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: 35.37,-90.31 Latitude: 35.37 Longitude: -90.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 999 65 29.3 17.7 50 11.6 21.3 183 15 302.5 304.9 294.4 340.5 12.85 2 950 511 24.3 16.2 60 8.1 18.8 183 23 301.9 304.1 293.9 338.0 12.27 3 900 982 19.7 15.4 76 4.4 16.8 183 25 301.8 304.1 293.9 338.1 12.29 4 850 1471 15.4 12.5 83 2.9 13.5 185 26 302.3 304.3 292.8 334.1 10.75 5 800 1983 13.0 3.1 51 9.9 7.5 201 30 305.0 306.1 289.7 323.2 5.99 6 750 2521 8.4 5.2 80 3.2 6.6 203 30 305.7 307.1 291.2 328.1 7.42 7 700 3091 7.7 -3.7 44 11.4 2.1 209 33 311.0 311.8 290.0 324.1 4.15 8 650 3698 4.1 -0.7 71 4.8 1.6 215 35 313.6 314.7 292.0 331.3 5.61 9 600 4344 -0.4 -4.2 76 3.8 -2.3 214 36 315.6 316.5 291.9 330.6 4.68 10 550 5034 -5.1 -9.9 69 4.9 -7.1 215 37 318.1 318.7 291.3 328.7 3.27 11 500 5774 -10.7 -16.9 60 6.2 -12.8 220 44 320.0 320.4 290.8 326.9 2.03 12 450 6581 -13.4 -40.1 9 26.7 -18.1 234 54 326.4 326.5 291.0 327.4 0.26 13 400 7466 -19.8 -46.8 7 27.0 -23.2 238 61 329.3 329.3 291.7 329.9 0.14 14 350 8440 -27.5 -49.7 10 22.3 -29.6 243 65 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.12 15 300 9530 -36.6 -45.2 41 8.5 -37.4 250 69 333.7 333.8 293.0 334.6 0.23 16 250 10764 -46.7 -51.3 59 4.7 -46.9 258 66 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.3 0.14 17 200 12219 -52.7 -68.4 13 15.7 -53.1 254 74 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.02 18 150 14037 -61.2 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.4 249 72 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16496 -69.5 -86.0 7 16.6 -69.5 253 42 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.66 m Freezing level: 604.64 mb = 4283.91 m = 14054.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.29 mb = 3959.38 m = 12989.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.62 % Est. max temperature: 29.11 C = 84.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 844.01 mb = 1530.88 m = 5022.53 ft T: 15.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 14.93 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.83 mb = 1735.26 m = 5693.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.47 C = 86.84 F Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lifted Index: -3.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.41 C Showalter Index: -1.31 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.19 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.12 C K Index: 27.12 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 462.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.80 mb = 1532.92 m = 5029.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.80 mb = 2206.99 m = 7240.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 708.80 mb = 2987.53 m = 9801.50 ft B at Equ Level: 25.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.80 mb = 12927.12 m = 42411.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.3 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 237.3 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 124.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 41.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 12.33 Bulk Shear: 37.49 m/s