MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.01,-92.38 Latitude: 33.01 Longitude: -92.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 47 23.1 22.5 96 0.7 22.7 211 4 295.8 298.9 295.6 345.5 17.28 1 1000 92 23.0 22.4 96 0.6 22.6 212 6 296.1 299.2 295.7 345.8 17.26 2 950 541 22.3 18.6 80 3.6 19.8 235 28 299.8 302.4 294.7 341.8 14.37 3 900 1009 18.0 16.7 92 1.3 17.1 238 28 300.0 302.5 294.1 339.2 13.40 4 850 1496 14.6 12.8 89 1.8 13.4 255 26 301.4 303.5 292.7 333.8 10.97 5 800 2008 11.8 10.0 89 1.8 10.7 272 23 303.7 305.5 292.4 332.6 9.70 6 750 2545 8.7 7.1 90 1.6 7.7 285 24 306.0 307.6 292.1 331.5 8.44 7 700 3113 5.4 3.4 87 2.0 4.2 282 24 308.4 309.8 291.6 329.8 6.98 8 650 3716 2.1 -1.2 78 3.4 0.4 277 28 311.4 312.4 291.2 328.2 5.38 9 600 4358 -2.1 -10.1 54 8.0 -5.4 273 37 313.7 314.2 289.7 323.2 2.95 10 550 5042 -6.3 -19.3 35 13.0 -10.5 268 48 316.6 316.9 289.3 321.7 1.51 11 500 5782 -10.2 -19.9 45 9.7 -13.2 260 57 320.6 321.0 290.6 326.0 1.58 12 450 6586 -15.3 -23.9 48 8.6 -17.6 251 55 324.0 324.3 291.2 328.3 1.23 13 400 7467 -20.3 -27.1 55 6.8 -21.9 243 53 328.6 328.8 292.3 332.3 1.04 14 350 8441 -27.7 -38.3 36 10.6 -29.2 245 53 331.4 331.5 292.5 332.9 0.40 15 300 9530 -36.1 -53.2 16 17.1 -37.2 251 52 334.4 334.5 293.0 334.8 0.09 16 250 10773 -43.9 -59.4 16 15.5 -44.5 250 60 340.8 340.8 294.6 341.0 0.05 17 200 12243 -51.2 -69.8 9 18.6 -51.6 259 58 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.02 18 150 14067 -61.2 -80.4 6 19.2 -61.3 255 55 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16522 -70.7 -86.6 8 15.8 -70.8 256 36 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.70 m Freezing level: 625.08 mb = 4035.96 m = 13241.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.80 mb = 3755.89 m = 12322.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.29 % Est. max temperature: 28.60 C = 83.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.09 mb = 126.66 m = 415.54 ft T: 22.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 24.13 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.62 mb = 936.34 m = 3071.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.27 C = 81.09 F Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lifted Index: -4.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.08 C Showalter Index: -0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.77 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 35.52 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.58 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1239.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.31 mb = 778.69 m = 2554.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.31 mb = 1111.13 m = 3645.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.31 mb = 11061.32 m = 36289.99 ft B at Equ Level: 1228.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.31 mb = 14514.56 m = 47619.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 265.1 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 295.1 at 24.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 185.8 neg: -3.4 tot: 182.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.43 Bulk Rich Number: 20.73 Bulk Shear: 59.79 m/s