MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.92,-90.31 Latitude: 33.92 Longitude: -90.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 44 21.3 20.6 96 0.6 20.9 242 5 294.0 296.8 293.9 338.1 15.43 1 1000 84 21.0 20.4 97 0.5 20.6 235 5 294.1 296.9 293.7 337.8 15.29 2 950 528 19.6 19.5 99 0.1 19.5 242 22 297.1 299.8 294.6 340.9 15.15 3 900 994 17.3 17.1 99 0.1 17.2 225 30 299.3 301.8 294.2 339.6 13.79 4 850 1481 14.7 14.6 99 0.1 14.7 217 34 301.6 303.8 293.9 338.0 12.37 5 800 1993 12.0 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 217 33 303.9 305.9 293.4 336.5 10.96 6 750 2532 9.2 9.0 99 0.1 9.0 223 33 306.5 308.3 293.2 335.7 9.66 7 700 3102 6.0 5.8 99 0.2 5.9 228 34 309.1 310.7 292.9 334.5 8.31 8 650 3707 3.0 2.8 99 0.2 2.8 231 36 312.3 313.7 293.0 334.7 7.21 9 600 4351 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -1.0 236 39 315.2 316.3 292.7 333.8 5.89 10 550 5042 -4.2 -4.6 97 0.4 -4.4 239 40 319.1 320.0 293.0 335.0 4.94 11 500 5789 -8.3 -8.9 95 0.6 -8.6 241 43 322.9 323.7 293.3 335.8 3.90 12 450 6600 -13.0 -14.1 91 1.2 -13.4 243 45 326.9 327.5 293.4 336.6 2.85 13 400 7487 -19.5 -21.3 86 1.8 -20.0 242 50 329.6 330.0 293.2 335.7 1.74 14 350 8463 -27.2 -29.8 78 2.6 -27.6 236 61 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.5 0.93 15 300 9555 -35.8 -38.9 73 3.1 -36.2 230 65 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.44 16 250 10793 -46.8 -50.2 68 3.4 -47.0 234 63 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.15 17 200 12241 -51.1 -76.1 4 25.1 -51.5 248 58 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14063 -61.6 -79.9 7 18.3 -61.8 255 56 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16527 -69.6 -86.8 6 17.2 -69.7 263 38 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.03 m Freezing level: 610.88 mb = 4211.18 m = 13816.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 612.82 mb = 4181.30 m = 13718.02 ft Precipitable water: 2.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.24 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.87 mb = 119.66 m = 392.58 ft T: 20.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 6.33 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.50 mb = 642.46 m = 2107.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.85 C = 76.73 F Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lifted Index: -1.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: -0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 37.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 363.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 566.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 950.50 mb = 523.89 m = 1718.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.50 mb = 1132.31 m = 3714.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.50 mb = 11180.47 m = 36680.87 ft B at Equ Level: 554.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 175.50 mb = 13068.35 m = 42874.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.0 at 34.1 knts Storm direction: 261.0 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.0 neg: 5.1 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.1 neg: -5.7 tot: 86.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 9.44 Bulk Shear: 60.02 m/s