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,-93.22 Latitude: 35.37 Longitude: -93.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 986 171 21.8 21.2 96 0.6 21.4 191 9 296.1 299.1 295.0 343.0 16.29 2 950 496 19.8 19.5 99 0.2 19.6 199 24 297.3 300.0 294.6 341.3 15.22 3 900 961 17.3 16.8 97 0.4 17.0 211 39 299.3 301.8 294.0 338.8 13.53 4 850 1448 14.7 13.9 95 0.7 14.2 231 42 301.5 303.7 293.4 336.5 11.86 5 800 1960 12.0 11.2 94 0.9 11.5 227 44 304.0 305.9 293.2 335.3 10.49 6 750 2499 9.2 8.7 96 0.6 8.9 223 44 306.6 308.4 293.1 335.1 9.44 7 700 3069 6.1 5.4 95 0.7 5.7 228 43 309.3 310.8 292.8 334.0 8.07 8 650 3673 2.4 1.4 93 1.0 1.9 226 44 311.7 312.9 292.3 332.0 6.54 9 600 4316 -1.1 -1.5 97 0.4 -1.3 225 47 314.8 315.9 292.5 332.9 5.72 10 550 5007 -4.8 -5.3 97 0.5 -5.0 224 52 318.4 319.3 292.7 333.6 4.71 11 500 5752 -8.3 -9.0 94 0.7 -8.6 229 60 322.9 323.7 293.2 335.7 3.86 12 450 6562 -14.2 -15.4 91 1.2 -14.6 233 70 325.4 325.9 292.8 334.1 2.56 13 400 7443 -20.8 -23.7 77 2.9 -21.5 238 73 328.0 328.2 292.5 332.9 1.41 14 350 8416 -27.4 -30.5 75 3.1 -27.9 241 74 331.9 332.0 293.0 335.0 0.87 15 300 9506 -36.5 -39.9 71 3.4 -36.9 243 70 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.40 16 250 10739 -46.5 -51.2 59 4.6 -46.7 238 61 336.9 337.0 293.7 337.5 0.14 17 200 12201 -52.3 -71.9 8 19.6 -52.7 252 77 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 14021 -61.6 -81.4 5 19.9 -61.7 259 51 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16483 -68.6 -87.7 5 19.1 -68.7 254 38 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5700.11 m Freezing level: 616.03 mb = 4110.19 m = 13484.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.60 mb = 4045.08 m = 13271.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.83 % Est. max temperature: 27.85 C = 82.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.33 mb = 241.70 m = 792.97 ft T: 21.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 11.01 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.37 mb = 712.91 m = 2338.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.90 C = 75.02 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -1.75 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.75 C Showalter Index: -0.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.98 C Cross Totals Index: 22.23 C K Index: 36.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 855.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.79 mb = 671.95 m = 2204.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.79 mb = 811.80 m = 2663.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.79 mb = 11122.69 m = 36491.34 ft B at Equ Level: 851.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.79 mb = 13781.64 m = 45214.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 45.1 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 33.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 303.5 neg: -12.7 tot: 290.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.58 Bulk Rich Number: 8.06 Bulk Shear: 106.23 m/s