MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.07,-88.68 Latitude: 32.07 Longitude: -88.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 101 SFC 1000 103 22.5 22.2 98 0.4 22.3 187 7 295.7 298.8 295.4 344.8 17.05 2 950 548 20.7 20.5 99 0.2 20.6 198 27 298.2 301.2 295.6 345.4 16.23 3 900 1015 18.6 18.5 99 0.1 18.5 220 36 300.7 303.4 295.4 344.8 15.02 4 850 1505 16.1 15.9 99 0.2 16.0 231 36 303.0 305.5 295.0 342.9 13.48 5 800 2018 12.1 11.7 98 0.4 11.9 231 34 304.0 306.0 293.4 336.4 10.86 6 750 2557 9.2 3.8 69 5.4 6.2 233 32 306.6 307.8 290.9 326.9 6.70 7 700 3126 5.9 4.6 91 1.4 5.1 235 33 309.1 310.5 292.3 332.3 7.60 8 650 3731 2.7 2.3 98 0.3 2.5 236 37 312.0 313.3 292.7 333.7 6.99 9 600 4374 -0.8 -1.4 96 0.5 -1.1 234 40 315.2 316.3 292.6 333.5 5.78 10 550 5065 -4.6 -5.9 91 1.3 -5.2 234 41 318.6 319.5 292.6 333.1 4.48 11 500 5809 -8.9 -13.9 67 5.0 -10.8 239 44 322.1 322.6 291.9 330.9 2.61 12 450 6618 -12.6 -28.4 25 15.8 -16.5 243 44 327.4 327.5 291.8 330.3 0.82 13 400 7507 -18.9 -40.7 13 21.8 -22.4 245 49 330.4 330.5 292.1 331.5 0.27 14 350 8483 -27.3 -38.3 34 11.1 -28.8 244 49 332.0 332.1 292.7 333.5 0.40 15 300 9577 -34.8 -37.9 73 3.2 -35.1 266 43 336.4 336.5 293.9 338.2 0.49 16 250 10822 -45.7 -49.0 69 3.3 -45.9 266 34 338.1 338.2 294.0 338.8 0.18 17 200 12275 -52.4 -68.0 13 15.6 -52.7 246 60 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.02 18 150 14090 -62.4 -82.5 5 20.0 -62.6 256 57 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16533 -71.4 -87.0 8 15.6 -71.5 262 29 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.80 m Freezing level: 611.67 mb = 4223.80 m = 13857.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.30 mb = 4171.60 m = 13686.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.31 % Est. max temperature: 29.81 C = 85.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.68 mb = 147.50 m = 483.92 ft T: 22.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 18.48 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.67 mb = 651.43 m = 2137.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.61 C = 78.10 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.29 C Showalter Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 24.83 C K Index: 39.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1357.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.22 mb = 582.16 m = 1909.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.22 mb = 1003.48 m = 3292.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.22 mb = 11617.96 m = 38116.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1356.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.22 mb = 15373.70 m = 50438.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.2 neg: -12.0 tot: 255.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.22 Bulk Rich Number: 19.43 Bulk Shear: 69.87 m/s