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: 35.37,-93.55 Latitude: 35.37 Longitude: -93.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 988 174 18.2 17.3 95 0.9 17.6 86 1 292.3 294.6 291.2 328.3 12.68 2 950 511 16.2 13.6 85 2.6 14.6 347 9 293.6 295.5 289.8 323.3 10.38 3 900 972 16.7 11.2 70 5.5 13.3 268 19 298.7 300.4 290.5 325.9 9.29 4 850 1459 15.8 8.5 62 7.3 11.4 244 40 302.7 304.3 290.9 327.3 8.24 5 800 1971 12.8 5.0 59 7.8 8.3 252 48 304.8 306.0 290.4 325.4 6.83 6 750 2509 8.4 2.0 64 6.4 4.9 262 46 305.7 306.8 289.9 323.6 5.89 7 700 3075 3.9 -1.3 68 5.3 1.3 265 49 306.8 307.8 289.4 322.1 4.95 8 650 3672 -0.8 -5.4 71 4.6 -2.9 260 54 308.0 308.8 288.8 320.3 3.93 9 600 4306 -4.8 -8.5 75 3.7 -6.4 249 61 310.5 311.2 289.1 321.2 3.35 10 550 4987 -7.6 -9.4 87 1.8 -8.4 234 65 315.1 315.7 290.6 326.1 3.40 11 500 5724 -11.0 -12.5 88 1.5 -11.6 224 65 319.6 320.2 291.5 329.2 2.92 12 450 6528 -15.1 -16.8 87 1.7 -15.7 217 59 324.2 324.7 292.3 332.0 2.28 13 400 7408 -20.8 -22.8 84 2.0 -21.3 212 58 328.0 328.3 292.6 333.4 1.53 14 350 8380 -28.1 -31.4 73 3.3 -28.7 211 65 330.9 331.0 292.7 333.8 0.79 15 300 9467 -36.8 -44.6 44 7.8 -37.5 216 63 333.5 333.5 292.9 334.4 0.24 16 250 10707 -43.2 -64.7 8 21.5 -43.9 240 55 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.03 17 200 12184 -51.2 -71.1 8 19.9 -51.6 248 64 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14010 -59.6 -81.3 4 21.7 -59.8 251 52 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16490 -66.6 -87.1 4 20.5 -66.8 260 38 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.83 m Freezing level: 658.58 mb = 3569.22 m = 11709.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.49 mb = 3255.16 m = 10679.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.51 % Est. max temperature: 29.03 C = 84.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.68 mb = 282.90 m = 928.15 ft T: 17.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 7.00 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 774.02 mb = 2246.22 m = 7369.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.05 C = 87.90 F Cap Strength: 5.10 C Lifted Index: 2.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.39 C Showalter Index: 1.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.86 C Cross Totals Index: 19.55 C K Index: 30.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.43 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.31 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 31.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 290.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.70 mb = 1050.88 m = 3447.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 646.70 mb = 3711.98 m = 12178.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 586.70 mb = 4481.22 m = 14701.99 ft B at Equ Level: 31.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 526.70 mb = 5321.79 m = 17459.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.7 at 47.9 knts Storm direction: 276.7 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 7.5 tot: 10.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 140.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.0 neg: -108.0 tot: 117.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 316.35 m/s