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: 35.94,-90.85 Latitude: 35.94 Longitude: -90.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 46 SFC 996 85 28.8 17.8 51 11.0 21.2 181 16 302.3 304.7 294.4 340.6 12.96 2 950 498 24.5 16.5 61 8.0 19.1 182 25 302.1 304.4 294.1 339.1 12.56 3 900 968 19.9 15.5 76 4.4 16.9 183 27 302.0 304.2 294.0 338.5 12.38 4 850 1458 15.2 14.1 93 1.1 14.5 184 28 302.1 304.3 293.7 337.5 11.99 5 800 1970 12.1 6.5 69 5.6 8.9 193 29 304.1 305.5 290.9 327.0 7.63 6 750 2507 8.3 5.9 85 2.4 6.9 198 32 305.6 307.0 291.5 329.0 7.78 7 700 3075 5.7 4.6 93 1.1 5.1 208 36 308.8 310.2 292.3 332.1 7.62 8 650 3680 2.8 2.7 99 0.2 2.7 209 39 312.2 313.5 292.9 334.4 7.16 9 600 4324 -1.1 -2.3 92 1.2 -1.7 210 41 314.8 315.8 292.2 331.8 5.38 10 550 5012 -5.7 -9.8 73 4.1 -7.4 208 42 317.3 318.0 291.2 328.1 3.31 11 500 5751 -11.8 -12.9 92 1.1 -12.2 210 44 318.6 319.2 291.1 327.9 2.83 12 450 6552 -14.8 -26.0 38 11.3 -17.6 224 53 324.7 324.9 291.2 328.3 1.02 13 400 7435 -19.9 -27.2 52 7.3 -21.6 240 61 329.1 329.3 292.4 332.8 1.03 14 350 8410 -27.2 -30.2 76 3.0 -27.8 248 73 332.1 332.2 293.2 335.3 0.89 15 300 9505 -35.2 -38.9 69 3.7 -35.7 255 71 335.7 335.8 293.7 337.4 0.44 16 250 10744 -46.4 -50.6 62 4.2 -46.6 258 62 337.2 337.2 293.7 337.8 0.15 17 200 12193 -54.2 -64.6 26 10.5 -54.4 252 71 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.2 0.03 18 150 14012 -60.9 -82.3 4 21.4 -61.1 248 70 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16471 -68.7 -85.3 7 16.6 -68.8 252 39 394.9 394.9 304.5 394.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.19 m Freezing level: 614.44 mb = 4137.56 m = 13574.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 619.51 mb = 4066.07 m = 13339.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.55 % Est. max temperature: 28.72 C = 83.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.39 mb = 1474.05 m = 4836.08 ft T: 15.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 13.60 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 841.60 mb = 1541.87 m = 5058.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.87 C = 83.97 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -4.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.76 C Showalter Index: -4.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.99 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.05 C Cross Totals Index: 25.95 C K Index: 40.05 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 429.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 668.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 845.65 mb = 1501.32 m = 4925.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.65 mb = 1652.34 m = 5421.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 240.65 mb = 10991.35 m = 36060.43 ft B at Equ Level: 665.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.65 mb = 13577.82 m = 44546.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.5 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 232.5 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.93 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 18.21 Bulk Shear: 36.72 m/s