MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.27,-91.12 Latitude: 32.27 Longitude: -91.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 23 23.7 22.2 92 1.4 22.7 214 9 296.2 299.3 295.6 345.3 17.01 1 1000 85 23.4 21.9 92 1.4 22.3 212 12 296.5 299.5 295.5 344.9 16.78 2 950 533 20.6 20.6 100 0.0 20.6 223 31 298.1 301.1 295.6 345.4 16.28 3 900 1000 19.1 16.7 86 2.4 17.5 248 40 301.2 303.6 294.4 340.6 13.40 4 850 1490 16.1 14.5 90 1.6 15.1 257 41 303.0 305.3 294.2 339.6 12.34 5 800 2003 12.4 12.0 97 0.4 12.1 266 39 304.4 306.4 293.7 337.5 11.08 6 750 2543 9.4 7.9 91 1.5 8.5 268 36 306.7 308.4 292.7 333.9 8.96 7 700 3113 6.1 3.0 80 3.2 4.4 262 36 309.3 310.6 291.7 330.2 6.79 8 650 3717 2.6 -0.3 81 3.0 1.1 256 36 311.9 313.0 291.7 329.9 5.75 9 600 4360 -0.8 -6.3 66 5.5 -3.3 253 38 315.2 315.9 291.2 328.0 3.99 10 550 5049 -5.2 -19.1 33 13.9 -9.8 255 40 317.9 318.2 289.7 323.1 1.53 11 500 5789 -10.4 -36.2 10 25.9 -15.5 258 44 320.4 320.4 289.2 321.6 0.34 12 450 6593 -14.7 -24.3 44 9.6 -17.3 263 49 324.8 325.0 291.4 328.9 1.19 13 400 7476 -20.2 -26.4 57 6.2 -21.7 266 48 328.7 328.9 292.4 332.6 1.10 14 350 8451 -26.5 -41.2 24 14.7 -28.5 257 39 333.0 333.1 292.9 334.2 0.30 15 300 9546 -34.8 -44.9 35 10.0 -35.8 258 31 336.3 336.3 293.6 337.2 0.23 16 250 10790 -45.2 -50.7 54 5.4 -45.5 262 28 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.4 0.15 17 200 12251 -51.5 -62.4 26 10.8 -51.8 256 64 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.3 0.04 18 150 14070 -62.2 -81.2 6 19.0 -62.3 260 63 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16520 -71.1 -86.5 8 15.4 -71.2 274 33 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.25 m Freezing level: 611.84 mb = 4207.96 m = 13805.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.78 mb = 3869.56 m = 12695.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.50 % Est. max temperature: 30.21 C = 86.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.57 mb = 202.82 m = 665.42 ft T: 22.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 23.74 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.31 mb = 807.24 m = 2648.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.37 C = 81.26 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -5.37 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.84 C Showalter Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.49 C Cross Totals Index: 24.93 C K Index: 37.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.81 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1326.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.09 mb = 586.62 m = 1924.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.09 mb = 1399.06 m = 4590.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.09 mb = 11361.69 m = 37275.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1325.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.09 mb = 14976.85 m = 49136.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.2 at 37.1 knts Storm direction: 285.2 at 27.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 337.0 neg: -11.4 tot: 325.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.79 Bulk Rich Number: 17.75 Bulk Shear: 74.74 m/s