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: 32.59,-92.75 Latitude: 32.59 Longitude: -92.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 999 79 26.2 21.2 74 5.0 22.6 175 8 299.4 302.3 295.8 346.2 16.03 2 950 526 23.8 19.8 78 4.0 21.0 191 28 301.3 304.2 296.0 347.0 15.51 3 900 996 19.7 18.2 91 1.5 18.7 198 31 301.8 304.6 295.6 345.5 14.81 4 850 1488 17.3 14.8 85 2.5 15.7 216 31 304.3 306.6 294.7 341.7 12.56 5 800 2004 14.4 9.8 74 4.6 11.5 246 28 306.5 308.3 293.2 335.4 9.56 6 750 2547 11.1 2.3 55 8.8 6.2 254 30 308.6 309.8 290.9 327.2 6.03 7 700 3119 7.8 1.3 64 6.4 4.2 267 32 311.1 312.2 291.7 329.8 6.03 8 650 3726 3.4 -2.6 65 6.0 0.4 261 35 312.8 313.8 291.2 328.2 4.88 9 600 4370 -1.0 -6.2 68 5.1 -3.4 249 39 314.9 315.7 291.1 327.8 4.02 10 550 5058 -5.1 -20.3 29 15.2 -9.9 240 44 318.1 318.4 289.6 322.8 1.39 11 500 5801 -9.0 -35.0 10 26.0 -14.5 246 48 322.1 322.2 289.8 323.6 0.39 12 450 6609 -13.4 -48.2 4 34.8 -18.4 251 48 326.4 326.4 290.8 326.8 0.11 13 400 7494 -19.7 -51.5 4 31.8 -23.4 253 50 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.08 14 350 8469 -27.0 -57.3 4 30.3 -29.5 252 50 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.05 15 300 9561 -35.3 -61.6 5 26.4 -36.7 254 46 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.03 16 250 10807 -43.3 -68.9 4 25.6 -44.0 255 47 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.01 17 200 12285 -50.3 -75.4 4 25.1 -50.8 262 70 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14105 -62.7 -82.4 5 19.8 -62.8 256 60 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 19 100 16547 -72.3 -85.3 12 13.0 -72.3 260 35 388.1 388.1 303.5 388.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.89 m Freezing level: 611.64 mb = 4220.07 m = 13845.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.36 mb = 3796.45 m = 12455.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.66 % Est. max temperature: 31.13 C = 88.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 928.80 mb = 722.20 m = 2369.41 ft T: 22.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 19.76 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.27 mb = 1265.63 m = 4152.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.99 C = 85.99 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -4.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.86 C Showalter Index: -2.88 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 34.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1378.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.29 mb = 993.66 m = 3260.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 815.29 mb = 1843.06 m = 6046.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.29 mb = 11496.22 m = 37716.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1365.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.29 mb = 15188.80 m = 49831.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.2 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 271.2 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 139.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 300.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.40 Bulk Rich Number: 13.52 Bulk Shear: 101.92 m/s