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: 36.05,-91.96 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -91.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 984 195 25.1 18.0 65 7.1 20.2 187 10 299.6 302.1 294.0 338.5 13.31 2 950 499 22.8 17.1 70 5.7 18.9 191 25 300.4 302.8 294.0 338.6 13.04 3 900 967 18.5 15.9 85 2.6 16.7 193 30 300.6 302.9 293.8 337.9 12.71 4 850 1455 14.9 12.2 84 2.7 13.1 204 34 301.7 303.7 292.5 332.9 10.54 5 800 1966 11.7 10.6 93 1.1 11.0 213 39 303.6 305.5 292.7 333.6 10.05 6 750 2504 8.5 8.2 98 0.3 8.3 211 37 305.8 307.5 292.6 333.2 9.11 7 700 3072 5.4 5.2 99 0.2 5.2 211 39 308.4 309.9 292.4 332.6 7.93 8 650 3675 2.0 1.5 97 0.5 1.7 217 47 311.2 312.5 292.2 331.7 6.59 9 600 4317 -1.8 -3.8 86 2.1 -2.8 216 52 314.1 315.0 291.5 329.3 4.81 10 550 5004 -6.2 -7.9 88 1.7 -7.0 215 54 316.7 317.4 291.5 329.1 3.82 11 500 5744 -10.7 -11.0 98 0.3 -10.8 220 62 320.0 320.7 291.9 330.9 3.30 12 450 6545 -16.0 -21.5 63 5.5 -17.6 227 67 323.1 323.4 291.2 328.3 1.52 13 400 7423 -21.9 -29.6 49 7.7 -23.4 233 73 326.6 326.7 291.6 329.5 0.82 14 350 8390 -27.9 -31.3 73 3.3 -28.5 243 68 331.1 331.2 292.8 334.0 0.80 15 300 9478 -37.2 -40.3 72 3.2 -37.5 252 69 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.4 0.38 16 250 10712 -44.6 -56.4 26 11.8 -45.1 248 64 339.8 339.8 294.3 340.1 0.07 17 200 12185 -51.6 -73.2 6 21.5 -52.0 243 68 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14012 -59.9 -81.5 4 21.6 -60.2 244 59 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16486 -66.9 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 254 39 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.67 m Freezing level: 623.54 mb = 4014.63 m = 13171.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.95 mb = 3913.47 m = 12839.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.46 % Est. max temperature: 27.75 C = 81.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.91 mb = 1092.01 m = 3582.66 ft T: 17.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 5.72 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.05 mb = 1394.17 m = 4573.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.01 C = 80.61 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.55 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 37.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 335.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 722.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.22 mb = 1244.28 m = 4082.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.22 mb = 1592.53 m = 5224.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.22 mb = 10286.22 m = 33747.04 ft B at Equ Level: 717.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 176.22 mb = 12988.90 m = 42613.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.1 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 243.1 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.2 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.8 neg: -12.0 tot: 224.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 8.13 Bulk Shear: 88.83 m/s