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: 35.41,-93.79 Latitude: 35.41 Longitude: -93.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 987 182 22.7 20.9 89 1.9 21.4 232 9 297.0 299.9 295.1 343.1 15.93 2 950 509 19.6 19.1 97 0.5 19.3 230 18 297.1 299.8 294.3 340.0 14.85 3 900 973 16.2 15.9 98 0.3 16.0 239 28 298.2 300.6 293.2 335.3 12.75 4 850 1458 13.4 12.9 97 0.5 13.1 262 29 300.2 302.2 292.4 332.8 11.10 5 800 1968 11.1 10.2 94 1.0 10.5 245 26 303.0 304.8 292.3 332.1 9.79 6 750 2505 8.3 7.3 93 1.1 7.7 234 35 305.6 307.2 292.1 331.5 8.57 7 700 3072 5.1 4.2 94 0.9 4.6 224 35 308.1 309.5 291.9 330.8 7.41 8 650 3675 2.0 0.6 91 1.3 1.3 211 42 311.2 312.4 291.8 330.4 6.18 9 600 4317 -1.6 -3.8 85 2.1 -2.7 215 49 314.3 315.2 291.6 329.6 4.83 10 550 5006 -5.1 -5.9 94 0.8 -5.5 222 56 318.0 318.9 292.4 332.4 4.47 11 500 5750 -9.1 -11.8 80 2.7 -10.2 224 63 322.0 322.6 292.3 332.3 3.09 12 450 6556 -15.0 -31.4 23 16.3 -18.5 225 61 324.4 324.5 290.7 326.6 0.62 13 400 7434 -21.7 -48.8 7 27.1 -24.8 226 62 326.7 326.8 290.9 327.2 0.11 14 350 8401 -29.6 -45.8 19 16.2 -31.3 228 65 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.18 15 300 9480 -38.3 -55.4 15 17.2 -39.2 232 69 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.7 0.07 16 250 10712 -45.1 -68.7 5 23.5 -45.7 236 70 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.0 0.01 17 200 12185 -50.7 -75.5 4 24.9 -51.1 257 65 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14010 -60.9 -81.1 5 20.3 -61.1 259 56 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16482 -68.7 -85.9 7 17.2 -68.8 259 40 395.0 395.0 304.5 395.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.11 m Freezing level: 622.52 mb = 4027.69 m = 13214.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.08 mb = 3873.74 m = 12708.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.14 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.39 mb = 415.02 m = 1361.59 ft T: 20.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 13.52 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.46 mb = 724.57 m = 2377.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.33 C = 74.00 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.19 C Showalter Index: 0.86 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 34.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.30 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 866.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.60 mb = 714.08 m = 2342.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.60 mb = 760.48 m = 2494.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.60 mb = 10642.27 m = 34915.15 ft B at Equ Level: 859.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.60 mb = 13119.67 m = 43043.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.1 at 40.3 knts Storm direction: 256.1 at 30.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 3.5 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.9 neg: -12.6 tot: 66.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.35 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 10.75 Bulk Shear: 80.63 m/s