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: 36.03,-90.42 Latitude: 36.03 Longitude: -90.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 997 85 28.2 17.9 54 10.3 21.1 191 15 301.5 303.9 294.3 339.9 13.03 2 950 514 23.6 16.7 65 6.9 18.9 193 24 301.1 303.4 293.9 338.4 12.66 3 900 983 19.1 15.7 81 3.4 16.8 193 25 301.2 303.5 293.9 338.0 12.53 4 850 1472 16.0 5.8 51 10.2 10.1 207 31 302.9 304.2 289.8 323.3 6.81 5 800 1984 12.1 5.9 66 6.3 8.5 207 29 304.1 305.4 290.6 325.9 7.28 6 750 2521 8.1 6.9 92 1.2 7.4 206 25 305.4 307.0 291.9 330.6 8.37 7 700 3089 5.9 2.3 78 3.6 3.9 210 31 309.0 310.2 291.4 329.0 6.49 8 650 3693 3.1 1.3 88 1.8 2.1 212 36 312.5 313.7 292.4 332.7 6.49 9 600 4338 -0.3 -4.5 73 4.2 -2.3 214 39 315.8 316.7 291.8 330.4 4.58 10 550 5028 -5.5 -9.4 74 3.9 -7.1 216 40 317.6 318.2 291.3 328.7 3.41 11 500 5768 -11.1 -15.9 68 4.8 -12.8 221 45 319.5 319.9 290.8 326.9 2.22 12 450 6571 -13.7 -38.2 11 24.5 -18.2 230 52 326.0 326.1 290.9 327.2 0.31 13 400 7456 -20.0 -46.5 8 26.4 -23.4 239 59 329.0 329.0 291.6 329.5 0.15 14 350 8429 -27.9 -50.2 10 22.3 -30.0 241 64 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.11 15 300 9516 -37.1 -47.5 33 10.4 -37.9 247 69 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.7 0.17 16 250 10745 -47.7 -53.6 51 5.8 -48.0 247 77 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.10 17 200 12194 -53.5 -70.9 10 17.3 -53.8 251 78 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.1 0.01 18 150 14013 -60.9 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.1 246 72 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16483 -68.9 -86.0 7 17.2 -68.9 256 37 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.43 m Freezing level: 604.39 mb = 4281.78 m = 14047.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.09 mb = 3995.36 m = 13107.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.54 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.60 % Est. max temperature: 29.61 C = 85.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 859.03 mb = 1381.55 m = 4532.60 ft T: 16.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 16.56 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.42 mb = 1648.32 m = 5407.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.95 C = 85.91 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: 3.44 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.15 C Cross Totals Index: 16.92 C K Index: 29.37 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 230.38 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.75 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 643.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.96 mb = 1392.23 m = 4567.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.96 mb = 1952.53 m = 6405.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.96 mb = 11203.57 m = 36756.68 ft B at Equ Level: 633.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 162.96 mb = 13488.81 m = 44254.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.8 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 240.8 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.0 neg: -20.6 tot: 93.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 20.16 Bulk Shear: 31.91 m/s