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: 35.06,-92.17 Latitude: 35.06 Longitude: -92.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 995 115 20.6 20.0 96 0.6 20.2 198 7 294.1 296.8 293.5 336.7 14.92 2 950 518 20.0 19.0 94 1.0 19.3 220 29 297.4 300.1 294.3 340.0 14.69 3 900 983 17.1 15.8 92 1.3 16.3 234 33 299.1 301.4 293.3 336.0 12.66 4 850 1469 14.1 13.4 95 0.8 13.7 247 31 301.0 303.0 292.9 334.6 11.43 5 800 1979 11.2 10.7 97 0.4 10.9 236 32 303.1 305.0 292.6 333.4 10.19 6 750 2517 8.5 8.1 98 0.4 8.3 224 39 305.8 307.5 292.6 333.2 9.09 7 700 3085 5.5 5.1 98 0.4 5.3 222 42 308.6 310.1 292.4 332.7 7.91 8 650 3688 2.0 1.5 97 0.5 1.7 223 44 311.2 312.5 292.2 331.6 6.57 9 600 4330 -2.0 -2.3 98 0.3 -2.1 228 51 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.8 5.40 10 550 5018 -5.8 -6.2 97 0.4 -6.0 230 60 317.2 318.1 292.1 331.4 4.38 11 500 5759 -9.8 -13.9 72 4.1 -11.3 229 61 321.0 321.6 291.6 329.8 2.61 12 450 6565 -14.9 -24.3 45 9.4 -17.4 230 58 324.5 324.7 291.3 328.6 1.19 13 400 7444 -21.5 -36.5 24 15.1 -23.9 226 60 327.1 327.2 291.3 328.6 0.42 14 350 8411 -29.2 -44.5 22 15.2 -30.9 226 60 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.21 15 300 9498 -36.5 -49.9 24 13.4 -37.5 237 61 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 16 250 10734 -45.0 -66.7 7 21.7 -45.6 238 63 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.02 17 200 12206 -51.5 -73.4 6 21.9 -51.9 254 61 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14032 -60.7 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 251 55 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16502 -69.3 -85.8 7 16.5 -69.4 257 32 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.65 m Freezing level: 625.09 mb = 4008.08 m = 13149.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.77 mb = 3967.28 m = 13015.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.67 % Est. max temperature: 27.59 C = 81.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.69 mb = 190.45 m = 624.81 ft T: 20.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 9.13 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.74 mb = 880.78 m = 2889.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.18 C = 77.33 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 36.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 282.48 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 690.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.33 mb = 688.43 m = 2258.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 876.33 mb = 1209.58 m = 3968.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.33 mb = 10304.96 m = 33808.52 ft B at Equ Level: 685.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.33 mb = 13005.48 m = 42668.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.4 at 43.3 knts Storm direction: 258.4 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 3.0 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.5 neg: -3.6 tot: 183.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 9.38 Bulk Shear: 73.58 m/s