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: 32.10,-88.72 Latitude: 32.10 Longitude: -88.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 999 106 22.5 22.1 98 0.4 22.3 191 6 295.7 298.8 295.4 344.7 17.02 2 950 548 20.8 20.6 99 0.2 20.6 200 26 298.3 301.2 295.6 345.6 16.27 3 900 1015 18.7 18.6 99 0.1 18.7 221 35 300.8 303.6 295.6 345.3 15.14 4 850 1505 15.8 15.7 99 0.2 15.8 232 35 302.7 305.2 294.8 342.2 13.31 5 800 2018 11.8 11.2 96 0.7 11.4 230 34 303.8 305.7 293.0 335.0 10.48 6 750 2556 9.2 3.3 67 5.9 5.9 232 32 306.5 307.8 290.6 326.3 6.47 7 700 3125 5.9 4.7 92 1.2 5.2 234 33 309.0 310.5 292.4 332.5 7.67 8 650 3730 2.7 2.3 97 0.4 2.5 235 37 312.0 313.4 292.7 333.7 6.99 9 600 4373 -0.9 -1.4 97 0.4 -1.2 234 40 315.0 316.1 292.6 333.3 5.78 10 550 5064 -4.7 -5.7 93 1.0 -5.1 234 41 318.5 319.4 292.6 333.3 4.55 11 500 5808 -8.9 -14.1 66 5.2 -10.8 239 45 322.2 322.7 291.9 330.8 2.56 12 450 6617 -12.6 -27.0 29 14.4 -16.3 243 44 327.4 327.6 291.9 330.7 0.93 13 400 7506 -18.9 -37.8 17 18.9 -22.2 245 49 330.4 330.4 292.2 331.8 0.37 14 350 8482 -27.4 -36.2 43 8.7 -28.7 245 48 331.8 331.9 292.7 333.6 0.50 15 300 9576 -34.7 -37.7 74 3.1 -35.0 267 44 336.5 336.6 293.9 338.4 0.50 16 250 10820 -45.8 -49.2 68 3.4 -46.0 264 35 338.0 338.0 294.0 338.7 0.17 17 200 12273 -52.3 -68.2 13 16.0 -52.6 246 61 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.02 18 150 14089 -62.4 -82.4 5 20.0 -62.5 256 57 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.7 0.00 19 100 16533 -71.4 -86.9 8 15.6 -71.4 262 30 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.91 m Freezing level: 612.81 mb = 4208.35 m = 13806.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.86 mb = 4163.59 m = 13659.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.21 % Est. max temperature: 29.56 C = 85.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.93 mb = 154.09 m = 505.53 ft T: 22.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 19.31 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.89 mb = 658.64 m = 2160.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.67 C = 78.21 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -4.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.35 C Showalter Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.31 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.73 C Cross Totals Index: 24.58 C K Index: 39.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.07 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1408.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.71 mb = 586.79 m = 1925.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.71 mb = 1104.27 m = 3622.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.71 mb = 11631.73 m = 38161.39 ft B at Equ Level: 1407.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.71 mb = 15398.35 m = 50518.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.3 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 261.3 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 250.7 neg: -13.0 tot: 237.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.15 Bulk Rich Number: 20.59 Bulk Shear: 68.39 m/s