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: 32.85,-92.92 Latitude: 32.85 Longitude: -92.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 73 23.5 22.7 95 0.8 23.0 193 1 296.7 299.9 296.1 347.8 17.68 1 1000 74 23.7 22.9 95 0.8 23.2 206 1 296.9 300.1 296.3 348.6 17.86 2 950 523 22.2 20.4 90 1.8 21.0 199 25 299.7 302.7 296.0 346.9 16.12 3 900 992 18.6 18.3 98 0.3 18.4 205 34 300.7 303.4 295.3 344.3 14.86 4 850 1482 16.5 15.3 92 1.2 15.7 231 34 303.5 305.9 294.8 342.0 12.97 5 800 1997 13.7 11.9 89 1.8 12.5 246 25 305.8 307.8 294.0 338.8 11.00 6 750 2538 10.2 7.6 84 2.6 8.7 238 26 307.7 309.3 292.9 334.4 8.80 7 700 3110 7.5 2.9 73 4.5 4.9 247 31 310.8 312.0 292.2 331.7 6.76 8 650 3717 3.6 -4.3 57 7.8 -0.2 245 34 313.0 313.8 290.7 326.6 4.29 9 600 4361 -1.2 -5.7 71 4.6 -3.3 235 41 314.8 315.6 291.2 328.0 4.16 10 550 5048 -6.0 -17.9 38 12.0 -10.0 232 46 317.0 317.3 289.6 322.7 1.69 11 500 5788 -9.6 -34.2 11 24.6 -14.9 237 46 321.3 321.4 289.6 322.9 0.42 12 450 6593 -14.3 -42.9 7 28.7 -18.8 239 50 325.3 325.3 290.6 326.0 0.19 13 400 7476 -19.7 -45.1 9 25.4 -23.2 243 51 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.0 0.17 14 350 8454 -25.8 -39.6 26 13.7 -27.8 248 49 333.9 334.0 293.2 335.3 0.35 15 300 9553 -33.6 -39.7 54 6.2 -34.3 259 50 338.0 338.1 294.2 339.6 0.40 16 250 10807 -43.8 -47.7 65 3.9 -44.0 271 63 341.0 341.0 294.7 341.8 0.20 17 200 12272 -52.1 -61.7 30 9.7 -52.3 258 70 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.5 0.05 18 150 14091 -62.1 -82.6 5 20.4 -62.3 254 58 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16534 -72.1 -86.1 10 14.0 -72.2 261 35 388.4 388.4 303.6 388.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.91 m Freezing level: 612.44 mb = 4200.65 m = 13781.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.10 mb = 3690.73 m = 12108.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.35 % Est. max temperature: 30.31 C = 86.56 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.10 mb = 170.01 m = 557.76 ft T: 23.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 21.98 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 805.49 m = 2642.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.17 C = 80.91 F Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lifted Index: -5.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.22 C Showalter Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.13 C Cross Totals Index: 24.91 C K Index: 36.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 374.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1441.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.61 mb = 673.81 m = 2210.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.61 mb = 909.01 m = 2982.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 218.61 mb = 11687.56 m = 38344.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1435.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.61 mb = 15505.22 m = 50869.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.4 at 34.0 knts Storm direction: 263.4 at 25.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.5 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 286.3 neg: -11.0 tot: 275.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.42 Bulk Rich Number: 19.37 Bulk Shear: 74.42 m/s