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: 34.41,-93.13 Latitude: 34.41 Longitude: -93.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 989 172 25.7 20.6 73 5.1 22.1 188 9 299.9 302.7 295.7 345.7 15.67 2 950 523 21.8 19.2 86 2.5 20.0 190 16 299.3 302.0 295.0 342.8 14.92 3 900 990 17.6 17.2 98 0.4 17.4 197 22 299.7 302.2 294.4 340.2 13.89 4 850 1478 15.5 13.4 87 2.1 14.1 204 32 302.4 304.5 293.4 336.3 11.45 5 800 1991 12.6 10.5 87 2.1 11.3 200 29 304.6 306.5 292.9 334.6 10.01 6 750 2530 9.4 7.7 89 1.7 8.4 205 30 306.8 308.5 292.7 333.5 8.82 7 700 3100 6.6 2.8 77 3.8 4.5 202 32 309.8 311.1 291.9 330.6 6.73 8 650 3706 3.7 0.7 81 3.0 2.1 208 34 313.2 314.4 292.4 332.6 6.21 9 600 4352 -0.2 -3.7 77 3.5 -1.9 209 34 315.9 316.8 292.1 331.3 4.85 10 550 5044 -5.1 -8.6 76 3.5 -6.6 214 36 318.1 318.8 291.7 329.9 3.63 11 500 5783 -11.5 -16.2 68 4.7 -13.1 222 42 319.0 319.4 290.6 326.2 2.16 12 450 6588 -13.5 -36.7 12 23.2 -18.0 230 53 326.3 326.3 291.0 327.6 0.37 13 400 7473 -19.8 -45.7 8 25.9 -23.2 234 62 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.16 14 350 8447 -27.5 -48.7 11 21.2 -29.6 240 67 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.13 15 300 9536 -36.3 -48.1 29 11.8 -37.2 243 75 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.8 0.16 16 250 10772 -46.0 -56.6 29 10.6 -46.4 245 77 337.7 337.8 293.9 338.0 0.07 17 200 12235 -51.1 -78.9 2 27.9 -51.5 254 78 351.9 351.9 297.1 351.9 0.00 18 150 14060 -61.3 -82.5 4 21.1 -61.5 249 71 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16511 -70.3 -86.1 8 15.7 -70.4 253 42 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.59 m Freezing level: 602.87 mb = 4315.27 m = 14157.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.84 mb = 4037.94 m = 13247.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.85 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.07 mb = 818.35 m = 2684.86 ft T: 19.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 15.11 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.13 mb = 921.89 m = 3024.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.49 C = 77.88 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -5.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: -3.15 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.00 C Cross Totals Index: 24.92 C K Index: 36.63 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.01 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1055.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.04 mb = 913.24 m = 2996.16 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.04 mb = 960.94 m = 3152.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.04 mb = 11232.42 m = 36851.31 ft B at Equ Level: 1050.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.04 mb = 14347.63 m = 47071.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.5 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 238.5 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.2 neg: -14.6 tot: 105.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 21.86 Bulk Shear: 48.29 m/s 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: 34.49,-93.31 Latitude: 34.49 Longitude: -93.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 985 206 24.0 20.8 82 3.2 21.7 184 8 298.4 301.3 295.4 344.6 15.86 2 950 521 20.8 19.7 93 1.1 20.0 186 16 298.3 301.1 295.0 342.9 15.34 3 900 987 17.5 17.2 98 0.4 17.3 200 28 299.6 302.1 294.3 340.0 13.84 4 850 1476 15.6 13.3 86 2.4 14.1 203 32 302.5 304.6 293.3 336.1 11.34 5 800 1989 12.7 10.4 86 2.3 11.2 201 29 304.7 306.5 292.9 334.4 9.93 6 750 2528 9.4 8.4 94 0.9 8.8 206 30 306.7 308.5 293.0 334.8 9.29 7 700 3098 6.4 3.7 83 2.7 4.9 201 33 309.6 310.9 292.2 331.6 7.17 8 650 3704 3.7 1.4 85 2.3 2.4 206 33 313.1 314.3 292.7 333.5 6.52 9 600 4350 -0.2 -3.4 79 3.2 -1.8 208 34 315.9 316.8 292.2 331.7 4.95 10 550 5041 -5.2 -8.3 79 3.1 -6.6 212 37 317.9 318.6 291.7 330.0 3.71 11 500 5779 -11.8 -16.2 70 4.4 -13.3 220 44 318.7 319.1 290.5 325.9 2.17 12 450 6584 -13.6 -36.1 13 22.5 -18.0 229 54 326.1 326.2 291.0 327.5 0.39 13 400 7469 -19.9 -44.8 9 24.8 -23.3 234 63 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.8 0.18 14 350 8443 -27.5 -46.2 15 18.7 -29.5 239 68 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.3 0.17 15 300 9532 -36.5 -47.3 32 10.7 -37.4 243 77 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.6 0.18 16 250 10766 -46.0 -56.9 28 10.9 -46.4 245 78 337.6 337.7 293.8 337.9 0.07 17 200 12230 -51.0 -71.7 7 20.7 -51.4 255 78 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14056 -61.1 -83.2 4 22.2 -61.3 249 72 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16509 -70.4 -86.1 8 15.7 -70.4 254 42 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.96 m Freezing level: 602.66 mb = 4315.59 m = 14158.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.29 mb = 4068.42 m = 13347.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.66 % Est. max temperature: 28.69 C = 83.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.72 mb = 614.82 m = 2017.09 ft T: 20.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.79 C/km ThetaE index: 10.16 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.67 mb = 857.25 m = 2812.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.78 C = 76.60 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -5.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.41 C Cross Totals Index: 25.06 C K Index: 38.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1027.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.12 mb = 815.34 m = 2674.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.12 mb = 957.39 m = 3141.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.12 mb = 11224.69 m = 36825.95 ft B at Equ Level: 1019.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 153.12 mb = 13925.21 m = 45685.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.8 at 32.6 knts Storm direction: 237.8 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.6 neg: -12.2 tot: 121.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.80 Bulk Rich Number: 19.34 Bulk Shear: 53.14 m/s