MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.04,-92.23 Latitude: 35.04 Longitude: -92.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 997 113 20.3 19.5 95 0.8 19.8 266 7 293.8 296.3 293.1 335.0 14.48 2 950 528 18.6 15.4 82 3.2 16.5 266 24 296.0 298.1 291.6 329.6 11.66 3 900 991 16.3 13.3 83 2.9 14.4 270 29 298.3 300.2 291.6 329.5 10.74 4 850 1475 13.7 11.4 86 2.2 12.3 264 34 300.5 302.3 291.7 330.0 10.03 5 800 1984 10.4 8.3 87 2.0 9.2 271 40 302.2 303.8 291.1 327.8 8.63 6 750 2518 7.0 2.2 72 4.8 4.4 273 43 304.2 305.3 289.5 322.3 5.99 7 700 3083 3.9 -0.3 74 4.2 1.8 265 44 306.8 307.8 289.8 323.3 5.36 8 650 3681 0.1 -6.7 60 6.8 -2.9 261 44 309.0 309.7 288.8 320.3 3.56 9 600 4318 -3.6 -21.8 23 18.2 -9.0 251 50 312.0 312.2 287.3 315.7 1.11 10 550 5001 -7.0 -17.1 44 10.1 -10.4 238 60 315.8 316.1 289.3 321.8 1.81 11 500 5737 -11.2 -16.0 68 4.8 -12.8 227 61 319.4 319.8 290.8 326.7 2.19 12 450 6540 -15.3 -21.1 61 5.8 -17.0 219 57 324.0 324.3 291.6 329.4 1.57 13 400 7419 -21.3 -34.1 30 12.9 -23.6 218 57 327.4 327.5 291.5 329.3 0.53 14 350 8391 -27.9 -55.7 5 27.9 -30.1 227 64 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.4 0.06 15 300 9481 -35.7 -60.9 6 25.2 -37.0 224 63 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.3 0.04 16 250 10725 -43.6 -70.3 4 26.7 -44.3 222 60 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.01 17 200 12201 -49.3 -74.5 4 25.1 -49.8 248 61 354.6 354.6 297.6 354.7 0.01 18 150 14036 -60.5 -81.9 4 21.4 -60.7 249 57 365.9 365.9 299.8 365.9 0.00 19 100 16509 -68.6 -87.7 5 19.1 -68.7 251 39 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.03 m Freezing level: 648.97 mb = 3694.43 m = 12120.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.04 mb = 3304.71 m = 10842.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.95 % Est. max temperature: 27.15 C = 80.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.25 mb = 213.58 m = 700.71 ft T: 19.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 7.66 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.45 mb = 1332.40 m = 4371.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.39 C = 79.50 F Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lifted Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: 0.04 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.48 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 32.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 266.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 137.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.54 mb = 881.43 m = 2891.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.54 mb = 2230.67 m = 7318.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 476.54 mb = 6103.32 m = 20023.76 ft B at Equ Level: 136.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 346.54 mb = 8461.17 m = 27759.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.9 at 43.8 knts Storm direction: 282.9 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.6 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 117.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 90.6 neg: -18.0 tot: 72.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 3.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 1.37 Bulk Shear: 100.35 m/s