MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.49,-93.98 Latitude: 32.49 Longitude: -93.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 52 SFC 997 76 26.9 22.4 76 4.6 23.6 158 8 300.3 303.5 296.8 351.1 17.31 2 950 505 25.2 20.6 75 4.7 21.9 183 25 302.8 305.8 296.8 350.9 16.25 3 900 979 21.0 19.2 89 1.8 19.7 194 27 303.2 306.1 296.6 349.8 15.73 4 850 1472 17.3 17.0 98 0.2 17.1 203 27 304.2 306.9 296.1 347.4 14.51 5 800 1988 14.1 12.4 90 1.6 13.0 237 30 306.1 308.3 294.4 340.4 11.41 6 750 2530 10.6 6.2 74 4.5 8.0 248 36 308.1 309.6 292.3 332.3 7.94 7 700 3104 8.9 2.5 64 6.4 5.4 251 39 312.4 313.6 292.5 332.9 6.57 8 650 3714 5.0 -1.1 65 6.1 1.8 247 42 314.6 315.6 292.2 331.7 5.43 9 600 4362 0.7 -14.0 32 14.7 -5.0 244 45 316.9 317.3 290.0 324.1 2.16 10 550 5054 -3.7 -26.0 16 22.3 -10.0 247 46 319.7 319.8 289.5 322.6 0.83 11 500 5800 -7.7 -30.7 14 23.1 -13.3 252 47 323.7 323.8 290.5 325.8 0.59 12 450 6611 -12.6 -32.0 18 19.4 -17.0 256 49 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.5 0.58 13 400 7498 -19.3 -41.4 12 22.1 -22.7 255 56 329.9 330.0 292.0 330.9 0.25 14 350 8476 -26.2 -46.6 13 20.4 -28.5 260 56 333.4 333.4 292.8 334.1 0.17 15 300 9573 -34.5 -56.6 9 22.1 -35.9 264 54 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.06 16 250 10823 -42.7 -64.7 7 22.0 -43.5 269 58 342.5 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.03 17 200 12297 -51.9 -73.6 6 21.7 -52.2 259 68 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 14105 -64.6 -80.3 10 15.8 -64.7 263 67 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.00 19 100 16536 -70.7 -86.4 8 15.7 -70.8 261 37 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5747.98 m Freezing level: 592.14 mb = 4470.71 m = 14667.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.92 mb = 3878.58 m = 12724.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.99 % Est. max temperature: 30.94 C = 87.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.18 mb = 661.77 m = 2171.15 ft T: 23.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 18.78 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.32 mb = 1189.02 m = 3900.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.24 C = 86.43 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -4.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.86 C Showalter Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.92 C Cross Totals Index: 24.68 C K Index: 35.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 438.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1799.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.05 mb = 1026.27 m = 3366.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.05 mb = 1370.35 m = 4495.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 200.05 mb = 12295.36 m = 40338.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1795.60 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.8 at 36.9 knts Storm direction: 268.8 at 27.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 113.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 339.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 339.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.38 Bulk Rich Number: 13.18 Bulk Shear: 136.50 m/s