MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.36,-93.60 Latitude: 32.36 Longitude: -93.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 24.0 23.4 97 0.5 23.6 154 3 297.0 300.3 296.7 350.3 18.43 1 1000 70 24.0 23.4 97 0.6 23.6 146 2 297.1 300.5 296.7 350.5 18.44 2 950 520 22.8 20.7 88 2.2 21.3 187 22 300.4 303.4 296.3 348.3 16.35 3 900 990 19.5 18.8 96 0.7 19.0 191 25 301.6 304.4 295.9 346.7 15.32 4 850 1481 16.4 15.9 97 0.5 16.1 203 26 303.4 305.9 295.1 343.5 13.51 5 800 1996 14.0 13.1 95 0.9 13.4 238 23 306.0 308.2 294.8 341.8 11.93 6 750 2539 11.1 10.2 94 0.9 10.6 249 26 308.7 310.7 294.5 340.6 10.51 7 700 3114 8.2 7.3 94 0.9 7.6 243 32 311.5 313.3 294.3 339.8 9.18 8 650 3723 5.0 3.5 90 1.5 4.1 244 37 314.6 316.1 293.9 338.4 7.61 9 600 4373 1.4 -3.0 72 4.4 -0.9 243 41 317.7 318.7 292.8 334.1 5.10 10 550 5067 -4.1 -14.0 46 9.9 -7.9 240 43 319.2 319.7 290.9 327.0 2.35 11 500 5811 -8.1 -37.1 8 29.0 -14.1 246 43 323.1 323.2 290.0 324.3 0.32 12 450 6620 -13.2 -37.8 11 24.6 -17.8 244 51 326.7 326.7 291.1 327.9 0.33 13 400 7507 -19.1 -42.4 11 23.2 -22.6 241 57 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.0 0.23 14 350 8483 -26.8 -46.0 14 19.3 -28.9 242 63 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.4 0.18 15 300 9577 -35.3 -52.2 16 16.8 -36.5 248 68 335.6 335.6 293.3 336.0 0.10 16 250 10822 -43.3 -64.4 8 21.1 -44.0 254 67 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.03 17 200 12299 -51.2 -74.7 4 23.5 -51.7 260 68 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14112 -63.3 -79.9 9 16.6 -63.4 259 55 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16549 -70.6 -86.3 8 15.7 -70.6 257 33 391.4 391.4 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5741.63 m Freezing level: 587.23 mb = 4550.31 m = 14928.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 608.63 mb = 4257.15 m = 13966.87 ft Precipitable water: 2.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.77 % Est. max temperature: 30.32 C = 86.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 994.64 mb = 116.95 m = 383.68 ft T: 23.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 26.23 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 873.69 m = 2866.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.32 C = 82.98 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.17 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.03 C Showalter Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 39.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 395.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.71 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1568.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.31 mb = 683.22 m = 2241.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.31 mb = 1111.80 m = 3647.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.31 mb = 11749.34 m = 38547.25 ft B at Equ Level: 1565.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 107.31 mb = 16125.04 m = 52903.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.3 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 265.3 at 23.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 1.0 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 236.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.18 Bulk Rich Number: 17.55 Bulk Shear: 89.33 m/s