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: 32.89,-92.14 Latitude: 32.89 Longitude: -92.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 20.3 19.4 95 0.9 19.7 53 3 292.8 295.4 292.6 333.2 14.21 1 1000 91 19.8 19.1 96 0.7 19.4 60 4 293.0 295.5 292.5 332.9 14.05 2 950 535 20.1 16.6 80 3.5 17.8 277 15 297.6 299.9 292.9 334.2 12.62 3 900 1001 17.6 16.8 95 0.8 17.1 273 24 299.6 302.1 294.1 339.2 13.52 4 850 1488 14.3 13.6 95 0.8 13.8 290 27 301.2 303.3 293.1 335.3 11.58 5 800 1999 11.9 11.7 99 0.1 11.8 304 28 303.8 305.8 293.4 336.2 10.88 6 750 2537 8.1 7.7 97 0.5 7.8 307 26 305.4 307.0 292.2 331.9 8.80 7 700 3104 4.6 2.5 86 2.1 3.4 300 29 307.6 308.8 291.0 327.6 6.54 8 650 3706 2.2 -2.6 70 4.8 -0.2 289 31 311.5 312.4 290.8 326.8 4.86 9 600 4348 -1.3 -9.9 52 8.7 -4.9 281 33 314.6 315.2 290.0 324.3 2.99 10 550 5035 -6.4 -14.5 53 8.1 -9.3 274 38 316.5 317.0 290.0 324.0 2.26 11 500 5772 -11.6 -18.0 59 6.5 -13.6 287 40 319.0 319.3 290.3 325.2 1.85 12 450 6573 -15.6 -16.7 92 1.1 -16.0 288 42 323.6 324.1 292.1 331.4 2.31 13 400 7455 -20.1 -20.5 96 0.5 -20.2 276 46 328.9 329.3 293.2 335.4 1.86 14 350 8432 -26.0 -28.7 78 2.6 -26.6 271 50 333.7 333.9 293.7 337.4 1.03 15 300 9527 -35.2 -41.3 54 6.1 -35.9 261 57 335.7 335.8 293.6 337.1 0.34 16 250 10771 -45.2 -48.7 67 3.6 -45.4 240 59 338.9 338.9 294.2 339.6 0.18 17 200 12224 -54.4 -66.6 21 12.2 -54.6 252 67 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 14047 -59.8 -84.0 3 24.2 -60.0 264 62 367.0 367.0 300.0 367.0 0.00 19 100 16517 -69.8 -86.9 6 17.2 -69.8 275 31 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.09 m Freezing level: 618.10 mb = 4115.69 m = 13502.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.18 mb = 3678.63 m = 12068.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.71 % Est. max temperature: 28.39 C = 83.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.26 mb = 141.16 m = 463.10 ft T: 19.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 12.21 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.95 mb = 1222.14 m = 4009.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.78 C = 82.00 F Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lifted Index: -2.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: -2.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.02 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.89 C Cross Totals Index: 25.13 C K Index: 37.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 255.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.94 mb = 747.03 m = 2450.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 771.94 mb = 2296.86 m = 7535.53 ft Equ Level (EL): 411.94 mb = 7234.62 m = 23735.34 ft B at Equ Level: 255.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 251.94 mb = 10718.17 m = 35164.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 287.9 at 28.7 knts Storm direction: 317.9 at 21.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 5.2 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 130.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 112.8 neg: -25.8 tot: 87.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 4.79 Bulk Shear: 53.25 m/s