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: 34.57,-92.8 Latitude: 34.57 Longitude: -92.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 990 160 24.6 20.2 76 4.4 21.5 199 8 298.6 301.4 295.0 342.9 15.21 2 950 518 22.0 19.1 83 2.9 20.0 204 21 299.5 302.2 295.0 342.7 14.79 3 900 986 18.1 17.4 96 0.7 17.6 213 27 300.2 302.7 294.6 341.2 14.02 4 850 1474 14.8 13.3 91 1.5 13.9 229 31 301.7 303.8 293.2 335.4 11.40 5 800 1985 11.9 10.2 89 1.7 10.9 235 34 303.9 305.7 292.6 333.2 9.83 6 750 2524 9.1 7.6 90 1.5 8.2 240 36 306.5 308.1 292.5 332.9 8.75 7 700 3093 5.8 4.7 93 1.1 5.1 238 38 308.9 310.3 292.3 332.3 7.65 8 650 3696 1.9 1.4 97 0.5 1.6 235 42 311.1 312.3 292.1 331.3 6.53 9 600 4338 -2.2 -2.5 97 0.3 -2.4 234 45 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.3 5.30 10 550 5026 -5.8 -6.5 95 0.7 -6.1 232 52 317.3 318.1 292.0 331.1 4.29 11 500 5767 -9.9 -11.1 91 1.2 -10.4 228 57 320.9 321.6 292.2 331.8 3.28 12 450 6571 -15.6 -20.3 67 4.7 -17.0 227 54 323.6 323.9 291.5 329.4 1.69 13 400 7448 -22.1 -34.7 31 12.6 -24.3 226 58 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.1 0.50 14 350 8415 -28.8 -36.6 47 7.8 -29.9 228 62 329.9 330.0 292.2 331.7 0.47 15 300 9506 -34.4 -37.8 72 3.4 -34.8 244 59 336.8 336.9 294.0 338.7 0.49 16 250 10753 -44.8 -48.4 67 3.6 -45.0 248 66 339.5 339.5 294.4 340.2 0.19 17 200 12223 -51.1 -74.3 5 23.2 -51.5 259 56 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14049 -61.9 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.1 252 49 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16506 -70.6 -86.8 8 16.1 -70.7 258 38 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.21 m Freezing level: 627.06 mb = 3990.78 m = 13092.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.90 mb = 3948.21 m = 12953.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.24 % Est. max temperature: 28.10 C = 82.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.12 mb = 719.82 m = 2361.60 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 12.58 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.66 mb = 1008.31 m = 3308.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.21 C = 79.17 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -4.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.56 C Showalter Index: -1.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.78 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 37.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1205.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.25 mb = 926.14 m = 3038.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.25 mb = 1165.74 m = 3824.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.25 mb = 10987.74 m = 36048.59 ft B at Equ Level: 1203.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.25 mb = 14413.46 m = 47287.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 198.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.41 Bulk Rich Number: 13.81 Bulk Shear: 87.32 m/s