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: 34.10,-93.13 Latitude: 34.10 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 60 SFC 996 94 25.7 21.0 76 4.6 22.4 211 6 299.2 302.1 295.7 345.7 15.96 2 950 510 22.5 19.5 83 3.0 20.4 201 18 300.0 302.8 295.4 344.5 15.20 3 900 979 18.9 17.3 91 1.5 17.8 202 24 301.0 303.5 294.8 342.0 13.98 4 850 1468 15.5 13.0 85 2.5 13.9 211 36 302.4 304.4 293.2 335.4 11.17 5 800 1980 12.1 10.7 91 1.4 11.2 216 38 304.0 305.9 292.9 334.4 10.17 6 750 2520 9.9 9.7 98 0.2 9.8 221 41 307.3 309.2 293.8 338.0 10.13 7 700 3091 6.7 5.7 93 1.0 6.1 220 43 309.9 311.4 293.1 335.1 8.21 8 650 3697 2.7 -0.4 80 3.1 1.1 215 47 312.1 313.1 291.7 329.9 5.72 9 600 4339 -2.0 -3.0 93 1.0 -2.5 214 53 313.8 314.8 291.7 330.0 5.11 10 550 5026 -5.8 -6.9 92 1.0 -6.3 217 56 317.2 318.0 291.9 330.6 4.16 11 500 5768 -9.3 -10.6 90 1.3 -9.8 221 55 321.8 322.4 292.5 333.0 3.41 12 450 6578 -13.2 -14.9 87 1.7 -13.8 226 53 326.6 327.2 293.3 335.7 2.67 13 400 7465 -18.7 -20.9 83 2.2 -19.4 234 53 330.6 331.0 293.6 337.0 1.81 14 350 8447 -25.6 -28.3 78 2.7 -26.2 241 57 334.2 334.5 293.9 338.1 1.06 15 300 9545 -34.4 -37.4 74 3.0 -34.8 247 61 336.9 337.0 294.0 338.9 0.51 16 250 10792 -44.7 -48.2 68 3.5 -45.0 249 62 339.6 339.6 294.4 340.3 0.19 17 200 12250 -51.5 -67.6 13 16.1 -51.9 258 64 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.02 18 150 14073 -61.9 -82.0 5 20.1 -62.0 254 58 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16520 -70.3 -85.4 9 15.1 -70.4 254 41 391.9 391.9 304.0 391.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.95 m Freezing level: 620.97 mb = 4069.41 m = 13350.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.97 mb = 3884.32 m = 12743.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.42 % Est. max temperature: 29.03 C = 84.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.36 mb = 681.71 m = 2236.56 ft T: 21.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 11.30 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1060.78 m = 3480.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.72 C = 81.89 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.24 C Showalter Index: -0.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.76 C Cross Totals Index: 22.29 C K Index: 36.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1091.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.77 mb = 923.29 m = 3029.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.77 mb = 1261.28 m = 4138.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.77 mb = 11315.48 m = 37123.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1086.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.77 mb = 14456.54 m = 47429.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.0 at 42.0 knts Storm direction: 246.0 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 2.6 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 218.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 218.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.35 Bulk Rich Number: 9.72 Bulk Shear: 112.25 m/s