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: 32.60,-93.07 Latitude: 32.60 Longitude: -93.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 83 SFC 999 88 24.9 22.2 85 2.7 23.0 178 3 298.1 301.2 296.1 347.8 17.08 2 950 533 22.6 20.8 90 1.7 21.3 199 20 300.1 303.1 296.3 348.5 16.54 3 900 1002 18.9 17.6 92 1.3 18.0 202 21 300.9 303.5 295.0 342.6 14.18 4 850 1492 16.0 14.2 89 1.8 14.8 223 25 302.9 305.2 294.0 338.7 12.07 5 800 2006 13.0 11.6 92 1.3 12.1 232 24 305.0 307.0 293.6 337.3 10.80 6 750 2546 9.9 8.7 92 1.2 9.2 232 30 307.3 309.1 293.3 336.1 9.49 7 700 3117 6.6 5.7 94 0.9 6.1 237 33 309.8 311.3 293.0 335.0 8.23 8 650 3723 3.1 2.1 93 1.0 2.6 239 37 312.5 313.8 292.8 333.9 6.88 9 600 4368 -0.6 -1.3 94 0.8 -1.0 240 42 315.5 316.6 292.7 333.8 5.79 10 550 5059 -4.3 -5.2 94 0.9 -4.7 244 48 319.0 319.9 292.9 334.2 4.73 11 500 5805 -8.2 -9.5 90 1.3 -8.8 240 52 323.0 323.8 293.2 335.3 3.72 12 450 6616 -13.3 -17.7 70 4.3 -14.8 238 52 326.5 326.9 292.7 333.8 2.12 13 400 7501 -20.0 -26.2 57 6.2 -21.5 236 54 329.0 329.3 292.6 333.1 1.12 14 350 8476 -27.0 -32.2 61 5.2 -27.9 234 54 332.4 332.5 293.1 335.1 0.73 15 300 9568 -35.8 -40.8 60 5.0 -36.4 236 54 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.3 0.36 16 250 10811 -43.6 -57.9 19 14.3 -44.3 245 58 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.4 0.06 17 200 12286 -51.2 -73.8 5 22.5 -51.7 258 67 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14102 -62.9 -82.3 6 19.4 -63.0 258 57 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16538 -72.2 -86.1 11 13.9 -72.3 253 35 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.87 m Freezing level: 607.57 mb = 4270.06 m = 14009.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.66 mb = 4186.39 m = 13734.71 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.06 % Est. max temperature: 29.75 C = 85.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.69 mb = 435.08 m = 1427.41 ft T: 23.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.50 C/km ThetaE index: 14.73 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.52 mb = 891.94 m = 2926.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.55 C = 81.59 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -4.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.10 C Showalter Index: -0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.63 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.41 C K Index: 37.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 332.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.76 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1538.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.88 mb = 775.09 m = 2542.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.88 mb = 1012.98 m = 3323.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.88 mb = 11689.60 m = 38351.25 ft B at Equ Level: 1527.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.88 mb = 15499.13 m = 50849.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.6 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 264.6 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 198.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 198.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.59 Bulk Rich Number: 18.40 Bulk Shear: 83.64 m/s