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: 33.97,-92.44 Latitude: 33.97 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 998 77 28.9 19.6 57 9.3 22.3 186 10 302.3 304.9 295.6 345.2 14.54 2 950 511 24.2 18.1 69 6.1 20.0 188 19 301.8 304.3 295.0 342.8 13.92 3 900 982 19.6 17.1 86 2.5 17.9 190 20 301.7 304.3 294.9 342.4 13.79 4 850 1472 15.7 14.4 92 1.3 14.8 208 30 302.6 304.8 294.0 338.8 12.23 5 800 1985 13.2 4.5 56 8.6 8.3 210 40 305.2 306.4 290.3 325.3 6.63 6 750 2525 9.6 8.2 91 1.4 8.8 213 38 307.0 308.7 293.0 334.7 9.15 7 700 3096 7.6 -0.2 58 7.8 3.5 218 39 310.9 311.9 291.0 327.7 5.38 8 650 3704 5.2 -15.2 21 20.4 -2.6 216 42 314.9 315.2 289.0 320.9 1.81 9 600 4350 -0.2 -6.5 63 6.2 -3.1 218 44 315.8 316.6 291.3 328.4 3.92 10 550 5041 -5.1 -7.8 81 2.7 -6.3 222 46 318.0 318.8 291.9 330.6 3.86 11 500 5783 -9.6 -26.0 25 16.4 -13.9 230 52 321.3 321.5 290.2 324.6 0.92 12 450 6590 -13.5 -32.7 18 19.1 -17.6 233 54 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.2 0.55 13 400 7474 -20.3 -32.6 32 12.3 -22.7 230 59 328.6 328.7 291.9 330.9 0.62 14 350 8447 -27.8 -32.4 65 4.6 -28.6 230 56 331.3 331.4 292.8 333.9 0.72 15 300 9537 -35.5 -38.7 72 3.2 -35.8 236 56 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.1 0.45 16 250 10784 -44.4 -47.8 69 3.4 -44.6 247 66 340.0 340.1 294.5 340.8 0.20 17 200 12248 -51.2 -69.1 10 17.9 -51.6 257 63 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.02 18 150 14069 -62.3 -82.3 5 20.0 -62.4 251 63 362.7 362.7 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16513 -70.3 -85.4 9 15.1 -70.4 254 40 392.0 392.0 304.1 392.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.47 m Freezing level: 602.24 mb = 4321.39 m = 14177.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.61 mb = 3435.65 m = 11271.67 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.08 % Est. max temperature: 29.37 C = 84.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 871.54 mb = 1257.31 m = 4124.97 ft T: 17.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 19.92 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.09 mb = 1340.86 m = 4399.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.03 C = 84.26 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -4.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -2.29 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.29 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.99 C K Index: 31.88 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.65 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1010.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.49 mb = 1277.50 m = 4191.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.49 mb = 1426.68 m = 4680.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.49 mb = 11204.43 m = 36759.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1002.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.49 mb = 14294.57 m = 46897.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.1 at 37.7 knts Storm direction: 246.1 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 191.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.13 Bulk Rich Number: 11.71 Bulk Shear: 86.28 m/s