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: 35.32,-92.05 Latitude: 35.32 Longitude: -92.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 987 170 24.5 18.5 69 6.0 20.4 187 8 298.7 301.2 294.0 338.5 13.68 2 950 507 23.2 17.0 68 6.1 19.0 191 24 300.7 303.1 294.0 338.7 12.96 3 900 976 19.1 15.4 79 3.6 16.6 197 29 301.1 303.4 293.7 337.4 12.34 4 850 1465 15.8 9.7 67 6.1 12.1 207 35 302.7 304.4 291.5 329.3 8.94 5 800 1977 12.0 9.0 82 3.0 10.2 211 37 304.0 305.7 292.0 331.1 9.07 6 750 2515 9.1 8.8 98 0.3 8.9 212 36 306.4 308.2 293.1 335.2 9.52 7 700 3085 6.0 3.1 82 2.9 4.4 218 39 309.2 310.4 291.8 330.2 6.87 8 650 3689 3.0 -1.4 73 4.4 0.7 218 45 312.4 313.4 291.5 329.0 5.31 9 600 4332 -1.4 -2.6 91 1.2 -2.0 220 48 314.6 315.6 292.0 331.3 5.28 10 550 5021 -5.9 -7.4 89 1.5 -6.6 222 54 317.1 317.9 291.7 329.9 3.98 11 500 5760 -11.0 -16.2 65 5.2 -12.8 230 61 319.6 320.1 290.8 326.8 2.15 12 450 6561 -15.8 -29.5 30 13.8 -18.8 233 65 323.4 323.6 290.6 326.0 0.73 13 400 7440 -21.0 -45.0 10 23.9 -24.1 235 77 327.6 327.7 291.2 328.3 0.17 14 350 8409 -28.6 -48.4 13 19.8 -30.4 240 72 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.8 0.14 15 300 9498 -36.4 -52.0 18 15.7 -37.4 247 70 334.1 334.2 292.9 334.6 0.10 16 250 10739 -43.6 -65.9 7 22.3 -44.4 246 65 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 17 200 12212 -51.8 -70.9 8 19.1 -52.2 247 61 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14033 -61.7 -81.8 5 20.1 -61.9 247 57 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16499 -68.4 -86.6 6 18.2 -68.5 250 39 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.90 m Freezing level: 615.55 mb = 4132.24 m = 13557.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.59 mb = 3856.60 m = 12652.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.55 % Est. max temperature: 28.81 C = 83.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.53 mb = 932.56 m = 3059.54 ft T: 19.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 9.41 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.52 mb = 1600.09 m = 5249.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.83 C = 83.89 F Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lifted Index: -3.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.03 C Showalter Index: 0.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.56 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.84 C Cross Totals Index: 20.72 C K Index: 33.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 603.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.70 mb = 1288.82 m = 4228.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.70 mb = 1948.64 m = 6393.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 282.70 mb = 9902.07 m = 32486.71 ft B at Equ Level: 601.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.70 mb = 12784.47 m = 41943.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.5 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 247.5 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 247.2 neg: -1.9 tot: 245.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.83 Bulk Rich Number: 6.36 Bulk Shear: 94.76 m/s