MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.50,-93.43 Latitude: 33.50 Longitude: -93.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 997 97 23.4 22.6 95 0.8 22.9 302 7 296.8 300.0 296.1 347.7 17.62 2 950 519 21.3 20.7 96 0.6 20.9 271 17 298.8 301.8 295.8 346.5 16.36 3 900 987 18.4 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 245 18 300.5 303.2 295.1 343.5 14.67 4 850 1476 15.8 15.7 99 0.1 15.7 236 19 302.7 305.2 294.8 342.1 13.29 5 800 1990 13.2 13.0 99 0.1 13.1 237 24 305.2 307.4 294.5 340.7 11.86 6 750 2532 10.2 10.0 99 0.1 10.1 249 25 307.6 309.6 294.1 339.0 10.37 7 700 3103 6.8 6.6 99 0.2 6.7 250 27 310.0 311.7 293.6 337.0 8.80 8 650 3709 2.9 2.7 99 0.2 2.8 241 28 312.2 313.6 292.9 334.6 7.20 9 600 4353 -1.1 -3.5 83 2.4 -2.3 229 33 314.9 315.8 291.9 330.5 4.92 10 550 5041 -6.6 -11.2 70 4.6 -8.4 224 41 316.3 316.8 290.5 325.9 2.95 11 500 5778 -11.3 -15.5 71 4.2 -12.8 223 44 319.3 319.8 290.9 326.9 2.29 12 450 6579 -15.7 -18.0 82 2.4 -16.4 224 49 323.5 323.9 291.9 330.5 2.05 13 400 7462 -19.2 -21.4 83 2.2 -19.8 233 55 330.1 330.4 293.4 336.2 1.73 14 350 8444 -24.3 -26.9 79 2.6 -24.9 246 58 336.0 336.2 294.4 340.4 1.21 15 300 9549 -33.0 -35.9 75 2.9 -33.4 248 62 338.8 339.0 294.6 341.1 0.59 16 250 10805 -43.4 -46.8 69 3.4 -43.7 248 65 341.5 341.5 294.9 342.4 0.23 17 200 12269 -51.7 -59.8 38 8.0 -52.0 257 63 350.8 350.8 296.8 351.1 0.06 18 150 14086 -62.7 -81.3 6 18.7 -62.8 257 59 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16535 -69.9 -86.3 7 16.4 -69.9 264 35 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.96 m Freezing level: 613.64 mb = 4177.49 m = 13705.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.22 mb = 4060.70 m = 13322.35 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.88 % Est. max temperature: 29.45 C = 85.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.18 mb = 192.75 m = 632.36 ft T: 22.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.75 C/km ThetaE index: 21.86 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 706.08 m = 2316.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.07 C = 78.93 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -6.83 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.66 C Showalter Index: -5.31 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.08 C Cross Totals Index: 26.93 C K Index: 42.60 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1352.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.77 mb = 622.00 m = 2040.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 913.77 mb = 855.54 m = 2806.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.77 mb = 11532.10 m = 37834.51 ft B at Equ Level: 1343.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.77 mb = 15247.26 m = 50023.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.7 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 265.7 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 3.2 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 138.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 40.5 neg: -6.8 tot: 33.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 23.55 Bulk Shear: 57.42 m/s