MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.34,-90.40 Latitude: 32.34 Longitude: -90.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 28.3 20.5 62 7.8 22.8 177 11 301.2 304.0 295.8 346.1 15.28 1 1000 110 26.8 20.0 66 6.8 22.0 177 10 299.9 302.7 295.1 343.3 14.83 2 950 560 21.9 18.7 82 3.3 19.6 178 15 299.5 302.1 294.7 341.5 14.40 3 900 1027 17.5 16.9 97 0.6 17.1 179 17 299.5 302.0 294.1 339.3 13.61 4 850 1513 13.8 10.4 80 3.4 11.7 190 25 300.6 302.4 291.2 328.3 9.39 5 800 2025 14.3 -4.6 27 19.0 5.2 197 20 306.4 307.1 287.8 317.0 3.38 6 750 2566 10.8 -9.7 23 20.6 2.0 198 16 308.3 308.8 287.5 316.1 2.43 7 700 3137 8.0 -8.1 31 16.1 0.8 197 17 311.4 311.9 289.0 320.9 2.97 8 650 3745 5.3 -10.9 30 16.2 -1.6 206 18 314.9 315.4 289.8 323.2 2.55 9 600 4394 1.7 -16.7 24 18.4 -5.1 224 23 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.9 1.72 10 550 5088 -4.1 -12.3 53 8.2 -7.4 218 28 319.2 319.7 291.2 328.1 2.70 11 500 5832 -8.1 -28.8 17 20.8 -13.3 226 24 323.2 323.3 290.5 325.7 0.71 12 450 6641 -13.4 -32.2 19 18.8 -17.5 236 30 326.4 326.5 291.3 328.5 0.57 13 400 7530 -17.6 -56.2 2 38.6 -21.9 247 32 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.05 14 350 8512 -25.9 -49.6 9 23.7 -28.3 251 33 333.8 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.12 15 300 9606 -35.4 -54.8 12 19.4 -36.7 256 39 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.8 0.07 16 250 10849 -45.0 -62.9 12 17.9 -45.6 258 44 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.3 0.03 17 200 12314 -51.8 -73.6 6 21.8 -52.1 268 55 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 14129 -63.9 -80.4 9 16.5 -64.0 254 42 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.00 19 100 16549 -73.8 -85.6 15 11.8 -73.9 261 28 385.1 385.1 303.1 385.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.03 m Freezing level: 585.25 mb = 4598.22 m = 15085.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.73 mb = 3329.80 m = 10924.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.38 % Est. max temperature: 27.70 C = 81.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.40 mb = 1070.86 m = 3513.29 ft T: 17.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 30.00 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.71 mb = 991.76 m = 3253.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.67 C = 80.01 F Cap Strength: 1.02 C Lifted Index: -1.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.13 C Showalter Index: 3.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.42 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.91 C Cross Totals Index: 18.52 C K Index: 16.24 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.82 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 451.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.76 mb = 1000.89 m = 3283.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.76 mb = 1048.53 m = 3440.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 817.76 mb = 1839.89 m = 6036.31 ft B at Equ Level: 28.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.76 mb = 13058.16 m = 42841.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.5 at 20.3 knts Storm direction: 235.5 at 15.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 0.1 tot: 1.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 36.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 58.8 neg: -12.5 tot: 46.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 27.75 Bulk Shear: 16.27 m/s