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: 32.86,-90.18 Latitude: 32.86 Longitude: -90.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 83 23.0 21.1 89 1.9 21.7 185 12 296.1 299.0 294.8 342.1 15.96 1 1000 85 23.2 21.3 89 1.9 21.9 185 11 296.4 299.3 295.0 342.9 16.16 2 950 532 20.5 19.8 95 0.8 20.0 195 35 298.0 300.8 295.0 342.9 15.47 3 900 998 17.9 17.7 99 0.1 17.8 210 48 299.9 302.5 294.7 341.8 14.32 4 850 1487 15.6 14.7 95 0.9 15.1 219 45 302.5 304.8 294.2 339.5 12.51 5 800 2000 13.0 11.7 92 1.3 12.2 227 43 305.0 307.0 293.7 337.6 10.88 6 750 2541 9.8 8.8 94 1.0 9.2 233 44 307.2 309.0 293.3 336.1 9.54 7 700 3112 6.5 5.5 94 0.9 5.9 237 44 309.6 311.2 292.9 334.6 8.13 8 650 3717 2.9 1.6 91 1.3 2.2 236 44 312.2 313.5 292.5 332.9 6.65 9 600 4361 -1.1 -2.5 90 1.4 -1.8 236 42 314.9 315.9 292.2 331.6 5.29 10 550 5051 -5.0 -6.3 91 1.3 -5.6 234 43 318.1 319.0 292.3 332.2 4.34 11 500 5794 -9.0 -13.3 71 4.3 -10.6 231 41 322.0 322.6 292.0 331.2 2.74 12 450 6601 -14.4 -30.3 25 15.9 -18.0 236 43 325.2 325.3 291.0 327.6 0.68 13 400 7483 -19.9 -45.3 8 25.4 -23.3 236 53 329.2 329.2 291.7 329.8 0.17 14 350 8459 -27.1 -53.6 6 26.5 -29.5 236 54 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.07 15 300 9552 -34.6 -52.3 15 17.7 -35.9 244 53 336.6 336.7 293.6 337.1 0.10 16 250 10805 -43.1 -47.6 61 4.5 -43.4 264 44 342.0 342.1 295.0 342.9 0.21 17 200 12271 -52.0 -65.7 18 13.7 -52.4 249 63 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.03 18 150 14091 -62.2 -80.4 7 18.2 -62.3 250 56 362.9 362.9 299.2 362.9 0.00 19 100 16530 -71.6 -86.2 10 14.6 -71.6 260 37 389.4 389.4 303.7 389.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.21 m Freezing level: 613.70 mb = 4184.41 m = 13728.22 ft Wetbulb zero: 622.75 mb = 4061.49 m = 13324.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.33 % Est. max temperature: 29.37 C = 84.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.21 mb = 321.71 m = 1055.47 ft T: 21.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 11.33 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.17 mb = 751.05 m = 2464.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.78 C = 78.40 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -3.34 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.06 C Showalter Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 23.78 C K Index: 38.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 912.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 42.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.51 mb = 646.03 m = 2119.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.51 mb = 974.29 m = 3196.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.51 mb = 10736.00 m = 35222.66 ft B at Equ Level: 908.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 152.51 mb = 13985.86 m = 45884.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.8 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 257.8 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 432.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 432.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 144.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.29 Bulk Rich Number: 10.23 Bulk Shear: 89.17 m/s