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: 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 56 SFC 995 100 23.7 18.0 70 5.7 19.8 209 11 297.3 299.6 293.2 335.3 13.14 2 950 503 21.0 16.8 77 4.2 18.2 211 28 298.5 300.8 293.2 335.7 12.79 3 900 969 17.7 15.8 88 2.0 16.4 206 38 299.8 302.1 293.5 336.7 12.61 4 850 1456 14.4 14.2 99 0.1 14.3 203 40 301.2 303.4 293.5 336.8 12.10 5 800 1966 10.8 9.3 90 1.5 9.9 205 42 302.7 304.4 291.7 330.1 9.22 6 750 2502 8.1 6.6 90 1.5 7.2 215 38 305.4 306.9 291.7 330.0 8.16 7 700 3069 5.1 4.4 95 0.7 4.7 220 38 308.1 309.6 292.0 331.1 7.51 8 650 3672 1.9 0.6 91 1.3 1.2 223 45 311.1 312.2 291.7 330.2 6.15 9 600 4313 -2.2 -3.2 92 1.1 -2.7 221 51 313.6 314.6 291.6 329.5 5.03 10 550 5002 -5.2 -5.6 97 0.4 -5.4 225 53 318.0 318.9 292.4 332.8 4.60 11 500 5744 -10.0 -10.6 95 0.6 -10.2 236 53 320.8 321.5 292.3 332.1 3.41 12 450 6549 -15.3 -20.9 63 5.5 -17.0 232 56 324.0 324.3 291.6 329.5 1.61 13 400 7428 -21.0 -31.6 38 10.6 -23.1 230 65 327.7 327.8 291.7 330.1 0.68 14 350 8399 -28.0 -43.7 21 15.8 -29.8 228 72 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.9 0.23 15 300 9488 -36.7 -51.8 19 15.1 -37.7 228 72 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.11 16 250 10722 -45.6 -66.8 7 21.2 -46.2 231 73 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.4 0.02 17 200 12191 -51.5 -73.4 6 22.0 -51.8 245 62 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14016 -61.0 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.2 248 59 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16488 -68.3 -86.2 6 17.9 -68.4 257 41 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.72 m Freezing level: 626.81 mb = 3969.32 m = 13022.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.59 mb = 3864.13 m = 12677.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.30 % Est. max temperature: 27.78 C = 82.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.01 mb = 826.28 m = 2710.85 ft T: 18.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 6.86 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.65 mb = 1310.20 m = 4298.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.22 C = 80.99 F Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lifted Index: -1.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.23 C Showalter Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.24 C K Index: 37.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 348.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.17 mb = 1043.33 m = 3422.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.17 mb = 1684.91 m = 5527.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 287.17 mb = 9783.93 m = 32099.13 ft B at Equ Level: 344.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 207.17 mb = 11959.32 m = 39236.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.4 at 42.8 knts Storm direction: 249.4 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 180.7 neg: -0.2 tot: 180.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 5.28 Bulk Shear: 66.00 m/s