MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.29,-90.02 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -90.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 998 78 27.9 17.8 54 10.1 20.9 194 13 301.2 303.6 294.1 339.4 12.98 2 950 516 24.7 16.8 61 7.9 19.3 198 32 302.3 304.6 294.3 339.9 12.75 3 900 988 20.3 15.7 75 4.6 17.2 199 36 302.4 304.8 294.2 339.6 12.57 4 850 1478 15.7 14.1 90 1.6 14.7 201 37 302.6 304.8 293.9 338.1 12.00 5 800 1990 12.2 7.0 71 5.2 9.2 219 39 304.2 305.6 291.1 327.8 7.89 6 750 2529 8.7 8.3 97 0.4 8.5 233 42 306.0 307.8 292.7 333.9 9.23 7 700 3098 5.8 2.3 78 3.5 3.9 233 43 308.9 310.1 291.4 328.8 6.48 8 650 3701 2.9 -1.9 71 4.8 0.5 229 47 312.2 313.2 291.2 328.3 5.13 9 600 4345 -1.4 -2.4 93 1.0 -1.9 224 50 314.5 315.6 292.1 331.5 5.35 10 550 5033 -6.0 -9.9 74 3.9 -7.6 222 51 317.0 317.7 291.0 327.7 3.29 11 500 5772 -10.9 -17.1 60 6.2 -13.0 229 55 319.8 320.1 290.7 326.5 2.00 12 450 6577 -14.2 -23.2 46 9.0 -16.7 236 57 325.4 325.7 291.7 330.0 1.31 13 400 7461 -20.1 -24.6 67 4.5 -21.2 238 54 328.9 329.2 292.7 333.5 1.31 14 350 8437 -27.0 -29.8 77 2.8 -27.5 242 54 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.7 0.92 15 300 9529 -35.8 -38.9 73 3.1 -36.1 247 53 335.0 335.1 293.5 336.6 0.44 16 250 10766 -46.5 -50.3 65 3.8 -46.7 245 58 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.6 0.15 17 200 12227 -51.7 -74.1 5 22.5 -52.1 247 59 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14046 -61.8 -80.8 6 19.0 -62.0 250 64 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16496 -69.4 -84.7 9 15.3 -69.5 255 38 393.6 393.6 304.3 393.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5708.48 m Freezing level: 616.17 mb = 4136.87 m = 13572.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.83 mb = 3828.22 m = 12559.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.16 % Est. max temperature: 29.36 C = 84.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.20 mb = 1355.73 m = 4447.88 ft T: 16.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 12.10 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.91 mb = 1608.96 m = 5278.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.71 C = 85.48 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: -3.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.61 C Cross Totals Index: 25.01 C K Index: 37.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 434.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 718.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.54 mb = 1492.51 m = 4896.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 823.54 mb = 1744.99 m = 5724.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.54 mb = 11212.33 m = 36785.40 ft B at Equ Level: 700.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.54 mb = 13499.83 m = 44290.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.6 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 251.6 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 272.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 272.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 9.49 Bulk Shear: 75.76 m/s