MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.20,-92.99 Latitude: 35.20 Longitude: -92.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 993 133 26.8 21.2 71 5.6 22.8 188 7 300.6 303.6 296.2 348.1 16.19 2 950 521 22.3 19.4 83 3.0 20.2 190 12 299.8 302.6 295.3 343.9 15.06 3 900 989 18.1 17.1 94 1.0 17.4 197 17 300.1 302.6 294.4 340.3 13.72 4 850 1478 15.7 14.3 91 1.4 14.8 210 27 302.6 304.8 294.0 338.6 12.15 5 800 1991 12.8 11.3 91 1.5 11.9 211 25 304.8 306.7 293.4 336.4 10.57 6 750 2531 9.3 8.7 96 0.6 8.9 207 24 306.7 308.4 293.1 335.3 9.47 7 700 3101 6.3 5.6 95 0.7 5.9 199 28 309.5 311.0 292.9 334.5 8.16 8 650 3706 3.4 1.2 86 2.2 2.2 199 30 312.8 314.0 292.4 332.8 6.42 9 600 4351 -0.5 -7.2 61 6.7 -3.5 205 34 315.6 316.3 291.0 327.5 3.72 10 550 5040 -6.2 -10.2 73 4.0 -7.8 208 39 316.8 317.4 290.9 327.2 3.21 11 500 5776 -12.4 -14.6 84 2.1 -13.2 211 47 317.9 318.3 290.6 326.0 2.47 12 450 6576 -15.2 -32.4 22 17.2 -18.8 218 53 324.1 324.2 290.6 326.1 0.56 13 400 7457 -20.5 -43.5 11 23.0 -23.7 225 62 328.3 328.4 291.5 329.1 0.20 14 350 8429 -27.6 -45.6 16 18.1 -29.6 233 64 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.3 0.18 15 300 9520 -35.9 -43.8 44 7.9 -36.7 237 70 334.7 334.8 293.3 335.7 0.26 16 250 10759 -45.8 -50.4 60 4.6 -46.1 244 73 337.9 338.0 294.0 338.5 0.15 17 200 12215 -52.0 -68.9 11 16.9 -52.4 251 79 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.02 18 150 14041 -61.2 -78.3 9 17.1 -61.4 247 74 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.01 19 100 16493 -70.1 -85.2 9 15.2 -70.2 255 42 392.3 392.3 304.1 392.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.02 m Freezing level: 606.29 mb = 4270.13 m = 14009.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.75 mb = 3948.46 m = 12954.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.83 % Est. max temperature: 29.13 C = 84.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.29 mb = 843.17 m = 2766.28 ft T: 19.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.01 C/km ThetaE index: 22.07 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.32 mb = 957.12 m = 3140.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -7.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.44 C Showalter Index: -5.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.89 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.14 C Cross Totals Index: 26.75 C K Index: 41.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 418.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1399.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.68 mb = 953.69 m = 3128.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.68 mb = 1001.55 m = 3285.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.68 mb = 11340.38 m = 37205.53 ft B at Equ Level: 1399.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.68 mb = 14967.91 m = 49106.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.7 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 235.7 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.1 neg: -8.0 tot: 70.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 3.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 27.09 Bulk Shear: 51.67 m/s