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: 35.09,-91.66 Latitude: 35.09 Longitude: -91.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 999 64 28.5 17.6 52 10.9 20.9 187 13 301.7 304.1 294.1 339.4 12.77 2 950 503 24.4 16.1 60 8.3 18.8 189 22 301.9 304.2 293.8 338.0 12.21 3 900 974 19.8 15.2 75 4.6 16.7 189 24 301.9 304.1 293.7 337.7 12.13 4 850 1463 15.6 13.6 87 2.1 14.3 197 29 302.5 304.7 293.5 336.8 11.56 5 800 1976 12.6 10.1 85 2.5 11.0 202 33 304.5 306.3 292.7 333.7 9.74 6 750 2515 8.6 7.6 94 1.0 8.0 207 34 305.9 307.6 292.4 332.4 8.79 7 700 3083 5.6 1.1 73 4.5 3.2 209 40 308.7 309.8 290.8 326.9 5.92 8 650 3687 3.4 -2.9 63 6.3 0.3 209 44 312.8 313.8 291.1 327.9 4.76 9 600 4332 -1.0 -3.5 83 2.5 -2.2 210 47 315.0 315.9 291.9 330.6 4.93 10 550 5021 -5.3 -9.0 75 3.6 -6.9 209 47 317.8 318.4 291.5 329.2 3.53 11 500 5762 -9.6 -18.8 47 9.1 -12.6 224 53 321.3 321.6 290.9 327.2 1.74 12 450 6570 -13.5 -27.3 30 13.8 -17.0 237 61 326.2 326.4 291.6 329.5 0.90 13 400 7455 -19.9 -37.0 20 17.1 -22.8 241 67 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.6 0.40 14 350 8430 -27.3 -41.5 25 14.2 -29.1 246 73 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.1 0.29 15 300 9520 -36.1 -44.8 40 8.8 -36.9 251 69 334.5 334.6 293.2 335.4 0.23 16 250 10757 -46.1 -50.3 62 4.2 -46.3 253 63 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.15 17 200 12219 -51.8 -71.0 8 19.2 -52.2 257 77 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14036 -61.6 -81.8 5 20.1 -61.8 255 62 363.9 363.9 299.5 363.9 0.00 19 100 16496 -69.1 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.1 251 40 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.69 m Freezing level: 611.02 mb = 4189.48 m = 13744.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.84 mb = 3751.27 m = 12307.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.34 % Est. max temperature: 29.30 C = 84.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.47 mb = 1438.58 m = 4719.69 ft T: 15.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 12.48 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.83 mb = 1727.97 m = 5669.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.28 C = 86.50 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.54 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.46 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.27 C Cross Totals Index: 23.19 C K Index: 34.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 398.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 844.14 mb = 1521.95 m = 4993.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 789.14 mb = 2090.38 m = 6858.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.14 mb = 10779.94 m = 35366.84 ft B at Equ Level: 392.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.14 mb = 12572.00 m = 41246.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.3 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 238.3 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 158.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 6.14 Bulk Shear: 64.89 m/s