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: 35.99,-93.22 Latitude: 35.99 Longitude: -93.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 953 475 20.0 19.1 95 0.8 19.4 213 8 297.2 299.9 294.3 340.0 14.80 2 950 501 19.8 19.1 96 0.7 19.3 214 12 297.3 299.9 294.3 340.0 14.76 3 900 966 16.8 16.5 98 0.3 16.6 224 31 298.8 301.2 293.7 337.4 13.23 4 850 1452 13.9 13.5 97 0.4 13.7 238 41 300.8 302.9 293.0 334.7 11.55 5 800 1962 11.0 10.5 97 0.5 10.7 253 35 302.9 304.7 292.4 332.6 10.01 6 750 2499 8.2 7.8 97 0.5 7.9 238 36 305.5 307.2 292.3 332.2 8.86 7 700 3067 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 231 38 308.1 309.6 292.2 331.7 7.73 8 650 3669 1.8 1.5 98 0.3 1.6 219 38 310.9 312.2 292.0 331.3 6.56 9 600 4311 -1.8 -2.1 98 0.3 -2.0 213 42 314.0 315.0 292.0 331.2 5.46 10 550 5000 -5.1 -5.5 97 0.4 -5.3 210 50 318.1 319.0 292.5 333.0 4.63 11 500 5743 -9.0 -9.5 96 0.5 -9.2 210 60 322.0 322.8 292.9 334.3 3.72 12 450 6552 -14.3 -15.0 95 0.6 -14.6 218 70 325.2 325.8 292.9 334.3 2.66 13 400 7433 -21.2 -23.3 83 2.1 -21.7 224 66 327.5 327.7 292.4 332.6 1.46 14 350 8402 -29.2 -35.2 56 6.0 -30.1 232 61 329.4 329.5 292.1 331.4 0.55 15 300 9484 -38.0 -42.4 63 4.4 -38.4 244 54 331.8 331.9 292.5 333.0 0.31 16 250 10711 -47.5 -54.1 47 6.5 -47.8 250 55 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.8 0.10 17 200 12170 -52.0 -74.4 5 22.4 -52.4 255 70 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13993 -60.2 -81.8 4 21.7 -60.4 260 61 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16478 -68.9 -86.0 7 17.2 -68.9 256 38 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.51 m Freezing level: 625.59 mb = 3982.57 m = 13066.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.59 mb = 3950.55 m = 12960.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.27 % Est. max temperature: 25.45 C = 77.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.64 mb = 577.39 m = 1894.30 ft T: 19.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 8.77 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.16 mb = 1031.10 m = 3382.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.84 C = 71.32 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -1.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: 0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.97 C Cross Totals Index: 22.56 C K Index: 36.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 659.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.59 mb = 998.59 m = 3276.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.59 mb = 1142.07 m = 3746.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.59 mb = 10934.71 m = 35874.59 ft B at Equ Level: 652.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.59 mb = 13140.99 m = 43112.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.8 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 251.8 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.9 neg: -22.6 tot: 130.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 10.12 Bulk Shear: 65.20 m/s