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: 34.34,-92.08 Latitude: 34.34 Longitude: -92.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 998 74 29.5 19.0 53 10.5 22.1 190 14 302.8 305.4 295.3 344.2 13.99 2 950 509 24.3 17.6 66 6.7 19.6 191 21 301.9 304.3 294.7 341.5 13.43 3 900 980 19.7 16.7 83 2.9 17.7 192 22 301.8 304.2 294.6 341.4 13.43 4 850 1470 15.7 14.4 92 1.3 14.8 206 30 302.6 304.9 294.0 338.7 12.20 5 800 1983 12.9 9.8 81 3.2 11.0 210 38 304.9 306.7 292.7 333.5 9.53 6 750 2523 9.3 7.7 90 1.6 8.3 212 38 306.7 308.3 292.6 333.3 8.82 7 700 3093 6.8 3.1 77 3.7 4.7 215 39 310.0 311.3 292.0 331.1 6.84 8 650 3699 4.5 -5.2 49 9.7 -0.2 213 42 314.0 314.8 290.8 326.7 3.99 9 600 4345 -0.5 -5.2 70 4.7 -2.7 214 44 315.6 316.4 291.6 329.4 4.33 10 550 5036 -5.3 -8.9 76 3.5 -6.8 216 46 317.8 318.5 291.5 329.3 3.56 11 500 5777 -9.5 -25.5 26 16.0 -13.8 229 51 321.5 321.6 290.2 324.8 0.96 12 450 6586 -13.1 -36.3 12 23.2 -17.7 240 54 326.8 326.8 291.2 328.2 0.38 13 400 7471 -19.7 -39.5 16 19.8 -22.8 237 57 329.4 329.5 291.9 330.6 0.31 14 350 8445 -27.8 -38.8 34 11.0 -29.3 243 56 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.7 0.38 15 300 9533 -36.4 -40.4 67 3.9 -36.8 247 60 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.5 0.38 16 250 10775 -44.7 -48.2 68 3.5 -45.0 251 73 339.5 339.6 294.4 340.3 0.19 17 200 12239 -51.7 -71.0 8 19.3 -52.1 257 65 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14059 -61.7 -81.8 5 20.1 -61.9 251 64 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16508 -70.1 -85.2 9 15.2 -70.2 252 41 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.33 m Freezing level: 604.85 mb = 4282.78 m = 14050.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.60 mb = 3679.31 m = 12071.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.18 % Est. max temperature: 29.37 C = 84.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 857.54 mb = 1394.04 m = 4573.56 ft T: 16.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 17.46 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.49 mb = 1424.55 m = 4673.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.20 C = 84.57 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -3.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.21 C Cross Totals Index: 23.86 C K Index: 35.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.74 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 900.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.65 mb = 1362.99 m = 4471.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.65 mb = 1513.10 m = 4964.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.65 mb = 11162.39 m = 36621.58 ft B at Equ Level: 889.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.65 mb = 13825.07 m = 45357.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 160.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 160.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.81 Bulk Rich Number: 13.25 Bulk Shear: 67.94 m/s