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: 34.56,-90.39 Latitude: 34.56 Longitude: -90.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 25.6 17.8 62 7.8 20.2 193 9 298.5 300.9 293.3 336.0 12.89 1 1000 78 26.1 17.7 60 8.4 20.4 193 9 299.3 301.6 293.5 336.8 12.86 2 950 530 23.3 16.7 67 6.6 18.8 199 25 300.8 303.1 293.9 338.1 12.70 3 900 998 18.7 15.9 84 2.8 16.8 199 26 300.8 303.1 293.9 338.1 12.71 4 850 1487 14.7 12.9 89 1.9 13.6 202 30 301.6 303.6 292.9 334.2 11.04 5 800 1997 12.2 1.6 48 10.6 6.5 227 27 304.1 305.1 288.9 320.4 5.35 6 750 2534 8.6 1.9 63 6.7 5.0 224 28 305.9 307.0 289.9 323.8 5.87 7 700 3102 6.0 0.8 69 5.2 3.2 224 30 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.1 5.80 8 650 3708 3.6 -0.8 73 4.4 1.3 221 36 313.1 314.1 291.9 330.5 5.56 9 600 4352 -1.0 -5.7 71 4.6 -3.2 217 36 314.9 315.7 291.2 328.3 4.18 10 550 5042 -4.9 -13.8 50 8.9 -8.2 222 41 318.3 318.8 290.6 326.3 2.40 11 500 5784 -9.5 -22.7 33 13.2 -13.3 232 49 321.5 321.7 290.5 325.7 1.23 12 450 6593 -13.1 -28.0 28 14.8 -16.8 240 51 326.7 326.9 291.6 329.8 0.85 13 400 7479 -19.5 -44.6 9 25.1 -23.0 237 55 329.6 329.7 291.8 330.3 0.18 14 350 8454 -27.6 -44.3 19 16.7 -29.5 236 58 331.5 331.6 292.3 332.3 0.21 15 300 9541 -36.9 -45.9 39 8.9 -37.7 239 66 333.3 333.3 292.8 334.1 0.21 16 250 10775 -45.8 -57.9 24 12.1 -46.3 243 70 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.2 0.06 17 200 12238 -52.5 -72.6 7 20.1 -52.8 251 65 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14058 -61.7 -80.0 7 18.3 -61.9 252 59 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.7 0.00 19 100 16513 -70.5 -86.2 8 15.7 -70.6 258 35 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.21 m Freezing level: 611.06 mb = 4209.63 m = 13810.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.50 mb = 3889.43 m = 12760.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.47 % Est. max temperature: 28.61 C = 83.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.68 mb = 1049.02 m = 3441.62 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 17.75 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.88 mb = 1437.63 m = 4716.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.57 C = 83.43 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: -0.21 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.24 C Cross Totals Index: 22.36 C K Index: 31.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.44 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 332.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.98 mb = 1297.99 m = 4258.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.98 mb = 1851.30 m = 6073.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 263.98 mb = 10407.29 m = 34144.24 ft B at Equ Level: 332.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 193.98 mb = 12431.40 m = 40784.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.4 at 33.1 knts Storm direction: 249.4 at 24.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 139.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 7.55 Bulk Shear: 44.02 m/s