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,-92.73 Latitude: 34.78 Longitude: -92.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 987 181 24.6 19.9 75 4.7 21.3 206 9 298.9 301.6 295.0 342.6 15.02 2 950 516 22.2 18.8 81 3.4 19.9 208 23 299.8 302.4 294.8 342.3 14.56 3 900 984 18.1 17.4 96 0.7 17.7 213 28 300.2 302.7 294.6 341.2 14.02 4 850 1472 14.6 13.6 94 1.0 14.0 228 33 301.4 303.6 293.2 335.7 11.62 5 800 1983 11.9 10.3 90 1.6 10.9 234 36 303.9 305.7 292.6 333.4 9.91 6 750 2521 9.0 7.3 89 1.7 8.0 239 37 306.3 307.9 292.3 332.3 8.58 7 700 3090 5.7 4.0 89 1.7 4.7 238 39 308.8 310.1 292.0 331.1 7.31 8 650 3693 1.9 0.8 92 1.1 1.3 238 43 311.1 312.3 291.8 330.5 6.24 9 600 4335 -2.2 -2.9 95 0.7 -2.6 235 45 313.6 314.6 291.7 329.8 5.14 10 550 5022 -6.0 -6.4 97 0.4 -6.2 233 50 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.9 4.32 11 500 5763 -10.0 -10.3 98 0.3 -10.1 230 56 320.9 321.6 292.4 332.4 3.50 12 450 6568 -15.0 -15.5 96 0.5 -15.2 227 55 324.4 324.9 292.5 333.0 2.55 13 400 7448 -21.6 -25.7 70 4.1 -22.6 226 58 326.9 327.1 292.0 331.0 1.18 14 350 8415 -29.5 -35.8 54 6.3 -30.4 227 61 328.9 329.0 291.9 330.8 0.51 15 300 9504 -35.0 -38.1 73 3.2 -35.4 242 58 336.1 336.2 293.8 337.9 0.47 16 250 10748 -44.9 -48.5 67 3.6 -45.1 247 67 339.4 339.4 294.3 340.1 0.19 17 200 12218 -51.2 -77.0 3 25.8 -51.7 259 57 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14044 -61.7 -80.6 6 18.9 -61.8 252 48 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16502 -70.1 -87.0 7 17.0 -70.1 259 40 392.4 392.4 304.1 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5695.02 m Freezing level: 626.94 mb = 3989.05 m = 13087.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.08 mb = 3904.58 m = 12810.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.88 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.99 mb = 775.09 m = 2542.90 ft T: 19.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 12.81 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.34 mb = 1037.92 m = 3405.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.04 C = 78.88 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -3.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.57 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 36.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.75 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1193.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.46 mb = 970.01 m = 3182.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 886.46 mb = 1113.37 m = 3652.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.46 mb = 11114.52 m = 36464.50 ft B at Equ Level: 1182.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.46 mb = 14189.08 m = 46551.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 211.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 70.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 14.77 Bulk Shear: 80.81 m/s