MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 76 22.6 21.5 94 1.1 21.9 32 8 295.7 298.7 295.0 342.8 16.38 1 1000 81 22.5 21.5 94 1.0 21.8 29 7 295.6 298.6 295.0 342.7 16.37 2 950 527 22.2 18.6 80 3.7 19.7 342 15 299.8 302.4 294.7 341.6 14.30 3 900 998 20.9 17.6 82 3.3 18.7 295 29 303.0 305.7 295.6 345.3 14.25 4 850 1491 17.5 15.9 90 1.6 16.4 290 35 304.5 307.0 295.4 344.7 13.49 5 800 2008 14.0 12.6 91 1.4 13.1 285 39 306.1 308.2 294.5 340.8 11.56 6 750 2549 9.4 6.8 84 2.6 7.8 282 40 306.7 308.3 292.2 331.8 8.27 7 700 3117 5.2 -3.6 53 8.8 1.0 282 42 308.2 309.0 289.2 321.3 4.20 8 650 3719 3.5 -18.2 19 21.7 -4.1 276 43 312.9 313.1 287.9 317.5 1.40 9 600 4364 0.5 -15.6 29 16.1 -5.5 261 46 316.7 317.1 289.7 323.0 1.89 10 550 5056 -4.5 -14.4 46 9.9 -8.2 254 49 318.8 319.2 290.7 326.4 2.28 11 500 5798 -10.0 -15.9 62 5.9 -12.1 253 54 320.8 321.2 291.2 328.2 2.21 12 450 6603 -14.9 -18.5 74 3.6 -16.0 249 54 324.5 324.9 292.0 331.2 1.97 13 400 7487 -19.2 -21.8 79 2.7 -19.9 239 47 330.1 330.4 293.3 335.9 1.67 14 350 8468 -24.7 -27.5 78 2.8 -25.3 222 42 335.5 335.7 294.2 339.6 1.14 15 300 9574 -31.9 -34.9 74 3.1 -32.3 204 39 340.5 340.6 295.0 343.0 0.65 16 250 10838 -41.2 -44.7 69 3.5 -41.5 209 37 344.8 344.9 295.7 346.0 0.29 17 200 12315 -52.7 -56.9 61 4.2 -52.8 241 53 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.7 0.09 18 150 14120 -64.6 -79.3 11 14.7 -64.7 257 66 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.00 19 100 16566 -68.5 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 278 33 395.3 395.3 304.6 395.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.76 m Freezing level: 594.66 mb = 4438.15 m = 14560.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.61 mb = 3226.40 m = 10585.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.41 % Est. max temperature: 31.39 C = 88.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 985.27 mb = 210.18 m = 689.54 ft T: 22.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 27.72 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.29 mb = 1528.57 m = 5014.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.53 C = 88.75 F Cap Strength: 2.83 C Lifted Index: -4.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.31 C Showalter Index: -5.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.47 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.55 C Cross Totals Index: 25.92 C K Index: 34.68 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 405.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 707.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 81.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.30 mb = 899.13 m = 2949.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 785.30 mb = 2163.02 m = 7096.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 305.30 mb = 9448.12 m = 30997.41 ft B at Equ Level: 703.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.30 mb = 13901.66 m = 45608.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.6 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 302.6 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.4 neg: 7.4 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 138.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 20.7 neg: -53.2 tot: -32.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -10.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 3.35 Bulk Shear: 210.76 m/s