MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509230000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509230000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z TUE 23 SEP 25 Station: 32.49,-93.11 Latitude: 32.49 Longitude: -93.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 81 31.6 23.0 60 8.6 25.2 168 7 304.5 307.9 298.3 357.9 17.87 1 1000 101 30.9 21.9 59 9.0 24.3 168 6 304.1 307.2 297.5 354.1 16.82 2 950 558 26.3 20.7 71 5.6 22.3 169 10 303.9 306.9 297.2 352.6 16.39 3 900 1033 21.7 19.7 88 2.0 20.2 169 10 303.8 306.9 297.1 352.1 16.22 4 850 1527 17.8 16.7 93 1.1 17.1 185 15 304.8 307.4 296.0 347.2 14.20 5 800 2045 15.2 13.8 91 1.4 14.3 200 18 307.4 309.7 295.6 345.1 12.51 6 750 2590 12.4 10.9 90 1.5 11.4 203 18 310.0 312.1 295.1 343.5 10.96 7 700 3167 9.3 7.6 89 1.7 8.3 208 17 312.8 314.6 294.8 342.0 9.43 8 650 3779 6.1 4.3 88 1.8 5.1 225 21 315.9 317.4 294.6 341.1 8.04 9 600 4432 2.7 0.5 85 2.2 1.5 235 26 319.2 320.5 294.4 340.4 6.62 10 550 5132 -0.6 -7.7 59 7.1 -3.9 249 25 323.4 324.1 293.4 336.2 3.89 11 500 5887 -5.2 -31.1 11 25.9 -11.8 251 25 326.7 326.9 291.4 328.8 0.57 12 450 6706 -10.2 -27.4 23 17.2 -14.9 270 26 330.4 330.6 292.7 333.7 0.90 13 400 7603 -16.5 -32.5 24 16.1 -20.0 278 26 333.6 333.7 293.3 335.9 0.62 14 350 8590 -23.7 -46.6 10 22.9 -26.5 289 30 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.5 0.17 15 300 9698 -32.0 -50.9 14 18.9 -33.6 301 38 340.3 340.4 294.5 340.8 0.12 16 250 10958 -42.2 -54.8 24 12.6 -42.9 304 40 343.3 343.3 295.2 343.7 0.09 17 200 12429 -52.8 -65.6 20 12.8 -53.1 302 51 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.03 18 150 14230 -64.9 -78.7 13 13.8 -65.0 295 51 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 19 100 16642 -73.9 -84.2 19 10.3 -74.0 301 20 384.9 384.9 303.0 384.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5785.65 m Freezing level: 559.09 mb = 5005.06 m = 16420.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 586.23 mb = 4618.69 m = 15152.99 ft Precipitable water: 2.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.26 % Est. max temperature: 31.82 C = 89.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.23 mb = 1175.96 m = 3858.09 ft T: 20.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 29.05 C Layer 1000.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.92 mb = 1326.68 m = 4352.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.48 C = 88.66 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.08 C Showalter Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.98 C Cross Totals Index: 21.85 C K Index: 38.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 394.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1520.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.60 mb = 1260.57 m = 4135.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.60 mb = 1409.70 m = 4624.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 171.60 mb = 13387.24 m = 43920.84 ft B at Equ Level: 1507.04 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.5 at 18.9 knts Storm direction: 251.5 at 14.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 63.6 neg: -1.9 tot: 61.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.0 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.56 Bulk Rich Number: 47.85 Bulk Shear: 31.78 m/s