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: 33.48,-92.8 Latitude: 33.48 Longitude: -92.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 51 29.0 19.4 56 9.6 22.2 177 10 302.1 304.7 295.4 344.4 14.32 1 1000 59 29.0 19.3 56 9.8 22.2 176 8 302.2 304.8 295.3 344.1 14.19 2 950 513 24.6 18.0 67 6.6 20.0 180 19 302.2 304.7 295.0 342.9 13.80 3 900 984 20.0 16.9 82 3.1 17.9 182 21 302.2 304.7 294.9 342.3 13.61 4 850 1474 16.2 13.7 85 2.5 14.6 198 27 303.2 305.3 293.8 337.8 11.68 5 800 1988 13.2 9.6 79 3.6 10.9 211 35 305.2 306.9 292.6 333.4 9.42 6 750 2528 9.3 8.7 96 0.6 8.9 218 35 306.7 308.5 293.1 335.3 9.46 7 700 3101 8.4 3.2 70 5.1 5.5 222 38 311.8 313.1 292.6 333.2 6.92 8 650 3710 5.0 -7.1 41 12.1 -0.6 220 40 314.6 315.2 290.5 325.7 3.44 9 600 4357 -0.1 -6.2 63 6.1 -3.0 221 41 316.0 316.8 291.4 328.8 4.00 10 550 5048 -5.1 -7.6 83 2.5 -6.2 227 43 318.0 318.8 291.9 330.8 3.94 11 500 5790 -9.1 -23.8 29 14.7 -13.3 237 51 321.9 322.2 290.5 325.8 1.12 12 450 6598 -13.7 -28.1 29 14.4 -17.2 244 63 326.0 326.1 291.4 329.0 0.84 13 400 7482 -19.6 -40.0 15 20.4 -22.8 239 68 329.6 329.6 291.9 330.7 0.29 14 350 8458 -27.2 -34.3 51 7.2 -28.3 246 76 332.1 332.2 292.9 334.3 0.59 15 300 9550 -35.7 -39.9 66 4.2 -36.2 254 76 335.0 335.1 293.4 336.5 0.40 16 250 10793 -44.5 -48.2 66 3.7 -44.7 254 61 340.0 340.0 294.5 340.7 0.19 17 200 12260 -51.6 -65.7 17 14.1 -51.9 257 71 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.03 18 150 14082 -62.3 -82.4 5 20.0 -62.5 253 59 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16520 -70.8 -85.9 9 15.1 -70.9 253 39 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.02 m Freezing level: 601.14 mb = 4341.78 m = 14244.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.13 mb = 3645.41 m = 11959.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.66 % Est. max temperature: 30.08 C = 86.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.65 mb = 1268.26 m = 4160.92 ft T: 17.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.50 C/km ThetaE index: 10.91 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.17 mb = 1462.44 m = 4797.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.07 C = 86.13 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.26 C Showalter Index: -1.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.36 C Cross Totals Index: 22.82 C K Index: 33.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 924.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.41 mb = 1339.98 m = 4396.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.41 mb = 1692.40 m = 5552.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.41 mb = 11104.92 m = 36433.01 ft B at Equ Level: 922.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 148.41 mb = 14146.13 m = 46410.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.4 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 248.4 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 225.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 10.03 Bulk Shear: 92.17 m/s