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: 34.99,-90.59 Latitude: 34.99 Longitude: -90.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 63 33.4 20.6 47 12.8 24.1 202 12 306.2 309.1 297.1 352.3 15.37 1 1000 94 32.3 19.9 48 12.4 23.4 203 12 305.5 308.2 296.5 349.7 14.77 2 950 553 27.5 18.7 59 8.8 21.3 203 16 305.1 307.8 296.3 348.3 14.47 3 900 1029 22.9 17.9 73 5.0 19.4 203 17 305.1 307.8 296.3 348.4 14.48 4 850 1524 18.1 16.7 91 1.5 17.1 204 17 305.1 307.8 296.1 347.5 14.18 5 800 2041 14.5 10.2 75 4.3 11.7 214 23 306.6 308.4 293.3 336.1 9.80 6 750 2584 12.0 3.4 56 8.6 7.1 228 21 309.6 310.8 291.6 329.8 6.54 7 700 3159 9.0 -1.3 48 10.3 3.6 242 21 312.4 313.4 291.2 328.1 4.97 8 650 3769 5.3 -5.5 45 10.9 0.1 239 19 315.0 315.7 291.0 327.5 3.89 9 600 4417 1.7 -13.8 30 15.5 -4.5 247 20 318.1 318.5 290.4 325.3 2.19 10 550 5114 -1.5 -19.0 25 17.5 -7.6 264 24 322.3 322.6 291.0 327.7 1.55 11 500 5866 -6.2 -15.6 48 9.3 -9.8 262 26 325.4 325.9 292.6 333.2 2.27 12 450 6681 -11.6 -18.4 57 6.8 -13.9 261 30 328.6 329.0 293.2 335.5 1.99 13 400 7573 -17.6 -24.3 56 6.7 -19.4 277 31 332.1 332.4 293.6 336.9 1.33 14 350 8557 -25.5 -32.6 51 7.1 -26.8 283 36 334.4 334.6 293.6 337.1 0.71 15 300 9657 -33.4 -45.3 29 11.9 -34.6 284 35 338.2 338.3 294.1 339.1 0.22 16 250 10912 -42.8 -53.1 32 10.2 -43.4 293 37 342.4 342.4 295.0 342.8 0.11 17 200 12377 -53.8 -65.6 23 11.7 -54.1 297 55 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.6 0.03 18 150 14179 -63.0 -79.0 10 16.0 -63.1 298 58 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.01 19 100 16622 -70.8 -85.9 9 15.1 -70.8 237 15 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5771.28 m Freezing level: 573.42 mb = 4787.48 m = 15706.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.51 mb = 3787.21 m = 12425.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.30 % Est. max temperature: 32.28 C = 90.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 834.79 mb = 1678.22 m = 5505.91 ft T: 17.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 23.05 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.47 mb = 1722.51 m = 5651.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.85 C = 91.13 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -2.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 30.74 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1173.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.45 mb = 1661.29 m = 5450.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.45 mb = 1815.55 m = 5956.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 191.45 mb = 12650.47 m = 41503.65 ft B at Equ Level: 1162.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.45 mb = 15451.19 m = 50692.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 70.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 70.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.8 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 66.06 Bulk Shear: 17.77 m/s