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: 32.61,-90.70 Latitude: 32.61 Longitude: -90.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1005 45 24.7 20.9 80 3.8 22.1 186 11 297.5 300.3 295.0 342.9 15.71 1 1000 85 24.8 20.6 78 4.2 21.9 187 12 298.0 300.8 295.0 342.9 15.48 2 950 534 21.5 19.1 87 2.3 19.8 189 32 299.0 301.7 294.8 342.2 14.83 3 900 1002 18.9 17.0 89 1.9 17.7 203 41 301.0 303.5 294.6 341.3 13.69 4 850 1492 16.4 14.6 89 1.8 15.2 217 37 303.3 305.6 294.3 340.0 12.35 5 800 2007 14.1 11.7 85 2.4 12.6 226 36 306.2 308.2 294.0 338.8 10.85 6 750 2550 11.1 9.1 87 2.1 9.9 231 35 308.7 310.5 293.9 338.2 9.70 7 700 3123 7.6 6.1 90 1.5 6.7 232 35 310.9 312.5 293.6 337.0 8.49 8 650 3731 3.8 2.9 94 0.9 3.3 229 36 313.2 314.6 293.3 335.9 7.28 9 600 4377 -0.3 -1.5 91 1.2 -0.9 229 35 315.8 316.9 292.8 334.0 5.73 10 550 5068 -5.0 -6.4 90 1.4 -5.7 231 36 318.1 318.9 292.3 332.0 4.30 11 500 5812 -8.6 -9.5 93 0.9 -9.0 241 37 322.5 323.2 293.0 334.8 3.71 12 450 6620 -14.0 -21.5 53 7.6 -16.2 241 47 325.7 326.0 292.0 330.9 1.52 13 400 7506 -19.2 -46.1 7 26.9 -22.8 240 55 330.1 330.1 291.9 330.7 0.15 14 350 8482 -26.7 -50.2 9 23.5 -29.0 239 60 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.11 15 300 9578 -34.2 -50.2 18 16.0 -35.5 250 59 337.1 337.2 293.7 337.6 0.13 16 250 10832 -42.7 -48.7 51 6.1 -43.0 267 55 342.7 342.7 295.1 343.4 0.18 17 200 12304 -51.7 -72.1 7 20.4 -52.1 254 66 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14117 -63.2 -80.9 7 17.7 -63.3 251 57 361.2 361.2 299.0 361.2 0.00 19 100 16556 -70.7 -85.8 9 15.1 -70.8 259 33 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.04 m Freezing level: 603.18 mb = 4335.66 m = 14224.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.88 mb = 4231.72 m = 13883.43 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.16 % Est. max temperature: 30.36 C = 86.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.97 mb = 525.12 m = 1722.80 ft T: 21.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 10.93 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 878.12 mb = 1212.66 m = 3978.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.25 C = 84.66 F Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lifted Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.19 C K Index: 38.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 361.92 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 653.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.93 mb = 849.97 m = 2788.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 740.93 mb = 2650.59 m = 8696.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 260.93 mb = 10537.92 m = 34572.79 ft B at Equ Level: 648.37 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 160.93 mb = 13673.75 m = 44860.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 302.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 302.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.2 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.20 Bulk Rich Number: 10.28 Bulk Shear: 63.59 m/s