MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.09,-91.93 Latitude: 32.09 Longitude: -91.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1008 24 24.4 22.1 87 2.3 22.8 203 11 296.9 300.0 295.7 345.7 16.88 1 1000 91 24.1 21.9 88 2.2 22.5 203 15 297.2 300.3 295.7 345.8 16.79 2 950 539 20.6 20.6 100 0.1 20.6 207 31 298.1 301.1 295.6 345.3 16.25 3 900 1006 18.7 17.4 93 1.2 17.8 223 37 300.7 303.3 294.8 342.0 14.06 4 850 1496 16.4 14.6 89 1.9 15.2 230 35 303.4 305.6 294.3 340.1 12.36 5 800 2011 13.7 9.2 74 4.6 10.9 234 37 305.8 307.5 292.6 333.3 9.15 6 750 2552 10.7 2.0 55 8.7 6.0 242 36 308.2 309.3 290.7 326.4 5.92 7 700 3123 6.8 2.2 73 4.6 4.3 255 30 310.0 311.2 291.7 329.9 6.43 8 650 3727 1.9 1.2 95 0.7 1.5 255 29 311.2 312.4 292.0 331.2 6.45 9 600 4369 -2.1 -4.0 87 1.9 -3.0 243 36 313.7 314.6 291.3 328.7 4.74 10 550 5055 -5.7 -17.0 41 11.3 -9.6 243 42 317.3 317.6 289.8 323.4 1.83 11 500 5795 -10.3 -31.2 16 20.9 -15.0 246 44 320.5 320.6 289.5 322.5 0.56 12 450 6599 -14.6 -44.7 6 30.1 -19.1 247 50 324.9 325.0 290.5 325.5 0.16 13 400 7481 -19.7 -53.5 3 33.8 -23.4 247 56 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.6 0.07 14 350 8458 -26.9 -54.7 5 27.8 -29.3 247 52 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.06 15 300 9552 -34.3 -46.9 27 12.6 -35.4 251 48 337.0 337.0 293.7 337.7 0.19 16 250 10807 -42.9 -46.3 70 3.3 -43.2 259 34 342.2 342.3 295.1 343.2 0.24 17 200 12275 -52.2 -70.8 9 18.5 -52.6 251 64 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14094 -61.4 -80.8 6 19.4 -61.6 251 54 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16547 -72.7 -87.1 10 14.4 -72.8 273 33 387.3 387.3 303.4 387.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5704.35 m Freezing level: 625.98 mb = 4035.48 m = 13239.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.12 mb = 3938.29 m = 12920.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.89 % Est. max temperature: 30.45 C = 86.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.85 mb = 313.44 m = 1028.34 ft T: 22.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 19.37 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.11 mb = 657.25 m = 2156.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.02 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.29 C = 79.33 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -5.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.36 C Showalter Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.69 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 36.68 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 397.71 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1276.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.01 mb = 593.85 m = 1948.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.01 mb = 1405.72 m = 4611.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.01 mb = 11102.26 m = 36424.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1275.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.01 mb = 15005.59 m = 49230.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.9 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 268.9 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 256.9 neg: -0.0 tot: 256.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.91 Bulk Rich Number: 21.81 Bulk Shear: 58.51 m/s