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: 35.38,-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 67 SFC 987 180 22.2 21.2 95 0.9 21.5 212 10 296.4 299.3 295.1 343.4 16.30 2 950 513 20.6 19.7 94 0.9 20.0 218 29 298.1 300.9 295.0 342.8 15.39 3 900 980 18.0 16.2 89 1.9 16.8 223 40 300.1 302.5 293.9 338.0 12.96 4 850 1467 14.7 11.4 81 3.3 12.6 244 43 301.5 303.3 292.0 331.0 9.98 5 800 1978 11.8 7.8 76 4.1 9.4 253 48 303.8 305.3 291.3 328.6 8.31 6 750 2515 8.2 4.0 74 4.3 5.8 255 53 305.5 306.8 290.6 326.1 6.79 7 700 3081 4.4 1.1 79 3.4 2.7 254 53 307.4 308.5 290.4 325.5 5.91 8 650 3681 0.5 -0.7 91 1.2 -0.2 249 46 309.5 310.6 290.8 326.8 5.58 9 600 4320 -2.7 -3.1 97 0.4 -2.9 239 45 313.0 314.0 291.5 329.0 5.08 10 550 5007 -6.2 -6.6 97 0.4 -6.4 230 54 316.7 317.5 291.8 330.3 4.25 11 500 5746 -10.8 -13.6 80 2.8 -11.8 226 61 319.9 320.4 291.3 328.8 2.67 12 450 6550 -14.7 -24.4 43 9.7 -17.3 227 55 324.7 325.0 291.4 328.9 1.18 13 400 7432 -20.3 -22.9 80 2.6 -21.0 228 54 328.6 328.9 292.8 334.0 1.52 14 350 8406 -27.7 -30.9 74 3.3 -28.3 231 46 331.4 331.6 292.9 334.5 0.83 15 300 9494 -36.8 -40.8 66 4.0 -37.2 236 46 333.5 333.6 293.0 334.9 0.36 16 250 10735 -43.8 -58.1 19 14.3 -44.4 240 54 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.2 0.06 17 200 12203 -52.7 -70.1 10 17.4 -53.1 247 62 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 14019 -62.2 -81.2 6 19.1 -62.3 252 60 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16486 -68.6 -85.5 7 16.9 -68.7 253 40 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.56 m Freezing level: 642.19 mb = 3780.84 m = 12404.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.77 mb = 3646.60 m = 11963.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.81 % Est. max temperature: 27.80 C = 82.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.33 mb = 293.20 m = 961.92 ft T: 21.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 17.93 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 987.24 m = 3238.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.85 C = 78.53 F Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.58 C Showalter Index: -0.02 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.14 C K Index: 33.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 284.27 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.50 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1100.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.70 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.34 mb = 796.22 m = 2612.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.34 mb = 1226.50 m = 4023.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.34 mb = 10618.30 m = 34836.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1096.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.34 mb = 14253.32 m = 46762.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.4 at 47.7 knts Storm direction: 269.4 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 363.7 neg: -12.6 tot: 351.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.42 Bulk Rich Number: 11.09 Bulk Shear: 99.16 m/s