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: 34.57,-91.93 Latitude: 34.57 Longitude: -91.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 999 65 29.6 18.6 52 11.0 21.9 189 15 302.9 305.4 295.1 343.3 13.65 2 950 507 24.5 17.1 63 7.4 19.4 190 22 302.0 304.4 294.4 340.5 13.02 3 900 978 19.8 16.2 80 3.6 17.4 191 23 301.9 304.3 294.4 340.2 12.99 4 850 1468 15.6 14.6 94 1.0 14.9 201 28 302.4 304.7 294.1 339.0 12.35 5 800 1981 12.8 10.9 88 2.0 11.6 208 36 304.8 306.7 293.2 335.6 10.27 6 750 2520 9.0 8.4 96 0.7 8.6 211 38 306.4 308.1 292.9 334.3 9.24 7 700 3090 6.4 3.5 82 2.9 4.8 213 39 309.6 310.9 292.0 331.2 7.05 8 650 3696 4.0 -2.9 61 6.9 0.5 212 43 313.5 314.4 291.3 328.5 4.74 9 600 4341 -0.7 -4.2 77 3.6 -2.4 212 45 315.4 316.2 291.7 330.2 4.66 10 550 5031 -5.3 -8.9 76 3.6 -6.8 213 46 317.8 318.5 291.5 329.3 3.56 11 500 5772 -9.5 -22.8 33 13.3 -13.4 227 52 321.4 321.6 290.5 325.6 1.22 12 450 6581 -13.2 -29.8 23 16.6 -17.1 241 57 326.7 326.8 291.5 329.3 0.72 13 400 7466 -19.8 -43.5 10 23.7 -23.1 242 60 329.3 329.3 291.7 330.1 0.20 14 350 8441 -27.5 -41.3 26 13.7 -29.3 247 62 331.7 331.7 292.4 332.8 0.29 15 300 9529 -36.5 -42.6 53 6.2 -37.1 252 69 334.0 334.1 293.1 335.1 0.30 16 250 10769 -45.0 -51.4 48 6.4 -45.3 251 75 339.2 339.2 294.3 339.7 0.13 17 200 12232 -51.9 -69.5 10 17.6 -52.2 257 68 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.02 18 150 14052 -61.5 -81.7 5 20.2 -61.7 252 63 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16506 -69.9 -85.7 8 15.8 -70.0 251 41 392.6 392.6 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.55 m Freezing level: 607.11 mb = 4249.39 m = 13941.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.66 mb = 3812.50 m = 12508.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.95 % Est. max temperature: 29.24 C = 84.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 851.87 mb = 1448.96 m = 4753.74 ft T: 15.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 14.80 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.41 mb = 1473.64 m = 4834.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.21 C = 84.58 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: -3.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.60 C Showalter Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 36.77 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.66 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 773.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.99 mb = 1437.73 m = 4716.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 837.99 mb = 1588.26 m = 5210.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.99 mb = 11092.12 m = 36391.04 ft B at Equ Level: 761.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.99 mb = 13723.95 m = 45025.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.5 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 241.5 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 152.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 12.32 Bulk Shear: 62.77 m/s