MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.36,-88.08 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -88.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1006 42 22.6 20.1 86 2.5 20.9 186 8 295.2 297.9 293.8 337.9 14.88 1 1000 97 22.4 19.8 85 2.6 20.6 187 10 295.5 298.2 293.7 337.8 14.70 2 950 542 19.8 19.4 98 0.4 19.5 195 32 297.3 300.0 294.5 340.8 15.06 3 900 1008 17.5 16.7 95 0.8 17.0 214 39 299.6 302.0 294.0 338.8 13.44 4 850 1496 15.5 14.7 95 0.8 15.0 229 39 302.4 304.7 294.1 339.3 12.49 5 800 2009 12.6 11.8 95 0.8 12.1 243 37 304.6 306.6 293.6 337.2 10.93 6 750 2549 9.5 9.1 97 0.5 9.3 245 36 306.9 308.7 293.4 336.3 9.70 7 700 3120 6.4 6.0 97 0.4 6.2 249 35 309.6 311.2 293.2 335.4 8.43 8 650 3725 3.0 2.6 97 0.4 2.8 245 36 312.4 313.7 292.9 334.5 7.14 9 600 4370 -0.8 -1.2 97 0.4 -1.0 242 36 315.2 316.3 292.7 333.6 5.84 10 550 5062 -4.0 -4.2 98 0.2 -4.1 240 38 319.4 320.4 293.3 335.8 5.10 11 500 5807 -9.0 -13.2 71 4.3 -10.6 239 40 322.1 322.7 292.1 331.3 2.76 12 450 6614 -13.8 -26.1 35 12.3 -17.0 240 43 325.9 326.1 291.6 329.5 1.01 13 400 7499 -19.3 -44.9 8 25.6 -22.8 242 46 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.6 0.18 14 350 8476 -27.1 -50.8 9 23.7 -29.3 240 49 332.2 332.3 292.4 332.6 0.10 15 300 9567 -36.0 -55.3 12 19.3 -37.2 242 54 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.07 16 250 10805 -44.8 -64.1 10 19.3 -45.4 245 56 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.03 17 200 12273 -51.6 -74.4 5 22.8 -52.0 249 66 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14087 -63.7 -80.1 9 16.3 -63.8 249 61 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 19 100 16527 -71.0 -86.5 8 15.6 -71.0 258 29 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.48 m Freezing level: 610.72 mb = 4231.42 m = 13882.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.59 mb = 4189.25 m = 13744.08 ft Precipitable water: 2.00 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.49 % Est. max temperature: 29.42 C = 84.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.38 mb = 358.05 m = 1174.68 ft T: 20.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 5.69 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 823.17 m = 2700.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.04 C = 78.87 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.09 C Showalter Index: -1.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.47 C Cross Totals Index: 23.69 C K Index: 38.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.15 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.65 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 473.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.83 mb = 635.21 m = 2084.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 804.83 mb = 1958.52 m = 6425.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.83 mb = 10675.16 m = 35023.08 ft B at Equ Level: 469.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.83 mb = 12770.75 m = 41898.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.9 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 265.9 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 376.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 376.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.10 Bulk Rich Number: 5.64 Bulk Shear: 83.94 m/s