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: 33.4,-92.44 Latitude: 33.40 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 25.7 19.4 68 6.2 21.3 121 3 298.6 301.2 294.4 340.2 14.31 1 1000 68 25.7 19.4 68 6.4 21.3 125 4 298.9 301.5 294.4 340.5 14.29 2 950 520 24.2 18.4 70 5.8 20.2 196 23 301.7 304.3 295.1 343.5 14.18 3 900 991 19.9 17.4 86 2.5 18.2 200 27 302.0 304.6 295.1 343.4 14.03 4 850 1481 16.3 13.4 83 2.9 14.4 210 30 303.2 305.3 293.6 337.1 11.42 5 800 1995 13.3 10.9 85 2.4 11.8 233 32 305.3 307.2 293.4 336.2 10.31 6 750 2536 10.2 5.3 72 4.9 7.3 243 34 307.6 309.0 291.8 330.4 7.46 7 700 3107 6.8 2.0 71 4.8 4.1 255 39 310.0 311.2 291.6 329.5 6.31 8 650 3712 3.0 -1.9 70 4.9 0.5 252 43 312.4 313.3 291.3 328.5 5.12 9 600 4355 -1.1 -8.8 56 7.7 -4.4 241 48 314.8 315.4 290.4 325.4 3.27 10 550 5044 -5.2 -24.8 20 19.6 -10.7 236 50 318.0 318.1 289.1 321.2 0.93 11 500 5785 -9.4 -29.9 17 20.5 -14.3 238 50 321.6 321.7 289.9 323.9 0.64 12 450 6591 -13.9 -35.4 14 21.5 -18.1 243 50 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.4 0.42 13 400 7475 -20.0 -47.7 7 27.8 -23.4 248 51 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.6 0.13 14 350 8449 -27.4 -57.3 4 29.9 -29.7 247 51 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.0 0.05 15 300 9540 -35.0 -61.6 5 26.6 -36.4 247 48 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.03 16 250 10785 -44.2 -59.0 18 14.9 -44.7 247 48 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.6 0.05 17 200 12258 -51.0 -73.3 5 22.3 -51.5 258 64 351.9 351.9 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 14083 -61.8 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.0 251 60 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16531 -71.9 -86.4 10 14.4 -72.0 255 38 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.28 m Freezing level: 613.71 mb = 4178.80 m = 13709.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.04 mb = 3773.76 m = 12380.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.08 % Est. max temperature: 30.25 C = 86.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.81 mb = 839.04 m = 2752.74 ft T: 21.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 22.31 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.03 mb = 1410.41 m = 4627.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.15 C = 86.28 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -3.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.74 C Showalter Index: -1.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 22.76 C K Index: 34.22 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 354.82 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.59 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 943.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.68 mb = 1157.42 m = 3797.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.68 mb = 1809.89 m = 5937.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.68 mb = 11118.45 m = 36477.41 ft B at Equ Level: 933.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.68 mb = 14177.20 m = 46512.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 37.8 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 28.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 134.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 377.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 377.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.97 Bulk Rich Number: 7.49 Bulk Shear: 125.89 m/s