MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.91,-93.27 Latitude: 33.91 Longitude: -93.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 1000 81 25.8 21.0 75 4.8 22.3 190 9 299.0 301.8 295.6 345.1 15.84 2 950 526 21.1 19.7 92 1.4 20.1 191 16 298.6 301.4 295.1 343.4 15.40 3 900 993 18.4 17.1 92 1.2 17.5 205 27 300.4 303.0 294.5 340.8 13.77 4 850 1482 15.9 14.1 89 1.8 14.7 208 32 302.8 305.0 293.9 338.2 11.96 5 800 1995 12.8 10.6 86 2.2 11.4 200 30 304.8 306.7 293.1 335.1 10.10 6 750 2535 9.7 8.5 93 1.1 9.0 208 28 307.1 308.9 293.2 335.4 9.36 7 700 3106 7.2 1.0 65 6.2 3.8 205 32 310.4 311.6 291.3 328.7 5.87 8 650 3713 4.3 -0.1 73 4.4 2.0 212 35 313.8 314.9 292.3 332.2 5.86 9 600 4360 -0.1 -4.1 74 4.0 -2.0 212 35 316.0 316.9 292.0 331.0 4.71 10 550 5051 -5.1 -9.4 72 4.3 -7.0 215 36 318.0 318.6 291.5 329.1 3.40 11 500 5790 -10.9 -20.5 45 9.7 -13.8 225 42 319.8 320.1 290.2 324.9 1.49 12 450 6598 -12.7 -39.9 8 27.2 -17.6 232 52 327.2 327.3 291.2 328.2 0.26 13 400 7485 -19.5 -46.7 7 27.3 -23.1 235 59 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.2 0.14 14 350 8460 -27.3 -51.7 8 24.4 -29.5 242 64 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.4 0.09 15 300 9550 -36.0 -50.8 20 14.8 -37.1 245 71 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.12 16 250 10787 -45.6 -57.5 25 11.9 -46.1 247 73 338.2 338.3 294.0 338.5 0.06 17 200 12253 -50.9 -77.7 3 26.8 -51.4 253 75 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.00 18 150 14077 -61.9 -81.3 6 19.4 -62.0 250 68 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16520 -70.7 -85.8 9 15.1 -70.8 252 40 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.06 m Freezing level: 601.09 mb = 4345.82 m = 14257.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.49 mb = 4023.91 m = 13201.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.72 % Est. max temperature: 29.59 C = 85.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 932.33 mb = 688.12 m = 2257.58 ft T: 20.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.73 C/km ThetaE index: 10.04 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 947.97 m = 3110.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.08 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.06 C = 80.72 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -5.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.45 C Showalter Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.67 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.74 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 34.58 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 390.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1056.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.17 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.32 mb = 809.50 m = 2655.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.32 mb = 1339.07 m = 4393.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.32 mb = 11499.13 m = 37726.35 ft B at Equ Level: 1035.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.32 mb = 14309.73 m = 46947.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.8 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 240.8 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 119.7 neg: -20.3 tot: 99.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.72 Bulk Rich Number: 19.90 Bulk Shear: 53.10 m/s