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: 35.68,-90.64 Latitude: 35.68 Longitude: -90.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 998 75 26.4 16.4 54 10.0 19.6 182 13 299.7 301.8 292.9 334.2 11.82 2 950 508 24.1 15.2 57 9.0 18.1 192 33 301.7 303.8 293.2 335.6 11.48 3 900 978 19.6 14.0 70 5.6 15.9 195 35 301.7 303.8 293.0 334.9 11.23 4 850 1467 15.4 11.6 78 3.9 13.0 200 35 302.3 304.2 292.3 332.3 10.12 5 800 1979 12.3 9.8 85 2.5 10.7 217 35 304.3 306.1 292.5 332.9 9.56 6 750 2518 9.0 8.8 99 0.2 8.9 223 36 306.3 308.1 293.1 335.1 9.53 7 700 3087 6.0 5.3 95 0.7 5.6 229 39 309.1 310.6 292.7 333.7 8.01 8 650 3691 2.7 1.6 93 1.1 2.1 228 45 312.0 313.2 292.4 332.6 6.63 9 600 4336 -0.3 -4.2 75 3.8 -2.2 225 50 315.7 316.6 291.9 330.7 4.68 10 550 5027 -4.8 -11.8 58 7.0 -7.6 226 50 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.7 2.81 11 500 5768 -10.2 -17.3 56 7.0 -12.6 232 52 320.6 321.0 290.9 327.3 1.98 12 450 6575 -13.8 -28.3 28 14.5 -17.3 234 48 325.9 326.0 291.4 328.8 0.82 13 400 7458 -20.5 -33.8 29 13.3 -22.9 235 54 328.4 328.5 291.8 330.4 0.55 14 350 8429 -28.4 -44.3 20 15.9 -30.2 237 59 330.4 330.5 292.0 331.3 0.21 15 300 9513 -37.6 -50.7 24 13.1 -38.5 241 61 332.3 332.4 292.5 332.8 0.12 16 250 10743 -46.7 -60.0 21 13.3 -47.2 247 63 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.8 0.05 17 200 12206 -51.3 -72.6 6 21.2 -51.7 252 65 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14022 -62.4 -79.1 9 16.7 -62.6 253 56 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.01 19 100 16490 -69.2 -86.4 6 17.2 -69.3 261 43 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.78 m Freezing level: 605.75 mb = 4261.76 m = 13981.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.80 mb = 3997.01 m = 13113.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.06 C = 84.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.68 mb = 1340.40 m = 4397.58 ft T: 16.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 7.80 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 804.49 mb = 1931.68 m = 6337.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.80 C = 87.44 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -1.32 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: -0.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.63 C Cross Totals Index: 21.76 C K Index: 36.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 101.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 50.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.61 mb = 1581.04 m = 5187.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.61 mb = 2928.35 m = 9607.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 613.61 mb = 4155.37 m = 13632.95 ft B at Equ Level: 14.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 233.61 mb = 11187.55 m = 36704.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.4 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 250.4 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 258.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 258.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 1.35 Bulk Shear: 75.30 m/s