MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.52,-93.76 Latitude: 32.52 Longitude: -93.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 57 27.1 21.3 71 5.8 22.9 176 3 300.0 303.0 296.0 347.1 16.08 1 1000 79 27.1 21.2 70 6.0 22.9 179 4 300.3 303.2 296.0 347.2 16.00 2 950 532 23.4 19.1 77 4.3 20.4 198 12 300.9 303.6 295.4 344.4 14.79 3 900 1001 18.9 18.2 96 0.6 18.4 200 13 300.9 303.7 295.4 344.4 14.79 4 850 1491 16.0 14.3 89 1.8 14.8 227 20 303.0 305.2 294.0 338.9 12.11 5 800 2005 13.1 12.1 94 1.0 12.4 247 24 305.1 307.2 293.9 338.5 11.15 6 750 2546 9.9 9.5 98 0.3 9.7 250 29 307.3 309.2 293.7 337.6 10.02 7 700 3117 6.8 6.5 98 0.3 6.6 249 31 310.0 311.7 293.5 336.8 8.73 8 650 3723 3.4 3.2 99 0.2 3.2 246 36 312.8 314.2 293.3 335.9 7.42 9 600 4369 -0.1 -0.6 97 0.4 -0.4 248 42 316.0 317.1 293.2 335.4 6.14 10 550 5061 -4.1 -5.5 90 1.3 -4.8 242 48 319.2 320.1 292.9 334.2 4.64 11 500 5806 -9.1 -20.7 38 11.6 -12.7 238 47 321.9 322.2 290.9 327.0 1.47 12 450 6611 -14.4 -37.4 12 23.0 -18.6 237 52 325.2 325.2 290.7 326.4 0.34 13 400 7494 -20.4 -49.1 6 28.7 -23.8 241 54 328.5 328.5 291.4 328.9 0.11 14 350 8467 -26.9 -52.1 7 25.2 -29.2 247 56 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.09 15 300 9560 -36.0 -55.8 11 19.8 -37.2 251 50 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.8 0.07 16 250 10803 -43.2 -64.4 8 21.3 -43.9 252 59 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.03 17 200 12279 -51.1 -73.1 6 22.0 -51.5 261 70 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14098 -62.5 -82.6 5 20.1 -62.7 259 58 362.4 362.4 299.2 362.4 0.00 19 100 16540 -71.9 -86.1 10 14.3 -71.9 252 32 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.47 m Freezing level: 601.99 mb = 4343.34 m = 14249.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 605.37 mb = 4297.16 m = 14098.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.81 % Est. max temperature: 29.92 C = 85.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 921.24 mb = 798.70 m = 2620.39 ft T: 20.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 17.96 C Layer 850.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.19 mb = 1075.98 m = 3530.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.32 C = 82.98 F Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lifted Index: -4.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -1.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.18 C Cross Totals Index: 23.38 C K Index: 39.16 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.35 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1295.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.86 mb = 1012.15 m = 3320.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.86 mb = 1156.31 m = 3793.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.86 mb = 11244.20 m = 36889.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1289.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.86 mb = 15251.40 m = 50036.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.1 at 31.1 knts Storm direction: 271.1 at 23.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 144.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 144.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 14.08 Bulk Shear: 92.04 m/s