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: 35.61,-90.13 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -90.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 1000 69 24.8 17.7 65 7.1 19.9 194 12 298.0 300.3 293.1 335.2 12.83 2 950 518 22.8 17.0 70 5.7 18.8 201 39 300.3 302.6 293.9 338.3 12.96 3 900 987 18.5 15.8 84 2.7 16.7 204 43 300.6 302.9 293.7 337.8 12.66 4 850 1475 14.8 10.9 78 3.9 12.3 212 41 301.6 303.4 291.7 330.2 9.67 5 800 1985 11.8 9.0 83 2.7 10.1 224 39 303.7 305.4 291.9 330.8 9.07 6 750 2521 7.1 6.8 98 0.2 6.9 224 38 304.3 305.8 291.5 329.2 8.32 7 700 3088 5.1 5.0 99 0.2 5.0 228 39 308.1 309.6 292.3 332.0 7.81 8 650 3691 1.9 -0.3 85 2.3 0.7 221 42 311.1 312.2 291.5 329.0 5.75 9 600 4332 -1.9 -4.9 80 3.0 -3.3 216 39 313.9 314.8 291.2 328.0 4.43 10 550 5021 -6.2 -7.0 94 0.7 -6.6 238 48 316.7 317.5 291.7 329.9 4.12 11 500 5759 -10.7 -14.3 75 3.6 -12.1 241 60 320.0 320.5 291.2 328.4 2.52 12 450 6563 -14.7 -21.5 56 6.8 -16.7 236 68 324.8 325.1 291.7 330.1 1.53 13 400 7446 -20.1 -35.8 23 15.7 -22.8 234 72 328.9 329.0 291.9 330.6 0.45 14 350 8419 -27.5 -39.9 30 12.4 -29.2 240 59 331.7 331.7 292.5 333.0 0.34 15 300 9508 -36.8 -47.0 34 10.2 -37.6 239 63 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.3 0.19 16 250 10742 -45.6 -59.3 20 13.7 -46.1 235 73 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.5 0.05 17 200 12205 -52.5 -71.3 9 18.9 -52.8 244 66 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14023 -62.0 -81.1 6 19.1 -62.2 249 65 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16492 -67.9 -86.1 6 18.2 -68.0 258 41 396.6 396.6 304.8 396.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.85 m Freezing level: 624.67 mb = 4015.90 m = 13175.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.06 mb = 3801.87 m = 12473.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.85 % Est. max temperature: 28.47 C = 83.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.12 mb = 975.99 m = 3202.03 ft T: 18.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 8.04 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.64 mb = 1408.22 m = 4620.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.34 C = 83.01 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -2.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.77 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.60 C K Index: 36.22 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 522.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.96 mb = 1198.42 m = 3931.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.96 mb = 1746.92 m = 5731.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 272.96 mb = 10147.44 m = 33291.73 ft B at Equ Level: 522.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.96 mb = 12767.97 m = 41889.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.7 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 253.7 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 288.5 neg: -5.5 tot: 283.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 8.90 Bulk Shear: 58.71 m/s