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: 35.92,-90.61 Latitude: 35.92 Longitude: -90.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 997 87 23.7 18.1 71 5.6 19.9 218 11 297.1 299.5 293.2 335.3 13.24 2 950 512 22.6 16.3 68 6.3 18.4 214 33 300.1 302.4 293.4 336.3 12.37 3 900 981 18.8 15.2 80 3.6 16.4 216 40 300.9 303.2 293.5 336.8 12.19 4 850 1469 14.4 13.5 94 0.9 13.8 217 41 301.3 303.4 293.1 335.2 11.52 5 800 1979 11.0 10.7 98 0.2 10.8 223 39 302.8 304.7 292.5 333.0 10.17 6 750 2514 7.3 7.0 98 0.3 7.2 229 42 304.5 306.1 291.7 329.9 8.44 7 700 3081 4.7 4.4 98 0.3 4.5 227 42 307.7 309.1 291.9 330.6 7.51 8 650 3682 0.9 0.6 97 0.4 0.7 225 46 310.0 311.2 291.5 329.0 6.15 9 600 4321 -2.6 -3.1 97 0.5 -2.9 218 46 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.2 5.09 10 550 5008 -6.0 -6.3 98 0.3 -6.2 228 52 316.9 317.8 291.9 330.9 4.34 11 500 5748 -10.5 -11.9 89 1.5 -11.1 237 65 320.3 320.9 291.8 330.4 3.06 12 450 6553 -15.0 -22.5 53 7.5 -17.1 236 65 324.4 324.7 291.5 329.2 1.40 13 400 7433 -20.7 -28.1 52 7.4 -22.3 234 59 328.1 328.3 292.1 331.5 0.95 14 350 8405 -28.3 -30.3 83 1.9 -28.7 239 59 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.7 0.88 15 300 9491 -37.0 -43.7 50 6.7 -37.6 235 59 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.2 0.27 16 250 10724 -45.7 -54.9 34 9.3 -46.1 231 71 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.5 0.09 17 200 12188 -52.0 -73.4 6 21.4 -52.3 246 70 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14013 -61.6 -81.4 6 19.8 -61.7 244 66 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16486 -67.1 -86.1 5 19.0 -67.2 257 40 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.87 m Freezing level: 636.84 mb = 3849.91 m = 12630.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.89 mb = 3806.85 m = 12489.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.11 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.29 mb = 796.97 m = 2614.71 ft T: 20.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 6.88 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.59 mb = 1422.77 m = 4667.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.87 C = 82.16 F Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lifted Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 38.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 375.28 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 484.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.76 mb = 1223.57 m = 4014.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.76 mb = 1671.41 m = 5483.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 279.76 mb = 9963.41 m = 32687.96 ft B at Equ Level: 482.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.76 mb = 12521.65 m = 41081.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.2 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 255.2 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 4.2 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 209.4 neg: -2.6 tot: 206.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 7.47 Bulk Shear: 64.93 m/s