MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.63,-90.91 Latitude: 35.63 Longitude: -90.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 999 73 18.3 16.5 89 1.8 17.1 214 9 291.6 293.7 290.3 325.2 11.90 2 950 500 16.4 15.1 92 1.2 15.6 240 26 293.8 295.9 290.7 326.5 11.46 3 900 962 16.6 12.9 79 3.7 14.3 282 35 298.6 300.5 291.5 329.1 10.45 4 850 1446 13.1 11.2 89 1.8 11.9 280 30 299.8 301.6 291.4 328.9 9.90 5 800 1954 9.9 5.0 71 5.0 7.1 265 32 301.7 303.0 289.4 322.1 6.83 6 750 2486 6.0 -2.2 56 8.2 2.1 261 42 303.1 303.9 287.5 316.3 4.34 7 700 3048 3.1 -1.6 71 4.7 0.8 256 52 305.9 306.8 289.0 320.8 4.87 8 650 3645 -0.0 -1.8 88 1.8 -0.9 239 50 308.9 309.9 290.2 324.9 5.15 9 600 4284 -2.0 -2.8 94 0.8 -2.4 223 48 313.8 314.8 291.7 330.2 5.20 10 550 4971 -6.0 -7.0 92 1.0 -6.4 217 50 317.0 317.8 291.8 330.3 4.11 11 500 5711 -10.8 -12.3 89 1.5 -11.3 217 55 319.9 320.4 291.6 329.7 2.98 12 450 6514 -14.9 -16.7 86 1.8 -15.5 224 59 324.5 325.0 292.3 332.3 2.30 13 400 7395 -21.2 -23.5 81 2.4 -21.8 224 63 327.5 327.8 292.4 332.5 1.43 14 350 8368 -27.1 -29.9 77 2.8 -27.7 222 66 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.5 0.91 15 300 9461 -35.7 -38.8 73 3.1 -36.1 221 70 335.0 335.1 293.5 336.7 0.44 16 250 10701 -46.2 -49.7 68 3.5 -46.4 221 79 337.3 337.3 293.8 338.0 0.16 17 200 12167 -48.5 -73.8 4 25.3 -49.1 251 76 355.9 355.9 297.9 355.9 0.01 18 150 14009 -60.4 -81.9 4 21.5 -60.6 254 58 366.1 366.1 299.8 366.1 0.00 19 100 16486 -66.2 -87.3 4 21.1 -66.3 256 38 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.29 m Freezing level: 650.34 mb = 3641.37 m = 11946.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.00 mb = 3317.23 m = 10883.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.66 % Est. max temperature: 26.61 C = 79.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.38 mb = 300.60 m = 986.22 ft T: 17.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 12.73 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 852.64 mb = 1419.82 m = 4658.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.49 C = 79.69 F Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lifted Index: 1.91 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: 0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.87 C Cross Totals Index: 22.04 C K Index: 30.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 94.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.98 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.38 mb = 779.66 m = 2557.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 754.38 mb = 2437.90 m = 7998.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 654.38 mb = 3591.25 m = 11782.17 ft B at Equ Level: 29.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 584.38 mb = 4492.53 m = 14739.11 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.6 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 270.6 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 4.5 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 128.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.9 neg: -4.0 tot: 104.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 77.23 m/s