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: 34.75,-92.35 Latitude: 34.75 Longitude: -92.35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 996 104 25.9 19.3 67 6.5 21.3 199 10 299.4 302.0 294.6 341.2 14.33 2 950 517 22.1 18.4 80 3.7 19.5 203 25 299.6 302.2 294.6 341.0 14.16 3 900 985 18.6 16.8 90 1.7 17.4 213 34 300.6 303.1 294.4 340.3 13.51 4 850 1474 15.2 11.1 76 4.1 12.6 226 34 302.1 303.9 292.0 331.2 9.81 5 800 1984 11.2 7.9 80 3.3 9.2 227 37 303.1 304.6 291.2 328.2 8.40 6 750 2522 9.2 8.7 97 0.4 8.9 226 39 306.5 308.3 293.1 335.1 9.48 7 700 3092 6.0 5.9 99 0.2 5.9 230 40 309.2 310.7 293.0 334.7 8.34 8 650 3696 2.4 2.2 98 0.2 2.3 231 42 311.7 313.0 292.6 333.2 6.92 9 600 4339 -1.3 -1.7 97 0.4 -1.5 229 45 314.6 315.7 292.4 332.4 5.64 10 550 5029 -5.2 -5.5 98 0.3 -5.3 229 48 317.9 318.8 292.4 332.8 4.62 11 500 5772 -9.6 -9.9 98 0.3 -9.7 231 53 321.3 322.0 292.6 333.2 3.61 12 450 6577 -15.5 -16.3 93 0.8 -15.7 233 54 323.8 324.3 292.2 331.9 2.38 13 400 7455 -21.8 -23.8 84 2.0 -22.3 229 61 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.6 1.41 14 350 8422 -29.4 -39.0 39 9.6 -30.6 227 67 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.5 0.37 15 300 9508 -35.6 -42.3 50 6.8 -36.2 239 58 335.2 335.3 293.4 336.4 0.31 16 250 10752 -44.5 -48.4 65 3.9 -44.8 250 65 339.8 339.9 294.4 340.6 0.19 17 200 12224 -51.1 -75.9 4 24.8 -51.5 259 57 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14049 -61.9 -80.1 7 18.3 -62.0 252 49 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16505 -70.7 -86.6 8 15.9 -70.8 258 41 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.00 m Freezing level: 617.47 mb = 4114.68 m = 13499.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.74 mb = 4079.31 m = 13383.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.68 C = 83.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.24 mb = 934.71 m = 3066.60 ft T: 18.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 13.05 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.39 mb = 1221.99 m = 4009.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.84 C = 82.11 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -3.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.84 C Cross Totals Index: 20.71 C K Index: 35.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.35 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 991.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.41 mb = 1038.30 m = 3406.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.41 mb = 1479.49 m = 4853.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.41 mb = 10767.71 m = 35326.71 ft B at Equ Level: 987.33 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 149.41 mb = 14073.34 m = 46171.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 216.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 216.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 12.81 Bulk Shear: 77.39 m/s