MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.32,-90.31 Latitude: 32.32 Longitude: -90.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 22.2 21.9 98 0.3 22.0 168 6 295.2 298.2 295.1 343.1 16.70 1 1000 102 22.1 21.9 99 0.2 22.0 165 5 295.2 298.2 295.1 343.4 16.78 2 950 547 20.2 20.0 99 0.2 20.1 187 25 297.7 300.5 295.1 343.1 15.67 3 900 1014 18.3 18.1 99 0.2 18.1 202 33 300.3 303.0 295.1 343.3 14.66 4 850 1504 16.0 15.9 99 0.2 16.0 213 35 302.9 305.4 295.0 342.8 13.46 5 800 2018 13.4 13.3 99 0.2 13.3 225 34 305.5 307.7 294.7 341.6 12.05 6 750 2560 10.5 10.2 98 0.3 10.3 232 33 308.0 309.9 294.3 339.7 10.49 7 700 3133 7.1 6.6 96 0.6 6.8 239 29 310.4 312.0 293.6 337.2 8.74 8 650 3739 3.7 2.1 90 1.6 2.8 238 29 313.1 314.4 292.9 334.5 6.87 9 600 4386 0.1 -2.4 83 2.5 -1.2 229 32 316.2 317.2 292.6 333.2 5.33 10 550 5078 -4.1 -7.0 80 3.0 -5.4 222 35 319.3 320.1 292.4 332.6 4.11 11 500 5824 -8.0 -16.5 51 8.4 -11.1 227 36 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.4 2.11 12 450 6636 -12.1 -18.2 60 6.1 -14.1 243 42 328.1 328.5 293.1 335.1 2.03 13 400 7527 -18.3 -33.8 24 15.5 -21.4 251 47 331.2 331.3 292.6 333.3 0.55 14 350 8507 -26.2 -40.3 25 14.2 -28.1 252 48 333.5 333.6 293.0 334.7 0.33 15 300 9602 -35.4 -50.6 20 15.2 -36.5 252 51 335.5 335.5 293.3 336.0 0.12 16 250 10843 -44.7 -59.8 17 15.1 -45.3 254 55 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.05 17 200 12309 -52.5 -69.6 11 17.1 -52.8 257 61 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 18 150 14116 -64.0 -79.3 11 15.3 -64.1 253 55 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.01 19 100 16549 -70.9 -86.8 8 15.9 -70.9 252 33 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.19 m Freezing level: 599.19 mb = 4396.73 m = 14424.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.19 mb = 4183.72 m = 13725.94 ft Precipitable water: 2.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.82 % Est. max temperature: 29.83 C = 85.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.01 mb = 127.66 m = 418.84 ft T: 21.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 12.88 C Layer 850.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 943.75 mb = 604.33 m = 1982.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.99 C = 76.98 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -2.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.91 C K Index: 39.37 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 351.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 789.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.55 mb = 560.53 m = 1838.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.55 mb = 1467.98 m = 4816.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.55 mb = 11290.07 m = 37040.47 ft B at Equ Level: 786.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 143.55 mb = 14379.79 m = 47177.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.3 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 253.3 at 23.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 282.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 282.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.34 Bulk Rich Number: 12.61 Bulk Shear: 62.57 m/s