MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.51,-93.97 Latitude: 34.51 Longitude: -93.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 969 353 20.8 20.0 95 0.8 20.2 162 3 296.7 299.4 294.6 341.0 15.36 2 950 520 19.9 19.7 98 0.2 19.8 183 10 297.4 300.2 294.8 341.9 15.36 3 900 985 17.4 16.1 92 1.3 16.5 227 11 299.4 301.8 293.6 337.2 12.91 4 850 1473 15.3 11.2 77 4.1 12.7 285 27 302.2 304.0 292.2 331.6 9.91 5 800 1984 12.1 3.6 56 8.5 7.4 299 29 304.1 305.2 289.6 322.8 6.19 6 750 2521 8.3 -0.5 54 8.8 3.8 301 29 305.6 306.5 288.9 320.7 4.93 7 700 3086 3.5 -2.7 64 6.2 0.5 295 24 306.4 307.2 288.8 320.2 4.48 8 650 3681 -1.6 -9.5 55 7.9 -4.8 293 26 307.2 307.7 287.5 316.2 2.86 9 600 4315 -4.4 -24.1 20 19.7 -9.8 280 32 311.1 311.3 286.8 314.2 0.91 10 550 4997 -6.6 -31.6 12 25.0 -12.4 262 44 316.2 316.3 288.1 317.9 0.49 11 500 5735 -10.6 -36.9 10 26.2 -15.7 243 56 320.1 320.1 289.1 321.3 0.32 12 450 6536 -15.3 -33.8 19 18.5 -19.0 229 71 324.0 324.1 290.5 325.8 0.49 13 400 7417 -20.0 -44.8 9 24.8 -23.4 232 70 328.9 329.0 291.6 329.6 0.18 14 350 8393 -27.0 -41.6 24 14.6 -28.9 233 69 332.3 332.4 292.6 333.4 0.28 15 300 9489 -34.2 -38.4 66 4.2 -34.7 219 78 337.2 337.3 294.1 339.0 0.46 16 250 10739 -43.6 -50.2 48 6.6 -44.0 219 78 341.2 341.3 294.8 341.8 0.15 17 200 12212 -50.1 -74.5 4 24.3 -50.6 254 68 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 14044 -61.6 -81.6 5 20.0 -61.7 249 55 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16498 -68.5 -85.8 7 17.3 -68.5 265 43 395.4 395.4 304.6 395.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.30 m Freezing level: 665.49 mb = 3496.89 m = 11472.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.37 mb = 3139.22 m = 10299.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.27 % Est. max temperature: 27.45 C = 81.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.15 mb = 455.08 m = 1493.02 ft T: 20.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 27.73 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.64 mb = 1160.99 m = 3808.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.55 C = 76.19 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.72 C Showalter Index: -0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.98 C Cross Totals Index: 21.89 C K Index: 31.04 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 747.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.06 mb = 955.96 m = 3136.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 818.06 mb = 1795.75 m = 5891.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 318.06 mb = 9073.43 m = 29768.12 ft B at Equ Level: 747.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.06 mb = 12951.88 m = 42492.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.5 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 297.5 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.6 neg: -0.9 tot: 157.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.74 Bulk Rich Number: 5.73 Bulk Shear: 130.49 m/s