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: 34.65,-91.36 Latitude: 34.65 Longitude: -91.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 56 25.6 17.5 61 8.1 20.1 241 4 298.6 300.9 293.2 335.4 12.66 1 1000 71 25.8 17.4 60 8.4 20.1 242 4 299.0 301.3 293.2 335.7 12.59 2 950 522 23.8 15.4 59 8.4 18.2 212 19 301.4 303.5 293.3 335.8 11.69 3 900 992 19.4 14.5 73 4.9 16.2 208 22 301.5 303.7 293.3 335.7 11.60 4 850 1481 14.8 13.3 90 1.6 13.8 207 22 301.7 303.8 293.1 335.1 11.33 5 800 1991 11.2 10.6 96 0.6 10.8 228 26 303.1 305.0 292.6 333.1 10.08 6 750 2529 8.8 8.6 99 0.1 8.7 222 30 306.1 307.9 292.9 334.5 9.41 7 700 3098 5.4 4.9 97 0.4 5.1 220 33 308.4 309.9 292.3 332.3 7.81 8 650 3701 2.2 0.5 89 1.7 1.3 223 42 311.4 312.6 291.8 330.4 6.11 9 600 4343 -1.5 -2.5 93 1.0 -2.0 223 48 314.4 315.4 292.0 331.2 5.32 10 550 5032 -5.5 -7.5 86 2.0 -6.4 221 50 317.6 318.3 291.8 330.3 3.95 11 500 5774 -9.3 -10.0 94 0.7 -9.6 232 56 321.7 322.4 292.7 333.5 3.58 12 450 6582 -14.0 -15.3 90 1.3 -14.5 243 59 325.7 326.2 292.9 334.4 2.58 13 400 7466 -20.4 -23.0 80 2.6 -21.1 244 58 328.5 328.8 292.7 333.7 1.50 14 350 8438 -28.5 -32.4 69 3.8 -29.2 242 61 330.3 330.4 292.5 332.9 0.72 15 300 9524 -36.7 -41.9 58 5.2 -37.2 238 67 333.6 333.7 293.0 334.9 0.32 16 250 10759 -45.4 -56.4 28 11.0 -45.9 241 71 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.9 0.07 17 200 12228 -51.5 -72.9 6 21.4 -51.9 255 61 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14051 -61.7 -80.0 7 18.4 -61.8 252 55 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16511 -70.6 -87.7 6 17.1 -70.7 257 31 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.09 m Freezing level: 620.36 mb = 4081.53 m = 13390.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.60 mb = 3943.91 m = 12939.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.22 % Est. max temperature: 28.68 C = 83.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.52 mb = 1082.60 m = 3551.79 ft T: 18.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 4.05 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.38 mb = 1636.96 m = 5370.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.12 C Cross Totals Index: 22.54 C K Index: 36.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 337.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 224.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 850.70 mb = 1473.73 m = 4835.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.70 mb = 1827.44 m = 5995.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 295.70 mb = 9621.76 m = 31567.06 ft B at Equ Level: 223.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 215.70 mb = 11730.15 m = 38484.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 35.8 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 4.4 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 113.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 113.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 3.00 Bulk Shear: 74.76 m/s