MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.93,-93.03 Latitude: 34.93 Longitude: -93.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 985 200 24.5 20.2 77 4.3 21.5 213 7 298.9 301.7 295.1 343.5 15.28 2 950 513 22.4 19.3 83 3.1 20.2 209 21 299.9 302.6 295.2 343.8 15.01 3 900 982 18.2 17.6 96 0.6 17.8 208 28 300.3 302.9 294.8 341.9 14.20 4 850 1470 14.9 12.0 83 2.9 13.0 225 31 301.7 303.6 292.4 332.5 10.42 5 800 1980 11.5 8.7 83 2.7 9.8 226 33 303.4 305.0 291.6 329.8 8.87 6 750 2517 8.0 7.7 98 0.3 7.8 226 32 305.3 306.9 292.2 331.8 8.84 7 700 3085 5.2 5.1 99 0.2 5.2 228 33 308.3 309.8 292.3 332.4 7.89 8 650 3687 1.7 1.5 99 0.2 1.5 229 38 310.8 312.1 292.0 331.2 6.56 9 600 4328 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.4 234 48 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.1 5.27 10 550 5015 -6.0 -6.5 96 0.5 -6.2 231 60 316.9 317.8 291.9 330.7 4.26 11 500 5756 -9.6 -10.0 96 0.5 -9.8 230 64 321.4 322.1 292.6 333.2 3.57 12 450 6563 -15.0 -21.0 60 6.0 -16.7 233 67 324.4 324.7 291.7 329.9 1.59 13 400 7441 -21.6 -32.1 38 10.4 -23.6 239 66 326.9 327.0 291.5 329.3 0.65 14 350 8410 -28.3 -31.8 72 3.4 -28.9 248 65 330.6 330.7 292.6 333.4 0.77 15 300 9497 -36.6 -50.3 23 13.8 -37.5 249 61 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.4 0.13 16 250 10740 -43.4 -67.0 6 23.6 -44.2 242 60 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.6 0.02 17 200 12214 -51.2 -73.1 6 21.9 -51.6 253 65 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14041 -61.2 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.4 249 52 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16505 -68.8 -86.0 7 17.2 -68.8 249 37 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.04 m Freezing level: 628.96 mb = 3956.62 m = 12980.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.63 mb = 3929.12 m = 12890.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.73 C = 81.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.82 mb = 746.04 m = 2447.61 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 13.99 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.88 mb = 1011.35 m = 3318.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.89 C = 78.60 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -3.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.27 C Showalter Index: 0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.42 C Cross Totals Index: 21.56 C K Index: 36.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.03 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1340.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.76 mb = 955.15 m = 3133.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.76 mb = 1098.55 m = 3604.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.76 mb = 10799.19 m = 35430.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1337.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.76 mb = 14558.67 m = 47764.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.9 at 41.1 knts Storm direction: 257.9 at 30.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 2.8 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 179.3 neg: -3.8 tot: 175.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.41 Bulk Rich Number: 15.40 Bulk Shear: 87.07 m/s