 m/s