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: 33.12,-92.11 Latitude: 33.12 Longitude: -92.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 29 22.2 21.8 98 0.4 21.9 166 4 294.7 297.7 294.8 342.1 16.55 1 1000 91 21.8 21.8 100 0.0 21.9 168 6 295.0 298.0 295.0 342.8 16.69 2 950 539 21.0 19.9 93 1.1 20.2 192 27 298.5 301.3 295.2 343.7 15.55 3 900 1006 18.6 17.1 90 1.6 17.6 201 33 300.7 303.2 294.6 341.0 13.71 4 850 1496 16.1 14.9 92 1.3 15.3 208 34 303.1 305.4 294.4 340.5 12.61 5 800 2010 13.1 11.9 92 1.2 12.3 217 35 305.1 307.1 293.8 338.0 10.98 6 750 2550 9.8 9.0 95 0.8 9.3 230 34 307.2 309.1 293.4 336.5 9.66 7 700 3121 6.3 5.8 96 0.5 6.0 237 34 309.5 311.0 293.0 334.9 8.29 8 650 3726 2.7 2.4 97 0.4 2.5 238 35 312.1 313.4 292.7 333.8 7.00 9 600 4370 -1.0 -1.9 94 0.8 -1.4 245 37 314.9 316.0 292.4 332.5 5.57 10 550 5060 -5.4 -7.5 86 2.0 -6.3 247 44 317.6 318.4 291.9 330.5 3.97 11 500 5802 -9.1 -15.6 59 6.5 -11.4 238 46 321.9 322.4 291.6 329.6 2.28 12 450 6608 -14.2 -37.2 12 23.1 -18.4 233 49 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.7 0.35 13 400 7492 -19.8 -46.9 7 27.0 -23.3 232 56 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.8 0.14 14 350 8466 -27.2 -41.2 25 14.0 -29.0 232 55 332.0 332.1 292.6 333.2 0.30 15 300 9560 -34.6 -39.3 63 4.6 -35.2 249 54 336.6 336.7 293.9 338.2 0.42 16 250 10806 -45.4 -49.2 65 3.9 -45.6 259 58 338.6 338.7 294.1 339.3 0.17 17 200 12266 -51.6 -65.4 18 13.8 -52.0 259 51 351.0 351.0 296.9 351.1 0.03 18 150 14081 -63.1 -80.1 8 17.0 -63.3 256 52 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16534 -71.5 -86.5 9 15.0 -71.5 260 32 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.79 m Freezing level: 613.79 mb = 4192.33 m = 13754.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.13 mb = 4130.35 m = 13550.84 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.87 % Est. max temperature: 30.18 C = 86.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.81 mb = 75.51 m = 247.74 ft T: 21.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 17.02 C Layer 900.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.70 mb = 884.96 m = 2903.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.61 C = 81.71 F Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lifted Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.26 C Showalter Index: -2.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.23 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 39.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.39 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1044.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.59 mb = 587.96 m = 1928.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 829.59 mb = 1701.80 m = 5583.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.59 mb = 11363.27 m = 37280.63 ft B at Equ Level: 1034.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.59 mb = 14515.78 m = 47623.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.0 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 260.0 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 102.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 330.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 110.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.94 Bulk Rich Number: 11.18 Bulk Shear: 93.38 m/s