MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.17,-92.83 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -92.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 993 122 24.7 20.2 76 4.5 21.6 204 9 298.4 301.2 295.0 342.6 15.20 2 950 511 22.1 18.8 82 3.3 19.8 208 21 299.6 302.2 294.8 342.0 14.53 3 900 978 18.0 17.2 95 0.8 17.5 215 23 300.1 302.6 294.4 340.6 13.84 4 850 1466 14.6 14.1 97 0.5 14.3 233 28 301.5 303.7 293.5 336.8 12.00 5 800 1977 11.7 10.5 92 1.2 11.0 234 34 303.6 305.5 292.7 333.5 10.01 6 750 2515 8.6 8.0 96 0.6 8.3 231 32 305.9 307.6 292.6 333.2 9.03 7 700 3084 5.5 5.1 97 0.5 5.3 226 33 308.6 310.1 292.4 332.7 7.89 8 650 3687 2.0 1.8 98 0.2 1.9 217 36 311.2 312.5 292.3 332.1 6.72 9 600 4329 -1.6 -2.0 97 0.4 -1.9 210 40 314.2 315.3 292.2 331.6 5.49 10 550 5018 -5.6 -6.6 93 1.0 -6.0 207 43 317.4 318.3 292.0 331.2 4.26 11 500 5760 -9.4 -10.4 93 1.0 -9.8 222 50 321.6 322.2 292.5 333.0 3.47 12 450 6568 -14.3 -16.8 82 2.4 -15.2 237 54 325.2 325.7 292.5 333.0 2.29 13 400 7448 -21.1 -25.7 66 4.6 -22.2 243 56 327.6 327.8 292.2 331.8 1.18 14 350 8422 -27.3 -31.3 69 4.0 -28.0 237 57 332.0 332.1 293.0 334.9 0.80 15 300 9511 -37.0 -40.9 67 3.9 -37.4 234 68 333.2 333.2 292.9 334.5 0.36 16 250 10741 -46.5 -54.7 39 8.2 -46.8 237 81 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.3 0.09 17 200 12202 -52.4 -73.5 6 21.1 -52.7 255 71 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14023 -61.4 -80.6 6 19.2 -61.6 256 64 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16489 -70.3 -86.7 7 16.4 -70.4 261 39 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.62 m Freezing level: 622.49 mb = 4040.25 m = 13255.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.74 mb = 4005.04 m = 13139.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.81 % Est. max temperature: 28.03 C = 82.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.58 mb = 689.40 m = 2261.77 ft T: 20.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 11.47 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.48 mb = 1011.85 m = 3319.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.46 C = 79.62 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.68 C Showalter Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.05 C Cross Totals Index: 23.52 C K Index: 37.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1166.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.51 mb = 925.68 m = 3036.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.51 mb = 1165.23 m = 3822.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.51 mb = 11272.93 m = 36984.22 ft B at Equ Level: 1161.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.51 mb = 14420.64 m = 47311.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.7 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 249.7 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.9 neg: -9.3 tot: 87.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 23.33 Bulk Shear: 49.99 m/s