MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 36.72,-89.86 Latitude: 36.72 Longitude: -89.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 998 94 28.1 18.4 56 9.7 21.3 201 14 301.4 303.8 294.6 341.0 13.46 2 950 529 22.5 17.0 71 5.5 18.8 205 20 300.1 302.4 293.9 338.0 12.97 3 900 997 19.3 14.4 73 4.9 16.0 225 29 301.4 303.5 293.2 335.3 11.51 4 850 1487 15.5 12.3 81 3.2 13.4 225 27 302.4 304.3 292.7 333.8 10.62 5 800 1998 11.5 11.2 98 0.4 11.3 228 25 303.4 305.4 293.0 334.6 10.48 6 750 2535 7.9 4.7 80 3.2 6.1 226 22 305.1 306.5 290.8 326.8 7.16 7 700 3102 6.7 -3.6 48 10.4 1.7 209 20 309.9 310.7 289.7 323.0 4.17 8 650 3708 3.7 -7.7 43 11.4 -1.4 211 23 313.2 313.8 289.9 323.8 3.31 9 600 4352 -0.7 -9.8 50 9.2 -4.6 212 28 315.4 315.9 290.3 325.2 3.02 10 550 5041 -5.9 -12.2 61 6.3 -8.4 221 34 317.1 317.6 290.6 326.0 2.73 11 500 5779 -11.5 -17.4 61 5.9 -13.5 229 39 319.0 319.4 290.4 325.5 1.94 12 450 6579 -15.4 -33.8 19 18.4 -19.1 235 37 323.8 323.9 290.5 325.6 0.49 13 400 7460 -20.6 -40.7 15 20.1 -23.6 245 45 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.3 0.27 14 350 8431 -28.8 -49.4 12 20.6 -30.7 242 51 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.12 15 300 9514 -37.4 -50.6 24 13.3 -38.2 247 60 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.2 0.12 16 250 10745 -48.1 -52.1 63 4.0 -48.3 250 71 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.12 17 200 12191 -53.2 -69.8 12 16.6 -53.5 252 87 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 14013 -60.8 -81.1 5 20.3 -61.0 252 75 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16474 -69.5 -86.7 6 17.2 -69.6 251 33 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.88 m Freezing level: 607.58 mb = 4254.41 m = 13957.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.75 mb = 3426.63 m = 11242.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.79 % Est. max temperature: 29.10 C = 84.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 867.50 mb = 1312.25 m = 4305.22 ft T: 16.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.81 C/km ThetaE index: 11.64 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.31 mb = 1573.43 m = 5162.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.25 C = 84.64 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: -3.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.34 C Showalter Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.79 C K Index: 28.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.67 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 681.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.85 mb = 1348.35 m = 4423.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.85 mb = 1801.71 m = 5911.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.85 mb = 11040.62 m = 36222.07 ft B at Equ Level: 681.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.85 mb = 13263.25 m = 43514.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.2 at 26.9 knts Storm direction: 250.2 at 20.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 1.5 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 27.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 69.3 neg: -24.5 tot: 44.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 40.77 Bulk Shear: 16.73 m/s