MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.44,-93.70 Latitude: 32.44 Longitude: -93.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 25.4 21.9 81 3.5 22.9 174 10 298.4 301.4 296.0 347.1 16.74 1 1000 67 25.5 21.9 80 3.6 22.9 173 9 298.6 301.7 296.0 347.3 16.72 2 950 517 22.6 20.2 87 2.3 20.9 191 33 300.1 303.0 295.9 346.6 15.90 3 900 986 19.2 18.1 93 1.1 18.5 205 40 301.3 304.0 295.4 344.6 14.71 4 850 1478 17.2 15.6 90 1.7 16.1 218 36 304.2 306.6 295.1 343.5 13.20 5 800 1994 14.4 11.6 83 2.8 12.6 223 34 306.5 308.5 294.0 338.8 10.76 6 750 2537 11.4 8.6 83 2.8 9.6 244 36 308.9 310.7 293.7 337.5 9.38 7 700 3110 8.1 -1.0 53 9.1 3.4 247 41 311.4 312.4 291.0 327.3 5.09 8 650 3718 4.1 -9.8 36 13.9 -1.9 239 41 313.5 314.1 289.5 322.6 2.79 9 600 4362 -0.4 -21.6 18 21.2 -7.1 234 45 315.7 315.9 288.6 319.5 1.13 10 550 5052 -3.9 -39.0 5 35.1 -11.1 244 45 319.5 319.5 288.8 320.3 0.24 11 500 5796 -8.9 -33.4 12 24.6 -14.3 249 46 322.2 322.3 289.9 323.9 0.46 12 450 6603 -13.5 -42.4 7 28.9 -18.3 252 51 326.3 326.4 290.9 327.1 0.20 13 400 7489 -19.3 -36.6 20 17.3 -22.3 255 53 329.9 330.0 292.1 331.5 0.42 14 350 8468 -25.7 -37.0 34 11.3 -27.5 264 48 334.1 334.2 293.3 335.8 0.46 15 300 9569 -33.5 -39.8 53 6.2 -34.3 280 46 338.1 338.2 294.2 339.7 0.40 16 250 10822 -43.4 -46.9 68 3.5 -43.6 292 55 341.6 341.6 294.9 342.5 0.23 17 200 12288 -52.9 -57.2 60 4.3 -53.1 267 64 348.9 348.9 296.5 349.3 0.08 18 150 14099 -63.3 -80.9 7 17.6 -63.4 256 65 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16538 -71.9 -87.1 8 15.3 -71.9 265 34 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.78 m Freezing level: 604.45 mb = 4304.42 m = 14121.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.15 mb = 3491.99 m = 11456.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.25 % Est. max temperature: 31.09 C = 87.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.20 mb = 496.57 m = 1629.16 ft T: 22.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 27.80 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 975.06 m = 3198.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.27 C = 82.88 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: -4.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.50 C Showalter Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 24.43 C K Index: 32.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 423.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1158.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.35 mb = 811.09 m = 2661.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.35 mb = 1852.99 m = 6079.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 213.35 mb = 11863.80 m = 38922.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1148.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.35 mb = 15275.69 m = 50116.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.1 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 263.1 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 397.4 neg: -2.7 tot: 394.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 131.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.50 Bulk Rich Number: 10.72 Bulk Shear: 108.09 m/s