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: 34.78,-92.13 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 998 82 25.4 19.1 68 6.3 21.1 197 10 298.7 301.3 294.3 339.7 14.08 2 950 516 22.4 18.0 76 4.4 19.4 201 26 300.0 302.5 294.4 340.3 13.80 3 900 984 18.8 16.9 88 2.0 17.5 213 35 300.9 303.4 294.5 340.7 13.54 4 850 1473 15.9 8.2 60 7.8 11.3 224 34 302.8 304.3 290.8 326.8 8.03 5 800 1985 12.4 7.8 74 4.5 9.6 224 36 304.3 305.9 291.5 329.3 8.33 6 750 2524 9.1 8.8 98 0.3 8.9 224 38 306.5 308.2 293.1 335.2 9.53 7 700 3093 5.8 5.6 98 0.2 5.7 229 39 308.9 310.5 292.7 333.9 8.17 8 650 3698 2.5 2.0 96 0.5 2.2 229 42 311.8 313.1 292.5 332.9 6.81 9 600 4341 -1.4 -2.4 93 1.0 -1.9 228 45 314.6 315.6 292.1 331.5 5.35 10 550 5030 -5.5 -6.2 95 0.7 -5.8 227 47 317.6 318.4 292.2 331.7 4.39 11 500 5772 -9.7 -10.2 96 0.5 -9.9 232 52 321.2 321.9 292.4 332.8 3.51 12 450 6577 -15.5 -16.9 89 1.4 -16.0 234 53 323.7 324.2 292.1 331.4 2.26 13 400 7455 -21.7 -24.5 78 2.8 -22.4 231 61 326.8 327.1 292.1 331.4 1.31 14 350 8423 -29.1 -33.5 65 4.5 -29.7 227 67 329.6 329.7 292.2 331.9 0.64 15 300 9510 -35.9 -44.3 42 8.3 -36.7 237 60 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.7 0.25 16 250 10752 -44.6 -50.0 55 5.4 -44.9 251 64 339.8 339.8 294.4 340.4 0.16 17 200 12224 -51.0 -75.2 4 24.2 -51.4 259 57 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14048 -62.0 -80.2 7 18.2 -62.1 252 50 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16504 -70.8 -86.9 8 16.0 -70.9 258 43 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.73 m Freezing level: 617.69 mb = 4113.03 m = 13494.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.14 mb = 4036.56 m = 13243.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.74 % Est. max temperature: 29.57 C = 85.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.28 mb = 885.70 m = 2905.82 ft T: 19.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 13.89 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.01 mb = 1392.81 m = 4569.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.20 C = 84.57 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: 3.09 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.53 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.64 C Cross Totals Index: 17.88 C K Index: 33.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.17 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 905.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.64 mb = 1073.51 m = 3521.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.64 mb = 1821.59 m = 5976.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.64 mb = 10600.10 m = 34776.80 ft B at Equ Level: 904.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.64 mb = 13814.27 m = 45321.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.4 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 255.4 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 216.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 216.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 12.07 Bulk Shear: 75.03 m/s