MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.44,-93.51 Latitude: 33.44 Longitude: -93.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 999 91 24.1 21.7 87 2.3 22.4 229 3 297.3 300.3 295.6 345.4 16.61 2 950 531 21.7 19.7 88 2.0 20.3 217 16 299.2 302.0 295.3 344.0 15.36 3 900 999 18.2 17.5 96 0.7 17.7 225 21 300.2 302.8 294.7 341.5 14.10 4 850 1487 14.9 14.3 96 0.6 14.6 248 24 301.7 304.0 293.7 337.6 12.17 5 800 1998 12.1 11.4 96 0.7 11.6 256 25 304.0 306.0 293.3 335.7 10.65 6 750 2537 9.2 8.6 96 0.6 8.9 250 29 306.6 308.3 293.0 335.0 9.42 7 700 3107 6.1 5.4 96 0.7 5.7 245 34 309.2 310.7 292.8 334.0 8.08 8 650 3711 2.5 1.8 95 0.7 2.1 244 42 311.8 313.1 292.4 332.7 6.72 9 600 4355 -1.0 -3.5 83 2.6 -2.3 244 50 315.0 315.9 291.9 330.6 4.91 10 550 5044 -5.6 -9.0 77 3.4 -7.0 240 56 317.5 318.2 291.4 328.9 3.52 11 500 5785 -10.3 -16.0 63 5.7 -12.3 237 53 320.5 320.9 291.1 327.8 2.19 12 450 6589 -15.3 -19.6 70 4.3 -16.6 231 54 324.0 324.4 291.7 330.2 1.80 13 400 7469 -20.6 -33.3 31 12.6 -23.0 229 54 328.2 328.3 291.8 330.3 0.58 14 350 8442 -27.0 -52.1 7 25.2 -29.3 239 53 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.09 15 300 9534 -36.2 -59.4 7 23.2 -37.4 244 51 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.5 0.04 16 250 10777 -43.3 -68.1 5 24.8 -44.0 249 52 341.8 341.8 294.7 341.8 0.02 17 200 12250 -51.3 -74.5 5 23.2 -51.7 262 58 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14073 -62.0 -80.2 7 18.2 -62.1 255 56 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16525 -70.8 -86.8 8 16.0 -70.9 252 31 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5702.45 m Freezing level: 614.08 mb = 4173.75 m = 13693.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.78 mb = 4016.81 m = 13178.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.54 % Est. max temperature: 28.54 C = 83.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.97 mb = 385.18 m = 1263.70 ft T: 22.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 17.58 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 886.79 m = 2909.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.73 C = 80.12 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -4.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.72 C Showalter Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.18 C Cross Totals Index: 24.62 C K Index: 38.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.83 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1300.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.91 mb = 762.57 m = 2501.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.91 mb = 999.60 m = 3279.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.91 mb = 11048.79 m = 36248.87 ft B at Equ Level: 1293.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.91 mb = 14942.59 m = 49023.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.8 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 271.8 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 4.0 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 135.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 13.30 Bulk Shear: 97.84 m/s