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: 31.98,-90.16 Latitude: 31.98 Longitude: -90.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 101 28.4 17.1 50 11.3 20.6 198 4 301.4 303.6 293.7 337.7 12.33 1 1000 118 27.7 16.5 51 11.2 20.1 199 3 300.8 303.0 293.2 335.7 11.86 2 950 569 23.3 13.9 55 9.4 17.1 199 4 300.8 302.8 292.2 331.8 10.53 3 900 1038 20.2 9.1 49 11.1 13.4 185 7 302.3 303.8 290.7 326.4 8.08 4 850 1528 16.0 8.8 62 7.2 11.6 183 7 302.9 304.4 291.1 327.8 8.37 5 800 2041 14.2 -2.5 31 16.7 5.8 187 3 306.2 307.0 288.2 318.5 3.96 6 750 2582 11.4 -1.0 42 12.4 4.9 145 5 309.0 309.9 289.9 323.7 4.73 7 700 3155 8.0 -3.8 43 11.8 2.2 165 7 311.3 312.1 290.0 324.3 4.12 8 650 3763 4.9 -9.7 34 14.6 -1.4 185 11 314.5 315.0 289.9 323.6 2.82 9 600 4410 1.3 -26.8 10 28.1 -6.8 196 13 317.6 317.8 288.8 320.1 0.71 10 550 5103 -3.4 -24.8 17 21.3 -9.6 221 13 320.0 320.2 289.8 323.3 0.93 11 500 5849 -8.3 -23.7 28 15.4 -12.8 225 17 322.9 323.1 290.8 326.9 1.13 12 450 6657 -14.0 -22.8 48 8.7 -16.5 220 22 325.6 325.9 291.8 330.4 1.36 13 400 7541 -19.7 -23.1 74 3.4 -20.6 221 34 329.4 329.7 293.0 334.6 1.49 14 350 8518 -27.6 -34.4 52 6.8 -28.7 220 38 331.5 331.7 292.7 333.7 0.59 15 300 9613 -33.9 -50.8 17 16.8 -35.3 242 44 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.0 0.12 16 250 10864 -43.3 -61.1 12 17.8 -44.0 246 48 341.7 341.7 294.8 341.9 0.04 17 200 12331 -53.2 -72.3 8 19.1 -53.5 249 55 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.5 0.01 18 150 14134 -64.6 -79.8 11 15.2 -64.7 259 50 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.00 19 100 16553 -73.7 -86.2 13 12.5 -73.7 257 20 385.3 385.3 303.1 385.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.33 m Freezing level: 586.13 mb = 4602.19 m = 15098.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.89 mb = 3515.60 m = 11533.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.85 % Est. max temperature: 29.87 C = 85.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.97 mb = 1528.27 m = 5013.95 ft T: 15.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 11.29 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 718.75 mb = 2935.53 m = 9630.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.47 C = 99.45 F Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lifted Index: 2.17 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.12 C Showalter Index: 3.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.34 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.27 C Cross Totals Index: 17.07 C K Index: 21.21 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 136.38 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 5.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4819.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 818.71 mb = 1845.21 m = 6053.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.0 at 9.1 knts Storm direction: 229.0 at 6.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.3 neg: -5.6 tot: 5.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 1.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.36 Bulk Shear: 3.93 m/s