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: 32.96,-90.13 Latitude: 32.96 Longitude: -90.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24.7 21.2 81 3.5 22.2 183 11 297.8 300.8 295.4 344.4 16.06 1 1000 83 25.0 21.3 80 3.8 22.3 183 10 298.2 301.1 295.5 345.0 16.12 2 950 533 22.0 19.7 87 2.3 20.4 188 32 299.5 302.3 295.4 344.4 15.38 3 900 1001 18.3 16.9 91 1.4 17.4 200 40 300.4 302.8 294.3 340.1 13.56 4 850 1489 15.4 14.0 92 1.3 14.5 211 39 302.3 304.5 293.7 337.6 11.95 5 800 2002 13.4 11.7 89 1.7 12.3 223 37 305.4 307.4 293.8 337.9 10.84 6 750 2545 11.1 8.7 85 2.4 9.6 233 38 308.6 310.4 293.7 337.5 9.48 7 700 3119 8.1 5.1 81 3.0 6.3 230 37 311.5 313.0 293.3 336.0 7.91 8 650 3727 4.3 2.0 85 2.3 3.0 227 37 313.8 315.1 293.1 335.2 6.83 9 600 4373 -0.6 -1.7 92 1.1 -1.2 220 37 315.5 316.5 292.6 333.4 5.65 10 550 5065 -4.5 -7.1 82 2.5 -5.7 221 36 318.7 319.5 292.3 332.0 4.10 11 500 5809 -9.1 -10.9 87 1.8 -9.8 234 39 321.9 322.6 292.5 333.0 3.33 12 450 6617 -13.5 -21.0 53 7.5 -15.8 244 42 326.2 326.5 292.2 331.8 1.59 13 400 7504 -18.9 -33.6 26 14.7 -21.8 237 52 330.4 330.6 292.4 332.5 0.56 14 350 8482 -26.8 -46.5 14 19.7 -28.9 239 58 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.3 0.17 15 300 9576 -34.8 -48.3 24 13.5 -35.9 249 59 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.16 16 250 10826 -43.2 -50.7 43 7.5 -43.6 265 57 341.8 341.9 294.9 342.4 0.15 17 200 12296 -51.9 -71.5 8 19.6 -52.2 252 68 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14110 -63.0 -82.0 6 19.0 -63.1 249 57 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16552 -70.2 -86.0 8 15.8 -70.3 259 34 392.1 392.1 304.1 392.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.68 m Freezing level: 605.89 mb = 4297.32 m = 14098.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 613.85 mb = 4189.28 m = 13744.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.77 % Est. max temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.63 mb = 527.01 m = 1729.00 ft T: 22.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 7.41 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 955.85 m = 3135.97 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -3.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.75 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.60 C Showalter Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.50 C Cross Totals Index: 23.17 C K Index: 35.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.95 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 845.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.69 mb = 841.78 m = 2761.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.69 mb = 1080.03 m = 3543.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 241.69 mb = 11048.84 m = 36249.02 ft B at Equ Level: 839.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 151.69 mb = 14039.07 m = 46059.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.5 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 250.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 312.8 neg: -7.8 tot: 305.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.55 Bulk Rich Number: 13.81 Bulk Shear: 61.22 m/s