MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.69,-91.49 Latitude: 30.69 Longitude: -91.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1013 10 25.5 22.4 83 3.2 23.3 151 9 297.6 300.6 296.0 346.9 17.02 1 1000 127 23.6 21.7 89 1.9 22.3 152 11 296.7 299.7 295.4 344.6 16.57 2 950 575 20.7 19.4 92 1.3 19.8 165 23 298.2 300.9 294.8 341.9 15.06 3 900 1042 18.2 15.5 84 2.7 16.4 186 11 300.3 302.6 293.5 336.7 12.42 4 850 1530 15.3 14.4 94 0.9 14.7 221 16 302.2 304.4 293.9 338.3 12.20 5 800 2043 12.6 10.5 87 2.1 11.3 226 19 304.6 306.5 293.0 334.6 10.04 6 750 2583 11.3 0.6 48 10.7 5.5 228 12 308.8 309.8 290.3 325.3 5.32 7 700 3157 9.5 -13.0 19 22.4 0.3 218 8 313.0 313.4 288.6 319.6 2.01 8 650 3766 5.4 -13.0 25 18.4 -2.1 204 8 315.1 315.5 289.4 322.2 2.16 9 600 4414 1.7 -15.8 26 17.5 -5.0 209 11 318.0 318.4 290.0 324.3 1.86 10 550 5109 -3.3 -19.8 27 16.5 -8.8 216 15 320.2 320.5 290.3 325.1 1.45 11 500 5855 -8.1 -28.6 17 20.5 -13.3 226 14 323.2 323.3 290.5 325.8 0.72 12 450 6664 -13.1 -36.9 12 23.8 -17.7 255 14 326.8 326.8 291.2 328.1 0.36 13 400 7554 -17.5 -56.1 2 38.6 -21.8 272 19 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.05 14 350 8537 -25.7 -50.9 8 25.2 -28.3 272 26 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.10 15 300 9634 -35.0 -54.8 11 19.9 -36.2 272 31 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.07 16 250 10879 -44.0 -62.2 11 18.3 -44.6 270 43 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.9 0.04 17 200 12344 -53.4 -71.6 9 18.3 -53.7 269 49 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.01 18 150 14146 -64.4 -78.4 13 14.0 -64.5 265 38 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 19 100 16561 -73.9 -85.3 16 11.3 -74.0 277 24 384.8 384.8 303.0 384.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.00 m Freezing level: 583.26 mb = 4646.64 m = 15244.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.58 mb = 3220.42 m = 10565.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.80 % Est. max temperature: 29.68 C = 85.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.96 mb = 411.07 m = 1348.63 ft T: 21.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 18.68 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.21 mb = 887.45 m = 2911.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: -2.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.09 C Showalter Index: -0.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.41 C Cross Totals Index: 22.46 C K Index: 15.33 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 461.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.43 mb = 680.52 m = 2232.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.43 mb = 1297.50 m = 4256.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 753.43 mb = 2544.82 m = 8349.05 ft B at Equ Level: 32.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 163.43 mb = 13609.09 m = 44648.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.1 at 13.2 knts Storm direction: 238.1 at 9.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 21.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 76.7 neg: -10.9 tot: 65.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 24.39 Bulk Shear: 18.94 m/s