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: 36.83,-89.55 Latitude: 36.83 Longitude: -89.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 996 93 26.4 17.1 56 9.3 20.1 182 13 299.9 302.2 293.4 336.2 12.39 2 950 504 23.6 16.2 63 7.4 18.6 191 31 301.2 303.4 293.6 337.3 12.27 3 900 973 19.2 15.2 77 4.0 16.5 193 34 301.3 303.6 293.6 337.1 12.15 4 850 1462 15.0 13.6 92 1.3 14.1 196 33 301.8 304.0 293.4 336.2 11.63 5 800 1973 11.7 5.5 65 6.3 8.2 213 33 303.7 305.0 290.3 325.0 7.09 6 750 2509 7.5 7.0 97 0.5 7.2 209 34 304.7 306.3 291.7 330.0 8.41 7 700 3075 4.6 3.6 93 1.1 4.1 218 36 307.6 309.0 291.5 329.3 7.09 8 650 3677 1.8 1.4 97 0.4 1.5 220 42 311.0 312.2 292.0 331.2 6.53 9 600 4319 -1.6 -2.3 95 0.6 -2.0 216 48 314.2 315.3 292.0 331.3 5.40 10 550 5007 -6.0 -8.2 84 2.2 -7.0 214 50 317.0 317.7 291.5 329.1 3.74 11 500 5746 -10.9 -14.6 74 3.7 -12.2 220 53 319.8 320.3 291.2 328.0 2.47 12 450 6552 -13.9 -20.9 56 7.0 -16.0 237 55 325.7 326.0 292.0 331.3 1.61 13 400 7435 -20.4 -36.6 22 16.3 -23.1 243 59 328.5 328.6 291.7 330.1 0.42 14 350 8408 -27.6 -42.8 22 15.2 -29.5 245 58 331.5 331.6 292.4 332.5 0.25 15 300 9495 -37.2 -45.7 41 8.4 -37.9 250 61 332.9 332.9 292.7 333.7 0.21 16 250 10725 -48.5 -52.2 65 3.7 -48.7 246 68 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.5 0.12 17 200 12169 -53.4 -72.1 9 18.6 -53.7 252 71 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.2 0.01 18 150 13992 -60.5 -82.0 4 21.5 -60.7 254 57 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16475 -67.2 -87.1 4 19.9 -67.3 250 35 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.99 m Freezing level: 623.96 mb = 4011.34 m = 13160.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.05 mb = 3952.46 m = 12967.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.29 % Est. max temperature: 28.47 C = 83.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.60 mb = 1276.80 m = 4188.92 ft T: 16.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 12.32 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.09 mb = 1580.81 m = 5186.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.74 C = 83.74 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.05 C Showalter Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.53 C K Index: 38.45 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 527.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.43 mb = 1417.42 m = 4650.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.43 mb = 1874.16 m = 6148.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.43 mb = 11004.35 m = 36103.08 ft B at Equ Level: 524.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.43 mb = 12857.28 m = 42182.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.0 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 242.0 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 190.0 neg: -1.6 tot: 188.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 9.71 Bulk Shear: 54.32 m/s