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: 34.72,-93.70 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -93.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 975 280 21.6 20.8 96 0.7 21.1 198 7 296.8 299.8 295.1 343.3 16.07 2 950 505 20.1 19.9 99 0.2 20.0 202 17 297.6 300.4 295.0 342.8 15.58 3 900 971 17.5 16.8 96 0.6 17.0 223 29 299.5 302.0 294.0 338.9 13.50 4 850 1458 14.6 13.8 95 0.8 14.1 251 34 301.4 303.6 293.3 336.1 11.76 5 800 1969 11.8 11.3 97 0.5 11.4 252 32 303.7 305.6 293.1 335.1 10.57 6 750 2508 9.0 8.8 99 0.2 8.9 238 32 306.3 308.1 293.0 335.0 9.51 7 700 3077 5.9 5.7 99 0.2 5.8 233 36 309.0 310.6 292.9 334.3 8.26 8 650 3681 2.7 2.2 97 0.4 2.4 229 38 312.0 313.3 292.7 333.5 6.94 9 600 4325 -1.1 -1.4 98 0.3 -1.3 227 44 314.8 315.9 292.5 333.0 5.75 10 550 5016 -4.4 -4.7 98 0.3 -4.6 226 53 318.9 319.8 293.0 334.7 4.92 11 500 5761 -8.9 -10.1 91 1.2 -9.5 226 59 322.1 322.8 292.7 333.8 3.54 12 450 6569 -14.5 -22.4 51 7.9 -16.7 229 62 325.1 325.3 291.7 330.0 1.41 13 400 7451 -20.3 -35.2 25 14.9 -23.0 230 67 328.6 328.7 291.8 330.3 0.48 14 350 8424 -27.8 -36.2 45 8.4 -29.0 229 70 331.3 331.4 292.6 333.2 0.50 15 300 9512 -36.4 -41.4 60 5.0 -36.9 225 72 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.4 0.34 16 250 10754 -44.2 -50.8 48 6.6 -44.5 225 67 340.4 340.4 294.6 341.0 0.14 17 200 12219 -52.7 -70.7 10 18.1 -53.0 253 66 349.3 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14035 -62.0 -81.0 6 19.0 -62.2 259 54 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16496 -68.4 -86.6 6 18.2 -68.5 252 39 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.43 m Freezing level: 614.80 mb = 4134.66 m = 13564.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.19 mb = 4097.97 m = 13444.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.97 % Est. max temperature: 27.21 C = 80.98 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.78 mb = 371.18 m = 1217.78 ft T: 20.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.53 C/km ThetaE index: 10.29 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.72 mb = 859.17 m = 2818.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.46 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.74 C = 74.73 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.97 C Showalter Index: -0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.55 C Cross Totals Index: 22.77 C K Index: 37.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 820.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.86 mb = 801.35 m = 2629.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.86 mb = 943.27 m = 3094.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.86 mb = 10676.44 m = 35027.26 ft B at Equ Level: 816.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.86 mb = 13916.14 m = 45656.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 39.9 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 29.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 2.2 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.2 neg: -9.1 tot: 184.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.94 Bulk Rich Number: 9.60 Bulk Shear: 85.43 m/s