MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.04,-90.59 Latitude: 34.04 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 1007 44 30.3 16.8 44 13.5 21.1 187 13 302.8 305.1 293.9 338.5 12.03 1 1000 103 28.5 16.3 48 12.2 20.3 188 14 301.7 303.9 293.4 336.4 11.77 2 950 556 23.8 15.4 59 8.4 18.2 191 17 301.4 303.5 293.3 335.7 11.67 3 900 1025 19.2 14.5 74 4.8 16.1 193 17 301.3 303.5 293.2 335.5 11.59 4 850 1514 16.4 8.4 59 8.0 11.6 222 16 303.3 304.8 291.0 327.7 8.14 5 800 2028 13.3 11.7 90 1.6 12.3 234 19 305.3 307.3 293.8 337.9 10.86 6 750 2568 9.6 6.5 81 3.1 7.8 246 25 307.0 308.5 292.2 331.7 8.12 7 700 3137 6.1 -1.1 60 7.2 2.4 240 26 309.3 310.2 290.2 324.9 5.04 8 650 3745 5.0 -6.5 43 11.5 -0.4 244 27 314.6 315.3 290.6 326.3 3.63 9 600 4391 -0.0 -5.8 65 5.8 -2.7 247 28 316.1 316.9 291.5 329.4 4.13 10 550 5082 -5.1 -12.3 57 7.2 -7.9 247 28 318.0 318.5 290.8 326.9 2.69 11 500 5822 -10.6 -24.5 31 13.9 -14.4 247 31 320.1 320.3 289.9 323.8 1.05 12 450 6627 -14.1 -44.0 6 29.9 -18.7 252 31 325.5 325.5 290.6 326.2 0.17 13 400 7510 -20.0 -42.5 12 22.5 -23.3 257 41 329.0 329.0 291.7 329.8 0.23 14 350 8485 -27.4 -50.8 9 23.4 -29.6 257 49 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.10 15 300 9575 -36.1 -51.2 20 15.0 -37.2 260 56 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.9 0.12 16 250 10811 -46.8 -52.3 53 5.5 -47.1 261 64 336.4 336.5 293.6 336.9 0.12 17 200 12259 -54.9 -66.9 21 12.0 -55.1 259 72 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 14071 -61.9 -79.3 8 17.4 -62.0 261 61 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16506 -71.9 -86.8 9 15.0 -71.9 252 33 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5718.72 m Freezing level: 600.24 mb = 4388.27 m = 14397.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.49 mb = 3663.51 m = 12019.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.38 % Est. max temperature: 30.48 C = 86.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 827.85 mb = 1737.68 m = 5700.98 ft T: 15.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 12.92 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 790.62 mb = 2126.36 m = 6976.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.06 C = 91.51 F Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lifted Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.28 C Showalter Index: 1.78 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.00 C Cross Totals Index: 18.96 C K Index: 28.13 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 114.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.14 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.63 mb = 1628.04 m = 5341.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.63 mb = 2978.21 m = 9770.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 683.63 mb = 3331.33 m = 10929.44 ft B at Equ Level: 1.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 673.63 mb = 3452.16 m = 11325.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 23.8 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 17.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 68.9 neg: -2.1 tot: 66.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 2.77 Bulk Shear: 41.39 m/s