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: 34.18,-92.89 Latitude: 34.18 Longitude: -92.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 995 100 26.4 20.8 72 5.5 22.4 208 7 299.9 302.8 295.7 346.0 15.74 2 950 509 23.2 19.1 78 4.1 20.4 204 18 300.7 303.5 295.3 344.2 14.81 3 900 979 18.7 17.8 94 1.0 18.1 202 21 300.8 303.5 295.0 343.1 14.38 4 850 1468 15.5 14.0 91 1.4 14.6 210 31 302.3 304.5 293.7 337.7 11.93 5 800 1980 12.3 11.0 92 1.3 11.4 214 39 304.2 306.1 293.1 335.1 10.35 6 750 2520 9.6 9.3 98 0.4 9.4 218 41 307.0 308.9 293.5 336.8 9.84 7 700 3091 6.7 6.3 98 0.3 6.5 221 42 309.9 311.5 293.4 336.2 8.60 8 650 3697 3.4 0.4 81 3.0 1.8 215 46 312.8 313.9 292.2 331.7 6.05 9 600 4341 -0.7 -4.2 78 3.4 -2.4 215 52 315.3 316.2 291.7 330.2 4.68 10 550 5031 -5.7 -7.5 87 1.8 -6.5 217 56 317.3 318.1 291.7 330.1 3.96 11 500 5771 -10.4 -15.6 65 5.3 -12.2 220 54 320.4 320.8 291.2 328.0 2.26 12 450 6576 -14.4 -17.0 80 2.6 -15.3 220 50 325.1 325.6 292.4 332.8 2.24 13 400 7459 -20.0 -22.3 82 2.3 -20.6 223 50 329.0 329.4 293.0 334.7 1.60 14 350 8437 -26.2 -29.0 77 2.8 -26.8 234 51 333.4 333.7 293.6 337.1 0.99 15 300 9534 -34.3 -37.4 73 3.1 -34.7 244 59 337.1 337.2 294.1 339.0 0.51 16 250 10783 -44.8 -48.2 69 3.4 -45.0 247 67 339.4 339.5 294.4 340.2 0.19 17 200 12242 -51.3 -70.2 9 18.9 -51.7 258 64 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14063 -62.0 -82.1 5 20.1 -62.1 253 60 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16510 -70.1 -85.3 9 15.2 -70.2 255 41 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5712.16 m Freezing level: 609.13 mb = 4223.74 m = 13857.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.79 mb = 3964.05 m = 13005.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.00 % Est. max temperature: 28.96 C = 84.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.16 mb = 805.45 m = 2642.53 ft T: 20.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 10.83 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.21 mb = 1062.78 m = 3486.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.52 C = 81.54 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -5.30 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 24.41 C K Index: 39.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 357.91 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1209.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.80 mb = 999.78 m = 3280.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.80 mb = 1143.91 m = 3752.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.80 mb = 11535.86 m = 37846.85 ft B at Equ Level: 1191.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.80 mb = 14798.35 m = 48550.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.9 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 245.9 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 2.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 202.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 202.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.33 Bulk Rich Number: 11.95 Bulk Shear: 101.25 m/s