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: 34.91,-91.75 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -91.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 SFC 998 68 22.7 21.2 91 1.6 21.6 250 4 296.0 298.9 294.8 342.2 16.04 2 950 501 20.8 19.0 90 1.7 19.6 211 16 298.3 301.0 294.6 341.2 14.75 3 900 968 18.1 16.8 93 1.2 17.2 196 25 300.1 302.6 294.3 339.7 13.53 4 850 1456 14.8 14.2 96 0.6 14.4 192 31 301.6 303.8 293.6 337.1 12.04 5 800 1967 11.7 11.4 98 0.2 11.6 199 37 303.6 305.6 293.2 335.4 10.68 6 750 2507 9.7 9.6 99 0.1 9.6 211 42 307.1 309.0 293.7 337.4 10.03 7 700 3078 6.6 6.5 99 0.2 6.5 220 46 309.8 311.5 293.4 336.4 8.68 8 650 3684 3.4 3.0 97 0.5 3.1 226 50 312.8 314.2 293.2 335.6 7.30 9 600 4330 -0.2 -1.2 93 1.0 -0.7 231 54 315.9 317.0 292.9 334.5 5.87 10 550 5022 -4.2 -5.4 91 1.2 -4.8 235 58 319.1 320.0 292.8 334.1 4.64 11 500 5768 -8.6 -11.4 80 2.8 -9.7 238 59 322.6 323.2 292.6 333.3 3.20 12 450 6576 -14.5 -21.2 57 6.7 -16.4 239 59 325.0 325.3 291.8 330.5 1.57 13 400 7458 -20.2 -25.8 61 5.6 -21.6 241 60 328.7 328.9 292.5 332.9 1.17 14 350 8432 -27.3 -30.9 72 3.6 -27.9 246 58 332.0 332.1 293.0 335.0 0.83 15 300 9525 -35.2 -38.4 73 3.2 -35.6 255 57 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.5 0.46 16 250 10768 -45.4 -49.7 62 4.3 -45.6 252 63 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.3 0.16 17 200 12224 -52.8 -70.1 11 17.3 -53.1 251 64 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 14048 -60.9 -82.4 4 21.4 -61.1 251 54 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16512 -68.9 -86.2 7 17.3 -69.0 259 38 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.06 m Freezing level: 602.43 mb = 4298.50 m = 14102.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.97 mb = 4210.13 m = 13812.60 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.87 % Est. max temperature: 28.38 C = 83.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.19 mb = 264.54 m = 867.92 ft T: 21.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 6.97 C Layer 700.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 941.94 m = 3090.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.74 C = 80.13 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -0.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.30 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 37.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 737.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.46 mb = 717.98 m = 2355.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.46 mb = 1243.19 m = 4078.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.46 mb = 10994.97 m = 36072.29 ft B at Equ Level: 736.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.46 mb = 13580.89 m = 44556.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.7 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 252.7 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 5.2 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 346.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 346.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.09 Bulk Rich Number: 5.44 Bulk Shear: 135.66 m/s