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: 34.70,-91.90 Latitude: 34.70 Longitude: -91.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 998 68 29.5 18.5 52 11.0 21.8 190 15 302.8 305.3 295.0 342.9 13.55 2 950 506 24.5 17.0 63 7.5 19.4 190 22 302.0 304.4 294.4 340.2 12.94 3 900 977 19.8 16.1 79 3.8 17.3 190 23 301.9 304.3 294.3 339.9 12.86 4 850 1466 15.4 14.5 94 0.9 14.8 197 27 302.3 304.6 294.0 338.7 12.33 5 800 1979 12.6 10.9 90 1.7 11.5 207 35 304.6 306.5 293.2 335.3 10.29 6 750 2518 9.1 8.9 99 0.2 8.9 209 37 306.4 308.2 293.1 335.2 9.56 7 700 3088 6.1 4.4 89 1.7 5.1 213 40 309.2 310.7 292.3 332.3 7.53 8 650 3693 3.5 -1.1 72 4.6 1.1 211 44 312.9 314.0 291.7 329.9 5.42 9 600 4338 -0.8 -3.9 80 3.1 -2.3 211 46 315.2 316.1 291.8 330.4 4.78 10 550 5028 -5.3 -8.5 78 3.2 -6.7 211 47 317.8 318.5 291.6 329.7 3.66 11 500 5769 -9.5 -18.8 47 9.3 -12.6 225 52 321.4 321.7 290.9 327.3 1.73 12 450 6578 -13.3 -25.6 35 12.2 -16.6 241 59 326.5 326.7 291.7 330.2 1.06 13 400 7463 -19.9 -41.1 13 21.1 -23.1 243 63 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.26 14 350 8437 -27.4 -42.4 23 15.0 -29.2 248 65 331.9 331.9 292.5 332.9 0.26 15 300 9526 -36.3 -45.6 38 9.3 -37.1 253 71 334.2 334.3 293.1 335.1 0.21 16 250 10766 -45.2 -54.4 35 9.2 -45.7 250 71 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.2 0.09 17 200 12229 -52.0 -69.4 11 17.5 -52.3 257 70 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.02 18 150 14048 -61.5 -81.7 5 20.2 -61.7 253 62 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16504 -69.7 -86.1 7 16.3 -69.8 250 41 393.0 393.0 304.2 393.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.47 m Freezing level: 609.55 mb = 4214.87 m = 13828.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.19 mb = 3891.53 m = 12767.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.91 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 850.77 mb = 1458.62 m = 4785.45 ft T: 15.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 13.00 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.10 mb = 1465.41 m = 4807.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.99 C = 84.19 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.83 C Showalter Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.95 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 37.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 756.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.54 mb = 1450.91 m = 4760.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.54 mb = 1601.41 m = 5253.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.54 mb = 11128.50 m = 36510.40 ft B at Equ Level: 742.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 156.54 mb = 13777.90 m = 45202.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.2 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 240.2 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 154.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 154.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 12.15 Bulk Shear: 62.25 m/s