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: 34.80,-91.90 Latitude: 34.80 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 52 SFC 998 72 29.3 18.5 52 10.8 21.8 191 14 302.7 305.2 295.0 342.8 13.57 2 950 505 24.3 17.1 64 7.3 19.4 191 21 301.9 304.3 294.4 340.2 12.99 3 900 975 19.7 16.1 80 3.6 17.3 190 23 301.9 304.2 294.3 339.9 12.91 4 850 1465 15.4 14.5 95 0.9 14.8 198 27 302.2 304.5 294.0 338.6 12.30 5 800 1978 12.4 11.0 91 1.4 11.5 207 35 304.4 306.3 293.2 335.4 10.38 6 750 2517 9.1 8.7 98 0.4 8.9 208 37 306.4 308.2 293.0 335.0 9.48 7 700 3086 5.9 4.9 93 1.0 5.3 212 40 309.0 310.5 292.4 332.8 7.76 8 650 3691 3.2 -0.3 78 3.5 1.4 210 44 312.6 313.7 291.9 330.7 5.78 9 600 4335 -0.9 -3.1 85 2.2 -2.0 210 47 315.0 316.0 292.0 331.1 5.08 10 550 5025 -5.3 -8.1 81 2.8 -6.5 210 48 317.7 318.5 291.7 330.0 3.77 11 500 5767 -9.4 -15.5 62 6.0 -11.6 224 52 321.5 322.0 291.5 329.2 2.30 12 450 6576 -13.5 -23.5 43 10.0 -16.3 240 61 326.2 326.5 291.9 330.7 1.27 13 400 7460 -20.0 -38.7 17 18.7 -23.0 244 66 329.0 329.1 291.8 330.3 0.34 14 350 8434 -27.4 -43.3 21 15.9 -29.3 249 68 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.8 0.24 15 300 9524 -36.2 -47.8 29 11.6 -37.1 252 71 334.4 334.4 293.1 335.0 0.17 16 250 10762 -45.4 -54.2 36 8.9 -45.7 250 67 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.0 0.10 17 200 12226 -52.1 -69.9 10 17.9 -52.4 257 72 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.4 0.02 18 150 14044 -61.5 -81.7 5 20.2 -61.7 254 62 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16503 -69.5 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 250 41 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5714.56 m Freezing level: 611.38 mb = 4188.59 m = 13741.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.88 mb = 3944.04 m = 12939.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.33 % Est. max temperature: 28.99 C = 84.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.05 mb = 1434.40 m = 4705.97 ft T: 15.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 12.12 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.37 mb = 1451.31 m = 4761.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.89 C = 84.01 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -2.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.74 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.81 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 38.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 769.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.80 mb = 1426.81 m = 4681.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.80 mb = 1577.16 m = 5174.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.80 mb = 11062.74 m = 36294.65 ft B at Equ Level: 760.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.80 mb = 13683.53 m = 44892.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 209.7 at 38.5 knts Storm direction: 239.7 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 159.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.98 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.62 Bulk Rich Number: 11.83 Bulk Shear: 65.10 m/s