MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.42,-93.49 Latitude: 32.42 Longitude: -93.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 55 28.9 20.5 61 8.3 22.9 159 7 301.7 304.5 296.0 346.9 15.32 1 1000 84 27.8 20.2 63 7.6 22.5 159 6 301.0 303.8 295.6 345.4 15.11 2 950 536 23.0 19.1 79 3.9 20.3 165 11 300.5 303.2 295.3 344.0 14.83 3 900 1005 18.7 17.8 94 0.9 18.1 194 16 300.8 303.4 295.0 343.0 14.37 4 850 1496 17.3 9.5 60 7.8 12.4 208 19 304.2 305.9 291.9 330.6 8.79 5 800 2011 13.9 11.6 86 2.3 12.4 214 23 306.0 308.0 293.9 338.5 10.82 6 750 2553 10.8 9.3 91 1.5 9.9 228 26 308.2 310.1 293.9 338.2 9.85 7 700 3125 7.6 5.5 86 2.2 6.3 236 30 310.9 312.5 293.3 335.9 8.09 8 650 3734 4.9 -0.2 70 5.1 2.1 236 29 314.5 315.6 292.4 332.7 5.80 9 600 4382 0.3 -6.3 61 6.7 -2.8 231 29 316.5 317.3 291.5 329.3 3.97 10 550 5073 -4.7 -11.4 59 6.8 -7.4 227 30 318.6 319.1 291.2 328.1 2.90 11 500 5814 -10.3 -22.1 37 11.8 -13.7 232 35 320.5 320.8 290.3 325.0 1.30 12 450 6621 -12.9 -40.8 8 27.9 -17.8 236 38 327.0 327.0 291.1 327.9 0.24 13 400 7509 -18.9 -46.5 7 27.6 -22.6 238 45 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.0 0.15 14 350 8488 -26.3 -52.3 7 26.0 -28.7 239 52 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.7 0.09 15 300 9582 -35.3 -53.1 15 17.8 -36.5 243 58 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.9 0.09 16 250 10824 -44.9 -58.7 20 13.9 -45.4 249 64 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.6 0.06 17 200 12289 -52.6 -72.3 8 19.7 -52.9 254 70 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14099 -62.9 -80.2 8 17.3 -63.0 255 58 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16532 -72.5 -86.4 11 13.9 -72.5 254 36 387.7 387.7 303.5 387.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.88 m Freezing level: 596.64 mb = 4428.27 m = 14528.25 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.37 mb = 4008.12 m = 13149.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.80 % Est. max temperature: 31.15 C = 88.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 889.02 mb = 1110.74 m = 3644.11 ft T: 18.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.66 C/km ThetaE index: 16.30 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.03 mb = 1425.24 m = 4675.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.88 C = 87.59 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -5.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: 0.66 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.32 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.56 C Cross Totals Index: 19.77 C K Index: 34.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1001.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.26 mb = 1050.65 m = 3446.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.26 mb = 2008.22 m = 6588.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.26 mb = 11655.29 m = 38238.67 ft B at Equ Level: 988.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.26 mb = 14945.48 m = 49033.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.6 at 25.0 knts Storm direction: 254.6 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 137.5 neg: -2.0 tot: 135.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 15.27 Bulk Shear: 65.60 m/s