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: 33.17,-92.08 Latitude: 33.17 Longitude: -92.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 22.2 21.8 98 0.4 21.9 171 4 294.7 297.7 294.8 342.1 16.55 1 1000 91 21.8 21.8 100 0.0 21.8 173 5 295.0 298.0 295.0 342.7 16.67 2 950 539 20.8 19.9 94 0.9 20.2 193 26 298.3 301.2 295.2 343.6 15.58 3 900 1006 18.5 17.2 92 1.3 17.7 201 32 300.6 303.1 294.6 341.3 13.87 4 850 1495 16.0 14.8 93 1.2 15.2 208 34 302.9 305.2 294.3 340.1 12.57 5 800 2009 13.0 11.9 93 1.1 12.3 217 36 305.0 307.1 293.9 338.1 11.03 6 750 2550 9.8 9.0 95 0.7 9.3 230 34 307.2 309.0 293.4 336.5 9.68 7 700 3120 6.3 5.8 96 0.5 6.0 237 35 309.5 311.0 293.0 334.8 8.27 8 650 3725 2.8 2.4 97 0.4 2.5 237 35 312.1 313.4 292.7 333.8 7.00 9 600 4369 -1.0 -1.7 95 0.8 -1.4 243 37 315.0 316.0 292.4 332.7 5.62 10 550 5059 -5.4 -7.0 89 1.6 -6.1 247 43 317.7 318.5 292.0 331.0 4.12 11 500 5802 -9.2 -14.6 64 5.5 -11.2 239 45 321.9 322.3 291.7 330.1 2.46 12 450 6608 -14.4 -34.5 16 20.2 -18.4 233 49 325.2 325.3 290.8 326.9 0.45 13 400 7491 -19.8 -49.4 5 29.6 -23.4 232 56 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.7 0.11 14 350 8465 -27.3 -42.0 24 14.7 -29.2 231 55 331.9 332.0 292.5 333.0 0.27 15 300 9559 -34.6 -39.9 59 5.3 -35.2 248 55 336.6 336.7 293.9 338.1 0.40 16 250 10805 -45.3 -49.2 65 3.9 -45.5 259 58 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.4 0.17 17 200 12265 -51.4 -66.0 16 14.6 -51.8 259 50 351.3 351.3 297.0 351.5 0.03 18 150 14080 -63.1 -80.4 8 17.3 -63.2 256 52 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16534 -71.5 -86.5 9 15.0 -71.6 260 33 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.19 m Freezing level: 613.23 mb = 4198.94 m = 13775.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 617.66 mb = 4135.98 m = 13569.31 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.03 % Est. max temperature: 30.02 C = 86.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.02 mb = 73.90 m = 242.46 ft T: 21.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.76 C/km ThetaE index: 16.75 C Layer 900.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.75 mb = 827.67 m = 2715.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.18 C = 80.92 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -3.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.28 C Showalter Index: -2.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.15 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 39.44 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1047.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.46 mb = 570.85 m = 1872.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.46 mb = 1580.98 m = 5186.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.46 mb = 11309.16 m = 37103.08 ft B at Equ Level: 1039.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.46 mb = 14434.11 m = 47355.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.8 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 259.8 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 324.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 324.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.91 Bulk Rich Number: 11.64 Bulk Shear: 89.94 m/s