MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.44,-93.43 Latitude: 33.44 Longitude: -93.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 996 95 26.5 21.3 73 5.2 22.8 187 7 300.0 302.9 296.1 347.6 16.26 2 950 511 23.4 19.3 78 4.1 20.5 182 22 300.9 303.7 295.5 345.0 14.99 3 900 981 19.5 17.5 89 1.9 18.1 184 27 301.6 304.2 295.1 343.2 14.13 4 850 1472 16.4 14.9 91 1.5 15.4 207 36 303.3 305.7 294.5 340.8 12.63 5 800 1986 13.3 12.9 97 0.4 13.0 224 38 305.3 307.5 294.4 340.5 11.74 6 750 2528 10.3 10.0 98 0.4 10.1 225 40 307.8 309.7 294.1 339.0 10.31 7 700 3100 6.9 6.5 97 0.4 6.6 228 42 310.1 311.7 293.5 336.7 8.68 8 650 3706 3.6 3.1 96 0.5 3.3 224 42 313.0 314.4 293.3 336.0 7.36 9 600 4352 -0.3 -1.3 93 1.0 -0.9 220 45 315.8 316.9 292.9 334.2 5.79 10 550 5044 -4.8 -5.4 96 0.6 -5.1 222 46 318.4 319.3 292.6 333.5 4.67 11 500 5789 -8.3 -8.7 96 0.5 -8.5 232 52 323.0 323.7 293.3 336.0 3.96 12 450 6599 -13.9 -17.9 72 4.0 -15.2 247 61 325.8 326.2 292.5 332.9 2.08 13 400 7482 -20.1 -49.4 5 29.3 -23.6 243 62 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.3 0.11 14 350 8457 -27.1 -50.3 9 23.2 -29.4 244 65 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.6 0.11 15 300 9547 -36.4 -55.7 12 19.3 -37.6 246 69 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.3 0.07 16 250 10788 -44.1 -57.5 21 13.5 -44.7 248 57 340.5 340.6 294.5 340.8 0.06 17 200 12259 -51.5 -78.9 2 27.4 -51.9 255 68 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.00 18 150 14077 -62.3 -83.5 4 21.2 -62.4 255 61 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16520 -71.0 -85.6 10 14.6 -71.1 254 39 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.74 m Freezing level: 603.63 mb = 4305.51 m = 14125.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.33 mb = 4214.65 m = 13827.43 ft Precipitable water: 2.04 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.82 % Est. max temperature: 30.01 C = 86.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.31 mb = 749.65 m = 2459.44 ft T: 21.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 14.11 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.56 mb = 1207.80 m = 3962.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.90 C = 84.01 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.35 C Showalter Index: -1.84 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 23.16 C K Index: 39.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 381.06 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1291.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.63 mb = 1023.15 m = 3356.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.63 mb = 1465.48 m = 4807.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.63 mb = 11319.76 m = 37137.86 ft B at Equ Level: 1289.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.63 mb = 14910.18 m = 48917.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.3 at 39.6 knts Storm direction: 250.3 at 29.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 2.7 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 324.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 324.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.44 Bulk Rich Number: 11.81 Bulk Shear: 109.40 m/s