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: 35.6,-89.02 Latitude: 35.60 Longitude: -89.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 994 120 27.4 18.5 58 8.9 21.2 178 13 301.1 303.6 294.6 341.2 13.64 2 950 518 24.7 17.6 65 7.1 19.8 187 29 302.2 304.7 294.8 341.9 13.44 3 900 989 20.2 16.6 79 3.7 17.7 191 33 302.4 304.8 294.7 341.6 13.29 4 850 1480 15.7 15.4 98 0.3 15.5 194 35 302.6 305.0 294.6 341.2 13.05 5 800 1992 11.8 10.3 91 1.5 10.9 208 42 303.7 305.5 292.6 333.1 9.88 6 750 2529 8.1 2.1 66 6.0 4.8 220 44 305.3 306.4 289.8 323.4 5.94 7 700 3097 6.8 -3.0 50 9.8 1.9 225 44 310.0 310.8 289.9 323.6 4.37 8 650 3703 3.7 -4.9 53 8.6 -0.4 225 44 313.1 313.9 290.6 326.1 4.08 9 600 4347 -1.0 -3.1 86 2.1 -2.0 224 43 315.0 315.9 292.0 331.1 5.08 10 550 5036 -5.4 -12.0 60 6.5 -8.0 219 44 317.7 318.2 290.8 326.8 2.78 11 500 5776 -10.9 -17.5 58 6.6 -13.0 223 50 319.8 320.2 290.7 326.3 1.94 12 450 6581 -13.7 -30.7 22 17.0 -17.6 236 58 326.0 326.1 291.2 328.3 0.66 13 400 7466 -19.8 -27.0 53 7.2 -21.5 244 57 329.3 329.5 292.6 333.1 1.05 14 350 8442 -27.1 -33.5 55 6.4 -28.2 251 55 332.3 332.4 293.0 334.7 0.65 15 300 9533 -36.1 -42.5 51 6.5 -36.7 256 53 334.5 334.6 293.2 335.7 0.30 16 250 10770 -46.0 -50.1 63 4.1 -46.2 251 55 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.16 17 200 12227 -52.6 -69.9 11 17.2 -52.9 249 61 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.02 18 150 14044 -62.0 -81.0 6 19.1 -62.1 249 64 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16494 -69.1 -85.6 7 16.5 -69.2 254 37 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.70 m Freezing level: 610.78 mb = 4207.98 m = 13805.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.58 mb = 3582.96 m = 11754.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.68 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 873.48 mb = 1246.05 m = 4088.04 ft T: 17.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 18.54 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.66 mb = 1463.21 m = 4800.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.94 C = 84.09 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.47 C Showalter Index: -4.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.58 C Cross Totals Index: 26.24 C K Index: 32.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 973.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.16 mb = 1387.99 m = 4553.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.16 mb = 1538.22 m = 5046.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.16 mb = 11197.39 m = 36736.41 ft B at Equ Level: 971.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 144.16 mb = 14284.20 m = 46863.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.6 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 245.6 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 324.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 324.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.66 Bulk Rich Number: 12.47 Bulk Shear: 78.10 m/s