MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.44,-90.70 Latitude: 34.44 Longitude: -90.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 22.9 19.3 80 3.7 20.4 235 11 295.7 298.3 293.4 336.3 14.12 1 1000 92 22.9 19.0 79 3.9 20.2 234 12 296.0 298.5 293.3 336.2 13.95 2 950 538 20.0 18.4 90 1.6 18.9 233 31 297.5 300.1 294.0 338.6 14.17 3 900 1004 17.7 17.5 99 0.2 17.6 238 44 299.7 302.3 294.6 341.1 14.14 4 850 1491 14.9 14.0 94 0.9 14.3 246 45 301.7 303.9 293.5 336.8 11.87 5 800 2003 11.9 11.4 97 0.4 11.6 252 41 303.8 305.8 293.2 335.6 10.68 6 750 2542 8.6 7.8 95 0.8 8.2 253 39 305.9 307.6 292.4 332.8 8.91 7 700 3110 5.3 4.8 96 0.5 5.0 256 37 308.4 309.8 292.2 331.9 7.71 8 650 3712 1.1 -0.1 92 1.2 0.5 254 38 310.2 311.3 291.2 328.4 5.86 9 600 4350 -3.3 -4.5 91 1.3 -3.8 255 40 312.4 313.2 290.8 326.7 4.56 10 550 5036 -6.3 -7.3 92 1.1 -6.7 258 44 316.7 317.4 291.6 329.6 4.01 11 500 5776 -10.5 -11.8 90 1.3 -11.0 260 47 320.2 320.8 291.9 330.5 3.11 12 450 6579 -15.4 -17.0 87 1.7 -15.9 261 51 323.9 324.3 292.1 331.5 2.24 13 400 7459 -20.9 -23.0 83 2.1 -21.5 262 54 327.8 328.1 292.5 333.0 1.50 14 350 8432 -27.9 -30.5 78 2.6 -28.3 262 56 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.86 15 300 9521 -36.4 -39.4 74 3.0 -36.7 262 57 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.42 16 250 10756 -47.0 -50.6 67 3.5 -47.2 256 60 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12198 -54.4 -59.2 56 4.8 -54.6 249 64 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.8 0.07 18 150 14034 -58.9 -83.9 3 25.1 -59.1 266 65 368.7 368.7 300.3 368.7 0.00 19 100 16513 -68.3 -86.5 6 18.2 -68.4 263 40 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.78 m Freezing level: 637.43 mb = 3872.39 m = 12704.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.37 mb = 3781.36 m = 12405.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.99 % Est. max temperature: 28.77 C = 83.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.74 mb = 521.91 m = 1712.28 ft T: 20.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 14.34 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.92 mb = 1051.96 m = 3451.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.17 C = 80.90 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -3.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.85 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.85 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.47 C K Index: 38.79 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 376.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 777.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.56 mb = 753.08 m = 2470.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.56 mb = 1676.61 m = 5500.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.56 mb = 10977.77 m = 36015.87 ft B at Equ Level: 776.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.56 mb = 13560.43 m = 44489.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.9 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 281.9 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 3.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 256.8 neg: -10.4 tot: 246.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 82.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.25 Bulk Rich Number: 13.56 Bulk Shear: 57.29 m/s