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: 34.47,-91.72 Latitude: 34.47 Longitude: -91.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 60 30.1 17.5 47 12.7 21.3 186 16 303.3 305.7 294.6 340.9 12.66 2 950 509 24.6 16.3 60 8.3 19.0 187 22 302.2 304.5 294.0 338.7 12.36 3 900 980 20.0 15.3 74 4.7 16.8 188 23 302.1 304.4 293.9 338.3 12.24 4 850 1470 16.1 13.2 83 2.9 14.2 202 29 303.0 305.1 293.4 336.5 11.30 5 800 1984 13.1 10.0 82 3.1 11.2 207 33 305.1 306.9 292.9 334.2 9.69 6 750 2523 9.1 8.8 98 0.3 8.9 212 35 306.5 308.2 293.1 335.2 9.53 7 700 3093 7.2 -2.4 51 9.6 2.4 213 39 310.4 311.3 290.2 324.8 4.58 8 650 3700 4.7 -7.2 42 11.8 -0.7 213 41 314.3 314.9 290.3 325.3 3.44 9 600 4346 -0.5 -5.2 71 4.7 -2.7 213 42 315.6 316.4 291.6 329.5 4.35 10 550 5036 -5.0 -10.7 64 5.7 -7.4 216 43 318.1 318.7 291.2 328.2 3.08 11 500 5778 -9.7 -25.3 27 15.6 -13.9 231 50 321.2 321.4 290.2 324.6 0.98 12 450 6586 -13.0 -36.4 12 23.5 -17.6 241 56 326.9 327.0 291.2 328.3 0.38 13 400 7472 -19.6 -45.3 8 25.7 -23.1 240 59 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.1 0.17 14 350 8447 -27.6 -45.2 17 17.7 -29.5 246 60 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.3 0.19 15 300 9535 -36.6 -43.7 48 7.1 -37.2 251 65 333.8 333.9 293.0 334.8 0.27 16 250 10774 -45.1 -51.2 50 6.1 -45.4 253 74 339.0 339.0 294.2 339.6 0.14 17 200 12238 -51.7 -70.5 9 18.9 -52.0 257 67 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14058 -61.6 -81.7 5 20.1 -61.7 251 65 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16509 -70.0 -85.7 8 15.7 -70.1 251 42 392.4 392.4 304.2 392.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.02 m Freezing level: 604.45 mb = 4288.47 m = 14069.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.95 mb = 3550.70 m = 11649.15 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.81 % Est. max temperature: 29.84 C = 85.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 831.77 mb = 1653.57 m = 5425.03 ft T: 15.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 10.45 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.45 mb = 1831.85 m = 6009.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.29 C = 88.32 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.23 C Showalter Index: -1.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 22.95 C K Index: 29.48 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 436.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 20.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.55 mb = 1584.79 m = 5199.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.55 mb = 2157.26 m = 7077.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 673.55 mb = 3408.28 m = 11181.89 ft B at Equ Level: 24.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.55 mb = 12780.85 m = 41931.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 212.4 at 36.5 knts Storm direction: 242.4 at 27.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 145.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 7.64 Bulk Shear: 57.07 m/s