MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.31,-93.31 Latitude: 32.31 Longitude: -93.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 61 28.8 21.9 66 7.0 23.8 166 6 301.8 304.8 296.8 351.0 16.71 1 1000 85 28.3 21.3 66 6.9 23.3 166 5 301.4 304.4 296.4 349.0 16.17 2 950 538 23.7 20.2 80 3.6 21.2 176 11 301.3 304.2 296.2 347.9 15.85 3 900 1008 19.6 18.4 93 1.2 18.8 191 17 301.7 304.4 295.7 345.7 14.95 4 850 1499 16.4 14.2 87 2.2 14.9 213 21 303.3 305.5 294.1 339.0 12.03 5 800 2013 13.3 9.1 75 4.2 10.7 213 24 305.3 307.0 292.4 332.7 9.09 6 750 2554 10.1 9.4 96 0.7 9.7 216 22 307.5 309.4 293.7 337.7 9.95 7 700 3126 7.5 6.4 93 1.0 6.9 235 25 310.7 312.4 293.7 337.4 8.68 8 650 3735 4.4 2.6 88 1.8 3.4 236 25 314.0 315.3 293.4 336.3 7.13 9 600 4382 0.5 -4.2 70 4.8 -1.8 234 26 316.7 317.6 292.2 331.6 4.66 10 550 5074 -4.3 -10.8 61 6.4 -7.0 233 31 318.9 319.5 291.4 329.0 3.06 11 500 5817 -10.0 -18.4 50 8.4 -12.7 237 38 320.9 321.2 290.9 327.0 1.79 12 450 6624 -13.1 -37.8 11 24.7 -17.8 243 45 326.8 326.8 291.2 328.0 0.33 13 400 7511 -18.9 -48.1 6 29.2 -22.7 244 52 330.4 330.5 292.0 330.9 0.12 14 350 8489 -26.6 -51.0 8 24.4 -29.0 244 56 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.3 0.10 15 300 9582 -35.8 -50.3 21 14.5 -36.9 249 63 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.13 16 250 10822 -44.5 -61.6 13 17.1 -45.1 253 69 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.04 17 200 12288 -52.8 -72.1 8 19.4 -53.1 261 75 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14101 -63.1 -80.2 8 17.1 -63.2 262 60 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16530 -72.2 -86.1 11 13.9 -72.3 262 37 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.05 m Freezing level: 594.69 mb = 4455.64 m = 14618.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.23 mb = 4153.09 m = 13625.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.91 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.71 % Est. max temperature: 30.29 C = 86.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.71 mb = 943.52 m = 3095.51 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 18.35 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.99 mb = 1084.90 m = 3559.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.01 C = 84.22 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: -6.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.53 C Showalter Index: -2.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.33 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 39.48 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1650.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.97 mb = 1018.04 m = 3339.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.97 mb = 1162.51 m = 3813.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 203.97 mb = 12158.99 m = 39891.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1639.91 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.6 at 24.2 knts Storm direction: 255.6 at 18.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.5 neg: -3.3 tot: 119.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 39.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.06 Bulk Rich Number: 30.08 Bulk Shear: 54.89 m/s