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: 36.23,-89.29 Latitude: 36.23 Longitude: -89.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 996 99 26.2 17.2 57 9.1 20.1 187 14 299.7 302.0 293.3 336.1 12.45 2 950 517 23.0 16.0 65 7.0 18.3 193 29 300.6 302.8 293.4 336.2 12.14 3 900 986 18.4 15.5 83 2.9 16.5 195 31 300.5 302.8 293.6 336.9 12.40 4 850 1473 14.4 13.7 95 0.7 13.9 197 32 301.2 303.3 293.2 335.5 11.64 5 800 1983 12.3 -0.5 41 12.7 5.7 216 32 304.2 305.1 288.2 318.3 4.62 6 750 2520 8.5 -6.0 35 14.5 1.9 212 34 305.8 306.5 287.4 316.0 3.27 7 700 3086 5.2 -1.3 63 6.6 1.9 219 36 308.3 309.2 289.9 323.6 4.96 8 650 3690 2.7 0.2 84 2.5 1.4 220 39 312.0 313.1 291.9 330.7 5.99 9 600 4334 -1.0 -2.2 91 1.2 -1.6 216 42 315.0 316.0 292.3 332.2 5.43 10 550 5023 -5.5 -10.1 70 4.6 -7.4 215 43 317.5 318.1 291.2 328.0 3.22 11 500 5762 -10.7 -18.5 52 7.8 -13.2 220 47 320.0 320.4 290.6 326.1 1.78 12 450 6570 -13.3 -32.6 18 19.4 -17.4 236 46 326.5 326.7 291.3 328.5 0.55 13 400 7455 -20.0 -35.5 24 15.5 -22.7 239 50 329.0 329.1 291.9 330.8 0.47 14 350 8427 -28.2 -39.1 34 10.9 -29.6 237 53 330.7 330.8 292.3 332.1 0.37 15 300 9513 -37.3 -40.9 70 3.5 -37.7 239 56 332.7 332.8 292.8 334.1 0.36 16 250 10742 -47.9 -51.4 67 3.5 -48.1 243 64 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.4 0.13 17 200 12195 -52.8 -72.5 7 19.8 -53.1 251 64 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14014 -61.0 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.2 253 62 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16487 -68.4 -87.5 5 19.1 -68.5 253 36 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.82 m Freezing level: 613.23 mb = 4163.25 m = 13658.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.89 mb = 3980.90 m = 13060.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.58 % Est. max temperature: 27.96 C = 82.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.66 mb = 1248.78 m = 4097.00 ft T: 16.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 20.86 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.56 mb = 1457.45 m = 4781.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.04 C Cross Totals Index: 24.31 C K Index: 32.14 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 313.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.05 mb = 1353.07 m = 4439.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.05 mb = 2225.40 m = 7301.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 447.05 mb = 6619.09 m = 21715.91 ft B at Equ Level: 192.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.05 mb = 12289.36 m = 40318.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.9 at 36.8 knts Storm direction: 242.9 at 27.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 161.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 7.63 Bulk Shear: 41.13 m/s