MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.15,-92.80 Latitude: 32.15 Longitude: -92.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 57 26.1 21.7 77 4.4 22.9 174 9 299.0 302.0 296.0 347.0 16.48 1 1000 82 26.2 21.5 75 4.7 22.9 173 8 299.4 302.3 296.0 347.2 16.38 2 950 533 23.6 19.8 80 3.7 20.9 192 29 301.1 303.9 295.9 346.6 15.50 3 900 1003 19.3 18.0 92 1.3 18.4 196 29 301.4 304.1 295.3 344.2 14.55 4 850 1495 17.6 13.8 78 3.8 15.1 222 28 304.6 306.8 294.2 339.6 11.73 5 800 2011 14.7 11.3 80 3.4 12.5 252 27 306.8 308.8 294.0 338.7 10.58 6 750 2554 10.7 6.9 77 3.8 8.5 259 31 308.2 309.8 292.7 333.7 8.37 7 700 3127 8.1 -0.1 56 8.1 3.8 270 32 311.4 312.5 291.3 328.5 5.45 8 650 3734 3.5 -3.3 61 6.8 0.2 265 34 313.0 313.8 291.0 327.6 4.63 9 600 4378 -1.0 -9.1 54 8.1 -4.5 252 37 314.9 315.6 290.3 325.3 3.20 10 550 5067 -5.0 -18.5 34 13.6 -9.5 241 40 318.2 318.5 289.9 323.6 1.61 11 500 5809 -8.7 -34.0 11 25.3 -14.2 246 46 322.4 322.5 290.0 324.0 0.43 12 450 6618 -13.2 -50.7 3 37.5 -18.3 251 47 326.6 326.6 290.8 326.9 0.08 13 400 7503 -19.8 -57.7 2 37.9 -23.5 250 50 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.5 0.04 14 350 8478 -26.9 -62.8 2 35.8 -29.4 252 49 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.5 0.02 15 300 9571 -35.4 -61.7 5 26.3 -36.8 252 51 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.03 16 250 10819 -42.7 -66.4 6 23.7 -43.5 256 54 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.02 17 200 12299 -50.2 -77.1 3 26.9 -50.6 262 70 353.3 353.3 297.4 353.4 0.01 18 150 14117 -63.3 -79.3 10 15.9 -63.5 258 58 360.9 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16553 -72.2 -85.7 12 13.4 -72.3 261 34 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.74 m Freezing level: 611.14 mb = 4234.43 m = 13892.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.22 mb = 3756.49 m = 12324.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.93 % Est. max temperature: 31.48 C = 88.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.64 mb = 619.38 m = 2032.05 ft T: 22.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 23.53 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.47 mb = 1191.91 m = 3910.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.70 C = 85.45 F Cap Strength: 0.76 C Lifted Index: -4.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.48 C Showalter Index: -1.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 22.47 C K Index: 31.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.02 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1309.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.43 mb = 950.98 m = 3119.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 790.43 mb = 2112.56 m = 6930.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.43 mb = 11359.34 m = 37267.73 ft B at Equ Level: 1299.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.43 mb = 15435.99 m = 50642.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.7 at 33.0 knts Storm direction: 273.7 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 140.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 284.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 284.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.15 Bulk Rich Number: 13.21 Bulk Shear: 99.16 m/s