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: 35.14,-92.47 Latitude: 35.14 Longitude: -92.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 994 116 25.1 19.6 71 5.5 21.3 208 9 298.8 301.4 294.6 341.3 14.60 2 950 511 22.2 18.5 80 3.7 19.6 211 24 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.3 14.25 3 900 979 18.1 17.3 95 0.8 17.5 214 29 300.1 302.7 294.6 340.9 13.94 4 850 1466 14.6 14.3 98 0.3 14.4 226 33 301.5 303.7 293.6 337.2 12.13 5 800 1978 11.7 10.6 93 1.1 11.0 228 37 303.6 305.5 292.7 333.6 10.06 6 750 2516 8.7 7.6 93 1.0 8.0 230 38 306.0 307.6 292.4 332.5 8.79 7 700 3084 5.2 4.5 95 0.7 4.8 231 41 308.3 309.7 292.1 331.5 7.59 8 650 3686 1.8 0.6 92 1.1 1.2 232 45 311.0 312.2 291.7 330.2 6.18 9 600 4328 -2.0 -3.3 91 1.3 -2.6 231 49 313.8 314.7 291.6 329.6 5.01 10 550 5016 -5.7 -6.4 95 0.7 -6.0 230 52 317.3 318.1 292.0 331.2 4.31 11 500 5757 -10.1 -10.4 98 0.3 -10.2 230 58 320.7 321.4 292.3 332.1 3.46 12 450 6562 -14.4 -15.0 95 0.6 -14.7 228 58 325.1 325.6 292.8 334.0 2.64 13 400 7445 -20.8 -22.9 83 2.2 -21.3 230 58 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.3 1.51 14 350 8414 -29.6 -36.6 51 7.0 -30.6 229 62 328.8 328.9 291.9 330.6 0.47 15 300 9499 -36.0 -39.2 73 3.2 -36.4 239 53 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.3 0.43 16 250 10739 -45.0 -49.4 61 4.4 -45.2 249 70 339.2 339.2 294.3 339.9 0.17 17 200 12211 -51.2 -77.9 3 26.7 -51.7 256 59 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.00 18 150 14035 -61.5 -81.5 5 20.0 -61.6 252 48 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16495 -69.2 -87.1 6 17.9 -69.3 260 44 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.25 m Freezing level: 626.46 mb = 3988.21 m = 13084.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.36 mb = 3881.50 m = 12734.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.43 % Est. max temperature: 28.04 C = 82.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.08 mb = 816.20 m = 2677.79 ft T: 19.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 11.69 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.02 mb = 1064.42 m = 3492.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.69 C = 80.04 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -3.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.83 C Showalter Index: -2.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.73 C Cross Totals Index: 24.39 C K Index: 38.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1106.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.69 mb = 972.20 m = 3189.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.69 mb = 1212.45 m = 3977.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 245.69 mb = 10853.69 m = 35608.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1105.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.69 mb = 14211.68 m = 46625.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.4 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 258.4 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 193.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.23 Bulk Rich Number: 13.53 Bulk Shear: 81.74 m/s