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: 33.12,-92.44 Latitude: 33.12 Longitude: -92.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 23.1 22.4 96 0.7 22.6 216 4 295.8 298.9 295.6 345.1 17.16 1 1000 92 22.9 22.3 97 0.5 22.5 217 5 296.0 299.1 295.7 345.7 17.24 2 950 541 22.5 18.5 78 4.0 19.8 237 27 300.1 302.7 294.7 341.8 14.27 3 900 1009 18.1 17.0 93 1.1 17.4 241 27 300.2 302.7 294.4 340.2 13.66 4 850 1497 14.4 13.6 95 0.8 13.9 253 28 301.2 303.4 293.2 335.4 11.59 5 800 2007 11.5 10.7 95 0.8 11.0 271 25 303.4 305.3 292.7 333.5 10.13 6 750 2545 8.2 7.1 93 1.1 7.6 284 25 305.5 307.1 292.0 331.0 8.47 7 700 3112 4.8 3.3 90 1.5 4.0 281 25 307.8 309.1 291.5 329.1 6.96 8 650 3714 1.9 -1.9 76 3.8 0.0 275 27 311.1 312.1 290.9 327.2 5.12 9 600 4355 -2.0 -10.8 51 8.8 -5.6 270 36 313.8 314.3 289.6 322.8 2.79 10 550 5041 -6.2 -27.1 17 21.0 -11.6 268 46 316.8 316.9 288.5 319.4 0.75 11 500 5780 -10.2 -27.2 23 17.0 -14.5 259 56 320.6 320.8 289.8 323.5 0.82 12 450 6582 -15.6 -32.5 22 16.9 -19.0 251 56 323.7 323.8 290.5 325.7 0.55 13 400 7462 -20.6 -33.3 31 12.7 -23.0 243 55 328.2 328.3 291.8 330.3 0.58 14 350 8435 -27.6 -46.7 14 19.1 -29.6 246 55 331.5 331.5 292.3 332.2 0.16 15 300 9526 -35.7 -61.0 6 25.3 -37.0 252 53 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.03 16 250 10770 -44.2 -57.0 23 12.8 -44.7 252 61 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.7 0.07 17 200 12238 -51.2 -70.7 8 19.5 -51.6 259 59 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14063 -61.1 -80.3 6 19.2 -61.3 255 54 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16520 -70.4 -86.8 7 16.4 -70.5 256 36 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.55 m Freezing level: 625.57 mb = 4027.06 m = 13211.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.82 mb = 3716.00 m = 12191.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.44 % Est. max temperature: 28.42 C = 83.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.37 mb = 132.95 m = 436.17 ft T: 22.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 26.28 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.88 mb = 962.54 m = 3157.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.46 C = 81.43 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -4.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.70 C Showalter Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.61 C Cross Totals Index: 23.79 C K Index: 36.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.41 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1299.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.11 mb = 799.31 m = 2622.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.11 mb = 1132.42 m = 3715.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.11 mb = 11118.38 m = 36477.18 ft B at Equ Level: 1288.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 137.11 mb = 14607.34 m = 47923.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.4 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 294.4 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 182.6 neg: -0.7 tot: 181.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 60.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.46 Bulk Rich Number: 23.03 Bulk Shear: 56.42 m/s