MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 30.89,-90.91 Latitude: 30.89 Longitude: -90.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 69 27.9 16.2 49 11.7 20.0 172 3 300.5 302.6 292.9 334.5 11.57 1 1000 121 26.9 15.5 49 11.5 19.3 171 3 300.1 302.1 292.4 332.6 11.10 2 950 570 22.4 13.8 58 8.6 16.8 168 5 299.9 301.8 291.9 330.6 10.47 3 900 1037 18.7 7.6 48 11.1 12.1 168 11 300.8 302.1 289.5 322.3 7.27 4 850 1525 15.2 10.6 74 4.7 12.3 155 11 302.1 303.8 291.7 330.1 9.45 5 800 2038 15.2 -5.1 24 20.3 5.4 146 5 307.3 307.9 287.9 317.5 3.26 6 750 2581 11.6 -1.5 40 13.1 4.9 147 7 309.2 310.1 289.8 323.5 4.58 7 700 3153 8.3 -5.9 36 14.1 1.6 150 11 311.7 312.3 289.6 322.9 3.53 8 650 3762 5.3 -16.5 19 21.8 -2.9 163 13 314.9 315.2 288.8 320.3 1.61 9 600 4410 1.5 -22.6 15 24.1 -6.2 182 10 317.8 318.0 289.2 321.4 1.03 10 550 5104 -2.9 -19.4 27 16.5 -8.5 212 11 320.7 321.0 290.5 325.8 1.50 11 500 5851 -7.8 -17.0 48 9.2 -11.1 225 16 323.5 323.9 291.8 330.4 2.01 12 450 6662 -13.4 -15.0 88 1.6 -14.0 229 24 326.4 326.9 293.2 335.4 2.65 13 400 7550 -19.0 -20.7 86 1.7 -19.6 221 31 330.3 330.6 293.5 336.7 1.84 14 350 8527 -26.4 -40.1 26 13.7 -28.3 242 32 333.1 333.2 292.9 334.4 0.33 15 300 9626 -33.2 -53.7 11 20.6 -34.7 245 41 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.0 0.09 16 250 10883 -42.5 -65.3 6 22.8 -43.3 256 50 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 17 200 12353 -53.0 -71.4 9 18.4 -53.3 249 53 348.9 348.9 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 14151 -65.2 -79.2 13 14.0 -65.3 258 46 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.9 0.01 19 100 16560 -73.8 -86.0 14 12.1 -73.9 257 14 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.70 m Freezing level: 583.07 mb = 4644.68 m = 15238.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 682.25 mb = 3364.25 m = 11037.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.94 % Est. max temperature: 29.28 C = 84.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.53 mb = 1539.74 m = 5051.59 ft T: 15.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 12.59 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 704.88 mb = 3095.77 m = 10156.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.80 C = 101.84 F Cap Strength: 5.41 C Lifted Index: 3.58 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.11 C Showalter Index: 3.35 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.41 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.03 C Cross Totals Index: 18.38 C K Index: 19.43 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 165.59 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5826.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 826.08 mb = 1766.70 m = 5796.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 178.7 at 10.0 knts Storm direction: 208.7 at 7.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 0.5 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 52.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.3 neg: -15.7 tot: 3.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 4.89 m/s