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: 34.83,-92.44 Latitude: 34.83 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 995 117 20.9 20.1 95 0.9 20.4 209 6 294.5 297.2 293.7 337.4 15.00 2 950 521 20.1 19.4 96 0.7 19.6 223 29 297.6 300.3 294.6 341.3 15.10 3 900 986 17.0 15.9 93 1.1 16.3 232 32 299.1 301.4 293.4 336.2 12.73 4 850 1472 14.0 13.4 96 0.6 13.6 243 27 300.8 302.9 292.9 334.4 11.44 5 800 1982 11.1 10.9 99 0.1 11.0 249 29 302.9 304.8 292.7 333.5 10.30 6 750 2520 8.6 8.5 99 0.1 8.5 230 36 305.9 307.6 292.7 333.9 9.30 7 700 3089 5.8 5.7 99 0.2 5.8 224 42 309.0 310.5 292.8 334.1 8.23 8 650 3693 2.3 2.2 99 0.2 2.2 223 45 311.6 312.9 292.5 333.0 6.91 9 600 4335 -1.7 -2.0 98 0.3 -1.9 225 50 314.2 315.2 292.2 331.6 5.53 10 550 5024 -5.9 -6.2 98 0.3 -6.0 229 61 317.1 318.0 292.0 331.2 4.39 11 500 5765 -9.8 -16.1 60 6.3 -12.0 228 61 321.1 321.5 291.3 328.4 2.18 12 450 6568 -15.4 -35.9 15 20.6 -19.2 227 61 323.9 324.0 290.4 325.4 0.40 13 400 7447 -21.7 -40.0 18 18.3 -24.4 230 62 326.8 326.9 291.1 327.9 0.29 14 350 8414 -28.9 -42.3 26 13.3 -30.5 232 59 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.7 0.26 15 300 9501 -36.3 -41.9 56 5.6 -36.8 242 61 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.4 0.32 16 250 10739 -44.5 -63.3 11 18.8 -45.2 239 61 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.0 0.03 17 200 12213 -51.3 -73.2 6 22.0 -51.7 255 59 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14039 -61.3 -80.5 6 19.2 -61.5 251 56 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16506 -69.2 -86.4 7 17.2 -69.2 256 31 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.68 m Freezing level: 620.91 mb = 4066.70 m = 13342.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.62 mb = 4038.33 m = 13248.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.89 % Est. max temperature: 27.45 C = 81.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.84 mb = 226.75 m = 743.94 ft T: 20.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 7.82 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.21 mb = 832.49 m = 2731.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.04 C = 77.07 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -2.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -0.61 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.19 C K Index: 37.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.51 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 796.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.90 mb = 677.10 m = 2221.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.90 mb = 1006.00 m = 3300.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.90 mb = 10269.55 m = 33692.35 ft B at Equ Level: 794.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.90 mb = 13323.50 m = 43711.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 3.3 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 175.7 neg: -14.6 tot: 161.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 11.46 Bulk Shear: 69.52 m/s