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: 35.12,-93.16 Latitude: 35.12 Longitude: -93.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 993 139 21.3 20.6 96 0.6 20.8 244 2 295.0 297.8 294.3 339.7 15.60 2 950 524 20.4 18.3 88 2.1 19.0 228 17 297.9 300.5 294.0 338.7 14.06 3 900 989 16.9 15.4 91 1.5 15.9 232 21 298.9 301.1 293.0 334.8 12.31 4 850 1475 14.5 10.8 78 3.7 12.2 264 29 301.3 303.1 291.6 329.8 9.62 5 800 1984 10.0 8.3 89 1.7 9.0 281 35 301.8 303.4 291.0 327.4 8.63 6 750 2518 7.1 0.1 61 7.1 3.5 280 34 304.3 305.3 288.7 319.9 5.13 7 700 3082 3.7 -3.6 59 7.3 0.2 275 33 306.6 307.3 288.6 319.5 4.17 8 650 3679 -0.8 -10.4 48 9.5 -4.6 268 34 308.0 308.5 287.6 316.5 2.67 9 600 4313 -3.9 -35.8 6 31.9 -10.6 256 40 311.6 311.6 286.2 312.6 0.30 10 550 4995 -6.8 -31.8 12 25.0 -12.5 240 49 316.1 316.2 288.0 317.8 0.49 11 500 5732 -10.9 -26.9 26 16.0 -14.9 230 52 319.7 319.9 289.6 322.7 0.85 12 450 6533 -16.2 -27.2 38 11.0 -18.8 228 60 322.8 323.0 290.6 326.1 0.91 13 400 7410 -21.0 -27.3 57 6.3 -22.4 228 72 327.7 327.9 292.1 331.3 1.02 14 350 8383 -27.5 -39.7 30 12.2 -29.1 231 73 331.7 331.8 292.5 333.0 0.35 15 300 9476 -34.9 -39.8 61 5.0 -35.4 227 77 336.2 336.3 293.7 337.8 0.40 16 250 10721 -44.3 -51.3 46 7.0 -44.7 227 78 340.2 340.3 294.5 340.8 0.14 17 200 12193 -50.3 -74.1 4 23.8 -50.8 254 68 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 14027 -61.5 -80.6 6 19.2 -61.6 248 61 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.2 0.00 19 100 16489 -66.9 -86.9 4 20.0 -67.0 259 41 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5653.47 m Freezing level: 659.12 mb = 3569.79 m = 11711.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.97 mb = 3105.38 m = 10188.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.66 C = 81.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.52 mb = 214.34 m = 703.19 ft T: 21.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.51 C/km ThetaE index: 27.06 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.08 mb = 940.58 m = 3085.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.06 C = 77.11 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -3.14 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.25 C Showalter Index: 0.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.14 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.42 C Cross Totals Index: 21.72 C K Index: 28.90 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.53 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 779.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.68 mb = 793.51 m = 2603.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.68 mb = 1418.48 m = 4653.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 315.68 mb = 9114.74 m = 29903.65 ft B at Equ Level: 779.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.68 mb = 12666.82 m = 41557.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.6 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 283.6 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 135.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 175.1 neg: -7.5 tot: 167.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.85 Bulk Rich Number: 8.98 Bulk Shear: 86.79 m/s