MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.64,-90.12 Latitude: 33.64 Longitude: -90.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 53 25.2 19.3 70 5.9 21.1 165 8 298.0 300.6 294.1 339.2 14.18 1 1000 88 25.7 19.3 68 6.4 21.2 165 8 298.8 301.4 294.4 340.2 14.19 2 950 538 22.4 17.7 75 4.7 19.2 179 22 300.0 302.4 294.2 339.6 13.53 3 900 1006 18.0 16.4 90 1.7 17.0 184 24 300.1 302.5 294.0 338.6 13.13 4 850 1493 14.5 11.0 79 3.5 12.3 193 22 301.4 303.1 291.7 330.1 9.73 5 800 2005 14.4 -4.3 27 18.7 5.4 234 20 306.5 307.2 287.9 317.3 3.47 6 750 2546 11.2 1.1 50 10.2 5.7 232 22 308.7 309.8 290.5 325.8 5.51 7 700 3120 9.0 4.9 76 4.0 6.6 236 23 312.4 313.9 293.5 336.6 7.81 8 650 3730 5.0 -4.9 49 9.8 0.2 237 24 314.6 315.4 291.0 327.7 4.10 9 600 4377 0.1 -6.3 62 6.4 -2.9 238 23 316.2 317.0 291.4 329.0 3.97 10 550 5068 -4.3 -11.5 57 7.2 -7.2 230 26 319.0 319.5 291.3 328.5 2.88 11 500 5812 -9.0 -20.8 38 11.7 -12.7 230 34 322.0 322.3 290.9 327.1 1.46 12 450 6619 -12.9 -38.3 10 25.4 -17.7 233 40 327.0 327.1 291.2 328.2 0.31 13 400 7507 -18.7 -48.3 5 29.6 -22.5 237 44 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.1 0.12 14 350 8486 -26.3 -50.4 8 24.1 -28.7 238 51 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.7 0.11 15 300 9580 -35.5 -52.5 16 17.0 -36.7 241 56 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.7 0.10 16 250 10820 -45.6 -57.6 25 12.0 -46.1 246 62 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.5 0.06 17 200 12280 -52.7 -71.9 8 19.2 -53.1 253 71 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 14092 -62.6 -80.7 7 18.1 -62.8 255 62 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16531 -71.6 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.7 256 37 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.60 m Freezing level: 599.26 mb = 4387.00 m = 14392.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.85 mb = 3769.17 m = 12365.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.29 % Est. max temperature: 28.44 C = 83.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.80 mb = 807.99 m = 2650.87 ft T: 19.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 22.84 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.30 mb = 1204.05 m = 3950.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.80 C = 82.05 F Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lifted Index: -2.08 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.44 C Showalter Index: 2.14 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.55 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.55 C Cross Totals Index: 20.00 C K Index: 30.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 311.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 289.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.75 mb = 1084.20 m = 3557.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.75 mb = 1326.53 m = 4352.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 836.75 mb = 1625.51 m = 5332.99 ft B at Equ Level: 7.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 806.75 mb = 1933.83 m = 6344.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.6 at 23.7 knts Storm direction: 252.6 at 17.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 7.16 Bulk Shear: 40.39 m/s