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: 35.84,-92.42 Latitude: 35.84 Longitude: -92.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 968 340 23.5 18.5 74 5.0 20.1 197 11 299.4 302.0 294.4 340.3 14.01 2 950 501 22.3 18.0 77 4.3 19.4 197 22 299.8 302.3 294.4 340.2 13.81 3 900 968 18.0 16.8 93 1.2 17.2 200 30 300.0 302.5 294.1 339.4 13.46 4 850 1456 14.5 12.0 85 2.5 12.9 215 37 301.3 303.2 292.2 331.9 10.39 5 800 1966 11.1 10.0 93 1.1 10.4 221 41 303.0 304.8 292.2 331.9 9.70 6 750 2503 8.4 8.3 99 0.1 8.3 217 39 305.7 307.4 292.6 333.4 9.20 7 700 3072 5.2 5.0 99 0.2 5.1 214 40 308.2 309.7 292.3 332.2 7.87 8 650 3673 1.4 0.9 96 0.5 1.1 218 45 310.6 311.8 291.7 330.1 6.30 9 600 4315 -2.2 -2.7 97 0.4 -2.4 217 49 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.1 5.25 10 550 5002 -5.9 -6.3 98 0.3 -6.1 219 55 317.0 317.9 292.0 331.1 4.36 11 500 5742 -10.5 -11.5 92 1.1 -10.9 225 63 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.7 3.16 12 450 6547 -15.2 -19.8 68 4.6 -16.6 232 67 324.1 324.5 291.7 330.2 1.77 13 400 7426 -21.2 -26.1 65 4.9 -22.3 240 70 327.5 327.7 292.1 331.5 1.14 14 350 8398 -27.5 -30.3 77 2.8 -28.0 248 72 331.6 331.8 293.0 334.8 0.88 15 300 9485 -37.5 -40.6 72 3.1 -37.8 253 69 332.6 332.6 292.8 334.0 0.37 16 250 10719 -44.6 -57.6 22 13.1 -45.1 250 63 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.0 0.06 17 200 12190 -51.6 -72.5 6 20.9 -52.0 246 71 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14016 -60.0 -81.6 4 21.6 -60.2 244 59 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16490 -67.0 -86.2 5 19.2 -67.1 253 39 398.3 398.3 305.0 398.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.57 m Freezing level: 630.34 mb = 3925.61 m = 12879.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.15 mb = 3871.21 m = 12700.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.71 % Est. max temperature: 26.42 C = 79.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.78 mb = 970.49 m = 3183.97 ft T: 17.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 8.47 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.85 mb = 1229.54 m = 4033.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.74 C = 76.54 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.14 C Showalter Index: -0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.91 C Cross Totals Index: 22.41 C K Index: 36.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 812.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.43 mb = 1146.13 m = 3760.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.43 mb = 1391.42 m = 4564.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 256.43 mb = 10546.81 m = 34601.96 ft B at Equ Level: 805.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.43 mb = 13355.78 m = 43817.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.2 at 45.2 knts Storm direction: 248.2 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 237.6 neg: -16.0 tot: 221.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.12 Bulk Rich Number: 9.27 Bulk Shear: 87.70 m/s