MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.45,-90.31 Latitude: 35.45 Longitude: -90.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 65 22.6 19.6 83 3.0 20.5 220 15 295.7 298.3 293.7 337.4 14.52 1 1000 74 22.5 19.8 85 2.7 20.6 222 15 295.6 298.3 293.7 337.7 14.64 2 950 519 19.6 18.4 93 1.2 18.8 219 36 297.0 299.6 293.8 337.9 14.13 3 900 984 16.9 16.5 97 0.5 16.7 218 43 299.0 301.4 293.7 337.5 13.21 4 850 1470 13.7 13.5 99 0.2 13.6 217 42 300.5 302.6 292.9 334.2 11.49 5 800 1978 10.3 9.9 97 0.4 10.0 227 39 302.1 303.9 291.9 330.6 9.60 6 750 2515 8.4 8.2 99 0.1 8.3 233 40 305.7 307.4 292.6 333.3 9.17 7 700 3083 5.6 5.5 99 0.2 5.6 236 43 308.7 310.3 292.7 333.5 8.12 8 650 3688 2.1 1.9 99 0.2 2.0 236 43 311.3 312.6 292.4 332.4 6.79 9 600 4329 -1.7 -2.0 98 0.3 -1.9 235 44 314.1 315.2 292.1 331.5 5.51 10 550 5018 -5.3 -5.5 98 0.3 -5.4 229 46 317.8 318.7 292.4 332.7 4.61 11 500 5761 -9.6 -9.9 97 0.3 -9.7 229 46 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.3 3.61 12 450 6567 -14.7 -15.8 91 1.1 -15.1 230 47 324.8 325.2 292.6 333.2 2.48 13 400 7448 -20.9 -23.1 82 2.3 -21.5 228 50 327.9 328.2 292.6 333.1 1.48 14 350 8421 -27.9 -30.6 77 2.8 -28.4 228 60 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.85 15 300 9508 -36.7 -39.9 72 3.2 -37.0 233 70 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.2 0.40 16 250 10745 -46.2 -49.9 66 3.7 -46.4 238 60 337.4 337.4 293.9 338.0 0.16 17 200 12210 -50.0 -74.2 4 24.2 -50.5 245 52 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 14040 -62.0 -79.4 8 17.4 -62.1 245 63 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16508 -68.1 -87.3 5 19.2 -68.2 268 40 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.94 m Freezing level: 622.51 mb = 4040.22 m = 13255.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.99 mb = 4014.89 m = 13172.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.23 % Est. max temperature: 27.40 C = 81.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.34 mb = 443.23 m = 1454.15 ft T: 20.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 7.34 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.48 mb = 856.02 m = 2808.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.38 C = 77.68 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -0.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.25 C Cross Totals Index: 23.03 C K Index: 36.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 343.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 565.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.88 mb = 693.82 m = 2276.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.88 mb = 1118.26 m = 3668.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.88 mb = 10587.04 m = 34733.96 ft B at Equ Level: 564.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.88 mb = 12675.88 m = 41587.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.9 at 41.5 knts Storm direction: 258.9 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 4.7 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 183.2 neg: -5.4 tot: 177.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 16.47 Bulk Shear: 34.35 m/s