MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.65,-92.62 Latitude: 32.65 Longitude: -92.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 22.5 22.1 98 0.3 22.2 168 3 295.4 298.4 295.3 344.0 16.96 1 1000 94 22.3 22.0 99 0.2 22.1 167 4 295.4 298.5 295.3 344.0 16.91 2 950 542 22.2 20.4 90 1.8 20.9 202 25 299.7 302.6 295.9 346.6 16.06 3 900 1011 18.9 17.8 93 1.2 18.1 208 33 301.0 303.6 295.1 343.2 14.35 4 850 1501 16.0 14.7 92 1.3 15.1 215 34 302.9 305.2 294.3 339.8 12.46 5 800 2014 12.9 12.1 94 0.9 12.4 226 34 304.9 307.0 293.9 338.2 11.13 6 750 2555 9.8 9.1 96 0.6 9.4 238 30 307.2 309.0 293.5 336.7 9.76 7 700 3125 6.5 5.9 96 0.6 6.1 244 30 309.7 311.2 293.1 335.2 8.32 8 650 3731 2.8 2.2 96 0.6 2.5 245 33 312.1 313.4 292.7 333.6 6.92 9 600 4375 -0.8 -2.8 87 1.9 -1.8 247 39 315.2 316.2 292.2 331.7 5.21 10 550 5065 -5.2 -7.7 83 2.4 -6.3 242 45 317.9 318.6 291.9 330.5 3.91 11 500 5808 -9.1 -21.2 37 12.1 -12.8 236 46 322.0 322.2 290.8 326.8 1.41 12 450 6613 -14.5 -38.6 11 24.1 -18.8 233 46 325.0 325.1 290.6 326.1 0.30 13 400 7495 -20.3 -39.3 17 19.0 -23.3 232 51 328.6 328.6 291.6 329.8 0.32 14 350 8469 -27.1 -37.0 39 9.9 -28.6 239 53 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.9 0.46 15 300 9565 -33.6 -37.3 69 3.7 -34.1 258 52 338.0 338.1 294.3 340.0 0.52 16 250 10817 -44.6 -47.9 69 3.4 -44.7 261 59 339.8 339.9 294.5 340.6 0.20 17 200 12276 -51.5 -70.8 8 19.3 -51.9 259 50 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14094 -62.6 -79.9 8 17.3 -62.7 261 48 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16542 -71.3 -86.3 9 15.0 -71.3 262 33 389.9 389.9 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.91 m Freezing level: 611.23 mb = 4230.28 m = 13878.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 621.00 mb = 4098.15 m = 13445.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.88 C = 85.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.55 mb = 106.54 m = 349.53 ft T: 22.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.80 C/km ThetaE index: 20.51 C Layer 900.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.38 mb = 920.77 m = 3020.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.89 C = 82.20 F Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lifted Index: -4.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.75 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.05 C Cross Totals Index: 23.77 C K Index: 39.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 358.35 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1340.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.87 mb = 671.79 m = 2204.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.87 mb = 1194.81 m = 3919.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.87 mb = 11627.05 m = 38146.01 ft B at Equ Level: 1326.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.87 mb = 15397.58 m = 50516.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 284.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 284.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.31 Bulk Rich Number: 17.36 Bulk Shear: 77.22 m/s