MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.68,-92.64 Latitude: 31.68 Longitude: -92.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 46 30.2 21.5 60 8.6 23.9 165 11 303.1 306.1 297.0 351.5 16.35 1 1000 73 29.6 21.2 61 8.4 23.6 164 11 302.8 305.7 296.7 350.4 16.08 2 950 528 24.9 20.1 75 4.8 21.5 167 20 302.4 305.4 296.4 349.2 15.81 3 900 1000 20.3 19.2 93 1.1 19.5 168 21 302.5 305.4 296.4 349.1 15.76 4 850 1491 16.5 16.0 97 0.5 16.1 183 26 303.4 305.9 295.2 343.6 13.54 5 800 2007 13.9 11.5 86 2.3 12.4 210 23 305.9 307.9 293.9 338.2 10.75 6 750 2549 11.1 7.0 76 4.0 8.6 218 23 308.6 310.2 292.9 334.3 8.43 7 700 3123 8.4 5.6 82 2.8 6.8 222 26 311.8 313.4 293.6 337.2 8.19 8 650 3733 5.2 -3.8 52 9.0 0.7 225 24 314.8 315.7 291.4 328.9 4.43 9 600 4380 1.0 -14.1 31 15.1 -4.8 232 26 317.3 317.7 290.1 324.4 2.14 10 550 5074 -3.3 -16.1 37 12.8 -8.0 238 27 320.2 320.5 290.8 326.8 1.98 11 500 5820 -8.1 -23.1 29 15.1 -12.5 238 35 323.2 323.4 291.0 327.3 1.19 12 450 6634 -11.4 -47.4 3 36.0 -17.0 240 41 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.4 0.12 13 400 7525 -17.9 -44.0 8 26.1 -21.8 239 47 331.7 331.8 292.4 332.5 0.19 14 350 8506 -25.9 -51.4 7 25.5 -28.5 247 50 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.10 15 300 9602 -35.1 -53.9 13 18.8 -36.4 251 53 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.2 0.08 16 250 10845 -44.0 -60.1 15 16.1 -44.6 254 61 340.7 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.05 17 200 12320 -51.5 -73.4 6 21.9 -51.9 264 62 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14129 -64.5 -79.2 12 14.7 -64.6 256 52 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 19 100 16545 -73.9 -85.8 14 12.0 -73.9 254 30 385.0 385.0 303.1 385.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.34 m Freezing level: 588.08 mb = 4545.74 m = 14913.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.51 mb = 3814.04 m = 12513.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.55 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 885.30 mb = 1141.41 m = 3744.73 ft T: 19.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 17.23 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.91 mb = 1164.69 m = 3821.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.89 C = 85.81 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -4.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.01 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 37.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 406.38 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.21 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1585.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.42 mb = 1130.59 m = 3709.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.42 mb = 1277.35 m = 4190.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 201.42 mb = 12273.43 m = 40266.66 ft B at Equ Level: 1569.66 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.4 at 25.1 knts Storm direction: 246.4 at 18.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 145.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.1 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.28 Bulk Rich Number: 32.15 Bulk Shear: 49.33 m/s