MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.48,-93.33 Latitude: 33.48 Longitude: -93.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 995 97 28.8 20.6 61 8.2 22.9 212 8 302.3 305.2 296.2 348.2 15.52 2 950 511 25.2 18.8 68 6.4 20.7 209 15 302.8 305.4 295.7 345.7 14.51 3 900 983 20.6 17.7 83 2.9 18.6 208 17 302.7 305.4 295.6 345.1 14.31 4 850 1474 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.1 207 18 303.1 305.6 295.1 343.5 13.63 5 800 1988 12.9 12.6 98 0.3 12.7 218 29 304.9 307.0 294.1 339.3 11.50 6 750 2529 9.7 9.3 98 0.3 9.5 225 36 307.1 308.9 293.6 336.9 9.88 7 700 3100 6.6 6.3 98 0.3 6.4 230 39 309.8 311.4 293.3 336.0 8.57 8 650 3706 3.4 2.8 96 0.6 3.1 226 40 312.8 314.2 293.2 335.4 7.24 9 600 4352 -0.3 -1.5 92 1.2 -0.9 221 45 315.8 316.9 292.8 333.9 5.72 10 550 5043 -5.0 -6.2 92 1.2 -5.5 221 47 318.1 319.0 292.3 332.3 4.38 11 500 5785 -9.8 -12.7 79 2.9 -10.9 227 53 321.0 321.6 291.9 330.6 2.87 12 450 6593 -13.7 -20.8 55 7.1 -15.9 235 59 326.0 326.3 292.2 331.6 1.62 13 400 7477 -19.7 -29.4 42 9.7 -21.8 238 60 329.4 329.6 292.4 332.4 0.84 14 350 8453 -26.9 -34.5 49 7.6 -28.2 244 61 332.5 332.6 293.0 334.6 0.59 15 300 9545 -35.5 -46.0 33 10.5 -36.4 246 70 335.3 335.4 293.3 336.1 0.21 16 250 10789 -44.0 -57.4 21 13.3 -44.6 255 72 340.6 340.6 294.6 340.9 0.07 17 200 12259 -51.8 -73.7 6 21.8 -52.2 257 67 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14074 -63.3 -81.5 7 18.1 -63.4 256 64 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16509 -70.5 -86.6 8 16.1 -70.5 262 32 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.44 m Freezing level: 603.96 mb = 4300.62 m = 14109.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 611.52 mb = 4198.44 m = 13774.23 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.23 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.34 mb = 1133.85 m = 3719.95 ft T: 19.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 17.59 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.06 mb = 1333.24 m = 4374.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.47 C = 85.04 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -5.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.91 C Showalter Index: -4.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.04 C Cross Totals Index: 25.89 C K Index: 41.76 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 409.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.65 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1466.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.88 mb = 1285.44 m = 4217.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.88 mb = 1435.15 m = 4708.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.88 mb = 11516.16 m = 37782.23 ft B at Equ Level: 1463.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.88 mb = 15728.31 m = 51601.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.4 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 252.4 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.6 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 156.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 19.95 Bulk Shear: 73.49 m/s