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: 35.38,-92.04 Latitude: 35.38 Longitude: -92.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 986 179 21.8 21.2 96 0.6 21.4 210 8 296.1 299.1 295.0 343.0 16.26 2 950 503 20.0 19.7 98 0.3 19.8 203 22 297.5 300.2 294.8 341.9 15.35 3 900 969 17.5 17.1 97 0.4 17.2 192 26 299.6 302.1 294.3 339.7 13.74 4 850 1457 14.7 14.3 98 0.4 14.4 194 29 301.5 303.8 293.7 337.3 12.15 5 800 1968 12.0 11.7 98 0.2 11.8 201 36 303.9 305.9 293.4 336.3 10.87 6 750 2507 9.0 8.9 99 0.1 8.9 203 37 306.3 308.1 293.1 335.2 9.56 7 700 3077 6.1 6.0 99 0.2 6.1 208 39 309.3 310.8 293.0 334.9 8.39 8 650 3682 2.8 2.6 98 0.2 2.7 214 41 312.1 313.5 292.9 334.2 7.10 9 600 4325 -1.3 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.4 219 43 314.6 315.7 292.4 332.6 5.69 10 550 5016 -4.5 -5.2 95 0.6 -4.8 221 45 318.7 319.6 292.8 334.0 4.73 11 500 5761 -8.3 -9.3 92 1.0 -8.7 221 48 323.0 323.7 293.2 335.5 3.79 12 450 6572 -13.1 -14.5 89 1.4 -13.6 225 51 326.8 327.3 293.3 336.2 2.77 13 400 7460 -18.9 -20.6 86 1.7 -19.4 231 56 330.4 330.8 293.6 336.9 1.85 14 350 8436 -27.7 -30.1 80 2.3 -28.2 241 66 331.4 331.5 293.0 334.6 0.90 15 300 9524 -36.4 -39.3 74 3.0 -36.7 247 60 334.1 334.2 293.3 335.7 0.42 16 250 10761 -46.9 -50.3 68 3.4 -47.1 256 56 336.3 336.3 293.6 336.9 0.15 17 200 12209 -54.3 -66.2 22 11.9 -54.5 258 75 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.03 18 150 14023 -61.1 -81.3 5 20.2 -61.3 255 67 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.00 19 100 16481 -69.8 -85.2 9 15.4 -69.9 252 35 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.56 m Freezing level: 615.75 mb = 4122.54 m = 13525.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.62 mb = 4092.57 m = 13426.92 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.36 % Est. max temperature: 27.82 C = 82.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.55 mb = 255.15 m = 837.10 ft T: 21.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 10.36 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.63 mb = 745.88 m = 2447.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.22 C = 75.59 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.95 C Cross Totals Index: 22.56 C K Index: 37.10 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 878.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.02 mb = 686.50 m = 2252.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 905.02 mb = 921.27 m = 3022.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.02 mb = 11443.68 m = 37544.43 ft B at Equ Level: 873.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 145.02 mb = 14227.76 m = 46678.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.7 at 37.6 knts Storm direction: 241.7 at 28.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 3.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 184.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 184.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 61.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 15.94 Bulk Shear: 55.14 m/s