MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509231200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509231200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z TUE 23 SEP 25 Station: 32.39,-93.64 Latitude: 32.39 Longitude: -93.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 53 33.9 22.1 50 11.8 25.2 170 9 306.6 309.8 298.2 357.5 16.90 1 1000 96 32.1 21.6 54 10.5 24.4 170 8 305.2 308.3 297.5 354.4 16.43 2 950 555 27.1 20.8 69 6.3 22.5 174 11 304.6 307.7 297.4 353.8 16.48 3 900 1031 22.4 19.9 86 2.5 20.6 177 11 304.6 307.7 297.4 353.8 16.47 4 850 1526 18.7 16.6 87 2.1 17.2 222 13 305.8 308.4 296.2 348.0 14.09 5 800 2045 15.3 11.5 78 3.8 12.8 245 13 307.4 309.4 294.3 339.7 10.69 6 750 2589 12.8 4.3 56 8.5 7.9 252 13 310.5 311.8 292.3 332.1 6.98 7 700 3166 10.1 -6.8 30 16.8 2.1 251 16 313.6 314.3 290.0 324.2 3.29 8 650 3777 6.7 -10.7 28 17.4 -0.9 242 19 316.6 317.1 290.3 325.1 2.61 9 600 4430 3.8 -18.8 17 22.6 -4.4 244 16 320.6 320.8 290.4 325.5 1.44 10 550 5132 -0.0 -31.8 7 31.8 -8.4 249 18 324.1 324.2 290.5 325.8 0.48 11 500 5886 -5.2 -33.2 9 28.0 -12.0 249 24 326.7 326.8 291.3 328.4 0.46 12 450 6705 -10.1 -29.1 20 19.0 -15.0 259 22 330.5 330.6 292.6 333.3 0.77 13 400 7602 -16.0 -28.9 32 12.9 -19.1 280 24 334.2 334.4 293.7 337.5 0.88 14 350 8593 -23.2 -36.1 30 13.0 -25.4 281 24 337.5 337.6 294.2 339.4 0.50 15 300 9704 -31.3 -52.4 11 21.1 -33.1 292 27 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.6 0.10 16 250 10964 -42.4 -51.5 36 9.1 -43.0 296 32 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.5 0.13 17 200 12438 -51.9 -65.5 18 13.5 -52.2 302 45 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.7 0.03 18 150 14240 -65.5 -77.8 17 12.2 -65.6 295 46 357.2 357.2 298.1 357.2 0.01 19 100 16653 -73.5 -84.0 19 10.5 -73.5 311 17 385.8 385.8 303.2 385.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5789.44 m Freezing level: 550.14 mb = 5129.71 m = 16829.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.38 mb = 3596.90 m = 11800.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.81 % Est. max temperature: 32.92 C = 91.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.28 mb = 1543.59 m = 5064.20 ft T: 18.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 33.27 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.08 mb = 1474.59 m = 4837.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.91 C = 91.25 F Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lifted Index: -3.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.62 C Showalter Index: -1.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.72 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.79 C K Index: 23.68 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1538.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.23 mb = 1372.26 m = 4502.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.23 mb = 1625.05 m = 5331.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 170.23 mb = 13447.42 m = 44118.29 ft B at Equ Level: 1532.35 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.7 at 15.6 knts Storm direction: 267.7 at 11.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 42.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 42.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 55.11 Bulk Shear: 27.92 m/s