MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.63,-93.61 Latitude: 32.63 Longitude: -93.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 59 28.3 20.8 64 7.5 22.9 138 7 301.4 304.2 296.1 347.4 15.65 1 1000 66 28.6 20.4 61 8.2 22.8 133 5 301.8 304.6 295.9 346.7 15.25 2 950 520 24.4 19.2 73 5.2 20.8 143 13 302.0 304.7 295.7 346.1 14.95 3 900 991 20.0 18.2 89 1.8 18.8 147 13 302.1 304.8 295.7 345.7 14.76 4 850 1482 15.9 14.7 93 1.2 15.1 169 15 302.8 305.1 294.3 339.8 12.49 5 800 1995 13.1 10.3 83 2.8 11.4 200 21 305.1 307.0 293.0 334.8 9.91 6 750 2536 10.4 9.4 93 1.0 9.8 209 32 307.9 309.8 293.9 338.1 9.94 7 700 3108 7.5 5.3 85 2.3 6.2 214 33 310.8 312.3 293.2 335.4 7.99 8 650 3717 4.6 0.5 75 4.1 2.4 211 33 314.2 315.4 292.6 333.5 6.12 9 600 4364 -0.0 -2.9 81 2.8 -1.4 213 36 316.1 317.1 292.4 332.5 5.17 10 550 5055 -4.9 -7.9 80 3.0 -6.2 215 42 318.2 319.0 291.9 330.7 3.83 11 500 5798 -9.5 -15.0 64 5.6 -11.5 221 49 321.5 322.0 291.6 329.5 2.38 12 450 6605 -13.5 -20.7 55 7.2 -15.7 229 57 326.3 326.6 292.2 331.9 1.64 13 400 7491 -19.4 -23.6 70 4.2 -20.5 235 64 329.8 330.0 293.0 334.8 1.43 14 350 8471 -25.6 -28.6 76 3.0 -26.3 244 66 334.2 334.4 293.8 338.0 1.03 15 300 9569 -34.4 -37.6 73 3.1 -34.8 251 67 336.9 337.0 294.0 338.8 0.50 16 250 10817 -43.9 -47.5 67 3.6 -44.2 257 65 340.8 340.8 294.7 341.6 0.21 17 200 12284 -52.1 -61.8 30 9.8 -52.3 258 73 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.5 0.05 18 150 14105 -62.4 -80.4 7 18.0 -62.6 254 57 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16539 -71.5 -85.9 10 14.4 -71.6 254 35 389.6 389.6 303.7 389.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5731.60 m Freezing level: 600.45 mb = 4358.06 m = 14297.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.68 mb = 4116.02 m = 13503.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.11 % Est. max temperature: 29.74 C = 85.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 898.12 mb = 1009.19 m = 3310.94 ft T: 19.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 12.62 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.10 mb = 1232.07 m = 4042.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.38 C = 84.89 F Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lifted Index: -5.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.98 C Showalter Index: -2.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C Cross Totals Index: 24.19 C K Index: 37.84 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.09 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1270.52 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.94 mb = 1165.19 m = 3822.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 866.94 mb = 1312.43 m = 4305.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 216.94 mb = 11749.56 m = 38547.96 ft B at Equ Level: 1258.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 126.94 mb = 15106.57 m = 49561.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.1 at 29.6 knts Storm direction: 238.1 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 162.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 12.76 Bulk Shear: 99.54 m/s