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: 33.79,-92.5 Latitude: 33.79 Longitude: -92.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 73 25.2 19.9 73 5.3 21.5 219 5 298.2 300.9 294.6 341.1 14.75 1 1000 79 25.3 19.8 72 5.5 21.4 222 4 298.4 301.1 294.6 341.0 14.66 2 950 528 21.6 18.4 82 3.2 19.4 210 18 299.1 301.7 294.4 340.5 14.19 3 900 995 18.1 16.5 91 1.6 17.1 209 27 300.2 302.6 294.1 339.0 13.26 4 850 1483 15.0 14.8 98 0.3 14.8 220 30 301.9 304.2 294.0 338.8 12.51 5 800 1995 12.2 12.0 99 0.2 12.1 227 31 304.2 306.3 293.7 337.4 11.12 6 750 2534 9.3 9.1 99 0.2 9.2 224 33 306.6 308.4 293.3 335.9 9.69 7 700 3104 6.1 5.9 99 0.2 6.0 225 36 309.2 310.8 293.0 334.8 8.35 8 650 3709 2.6 2.4 98 0.2 2.5 235 38 311.9 313.3 292.7 333.7 7.01 9 600 4353 -1.2 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.4 240 41 314.7 315.8 292.4 332.7 5.70 10 550 5043 -4.8 -5.1 98 0.3 -4.9 244 46 318.4 319.3 292.7 333.8 4.77 11 500 5787 -9.0 -9.3 97 0.4 -9.1 243 50 322.1 322.9 292.9 334.6 3.78 12 450 6595 -13.9 -14.6 94 0.7 -14.2 239 53 325.8 326.3 293.0 335.0 2.73 13 400 7480 -20.3 -22.7 81 2.4 -21.0 232 66 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.54 14 350 8451 -28.6 -44.9 19 16.3 -30.3 229 73 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.20 15 300 9539 -36.6 -59.8 7 23.1 -37.8 234 67 333.8 333.8 292.8 333.9 0.04 16 250 10777 -44.2 -70.3 4 26.1 -44.9 241 64 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.01 17 200 12248 -51.8 -73.6 6 21.8 -52.2 258 61 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14069 -61.9 -80.3 7 18.4 -62.1 255 57 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16524 -71.1 -86.8 8 15.6 -71.2 253 31 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.43 m Freezing level: 615.73 mb = 4150.15 m = 13615.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.93 mb = 4115.96 m = 13503.63 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.32 % Est. max temperature: 28.76 C = 83.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.56 mb = 743.64 m = 2439.74 ft T: 19.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 8.35 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.16 mb = 1136.99 m = 3730.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.57 C = 81.63 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -2.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.65 C Showalter Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.71 C K Index: 38.51 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 362.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 756.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.24 mb = 954.37 m = 3131.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.24 mb = 1390.75 m = 4562.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.24 mb = 10530.99 m = 34550.09 ft B at Equ Level: 756.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.24 mb = 13304.78 m = 43650.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 182.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 9.19 Bulk Shear: 82.34 m/s