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: 34.85,-92.80 Latitude: 34.85 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 67 SFC 986 193 24.6 19.9 75 4.7 21.3 213 9 299.0 301.7 295.0 342.7 15.00 2 950 516 22.4 18.6 79 3.8 19.8 214 23 299.9 302.5 294.8 341.9 14.34 3 900 984 18.1 17.4 96 0.7 17.6 216 27 300.1 302.7 294.6 341.1 14.00 4 850 1471 14.4 13.6 95 0.7 13.8 229 33 301.2 303.3 293.2 335.3 11.60 5 800 1982 11.7 10.5 92 1.2 11.0 235 36 303.7 305.5 292.7 333.6 10.04 6 750 2520 8.8 7.2 90 1.6 7.8 240 36 306.1 307.7 292.2 331.8 8.52 7 700 3089 5.5 3.6 88 1.9 4.5 239 38 308.6 310.0 291.8 330.4 7.12 8 650 3692 1.8 0.4 90 1.5 1.1 239 43 311.0 312.2 291.7 329.9 6.06 9 600 4333 -2.3 -3.4 92 1.1 -2.9 238 46 313.4 314.4 291.5 329.1 4.96 10 550 5020 -6.2 -6.8 95 0.6 -6.5 236 50 316.7 317.5 291.7 330.2 4.18 11 500 5760 -10.0 -10.5 96 0.5 -10.2 232 56 320.8 321.5 292.3 332.2 3.44 12 450 6566 -14.9 -15.3 96 0.5 -15.0 228 55 324.5 325.1 292.6 333.3 2.58 13 400 7446 -21.5 -24.0 81 2.4 -22.1 224 56 327.0 327.3 292.2 331.9 1.38 14 350 8413 -29.3 -33.0 70 3.7 -29.9 226 60 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.68 15 300 9503 -35.1 -38.1 74 3.0 -35.4 242 57 336.0 336.1 293.7 337.8 0.48 16 250 10746 -44.9 -48.6 67 3.6 -45.2 246 68 339.3 339.3 294.3 340.0 0.19 17 200 12216 -51.2 -77.7 3 26.5 -51.7 258 57 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.00 18 150 14042 -61.6 -80.9 6 19.3 -61.7 252 48 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16500 -69.8 -86.9 6 17.2 -69.8 259 41 392.9 392.9 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.42 m Freezing level: 627.99 mb = 3973.68 m = 13036.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.32 mb = 3861.92 m = 12670.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.16 % Est. max temperature: 27.49 C = 81.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.42 mb = 789.77 m = 2591.07 ft T: 19.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 13.61 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.77 mb = 1052.66 m = 3453.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.91 C = 78.63 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -3.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.61 C Showalter Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 23.62 C K Index: 36.06 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.29 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1164.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.49 mb = 998.23 m = 3275.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.49 mb = 1141.78 m = 3745.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.49 mb = 10919.55 m = 35824.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1163.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.49 mb = 14310.97 m = 46951.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 194.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.31 Bulk Rich Number: 15.80 Bulk Shear: 73.67 m/s