MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.68,-93.73 Latitude: 32.68 Longitude: -93.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 27.9 21.5 68 6.3 23.3 160 3 301.0 304.0 296.4 349.1 16.38 1 1000 66 28.4 21.6 67 6.7 23.5 145 3 301.5 304.6 296.7 350.1 16.50 2 950 521 25.7 19.3 68 6.3 21.2 197 19 303.2 306.0 296.1 347.8 15.03 3 900 994 21.2 18.3 83 2.9 19.2 199 20 303.4 306.1 296.1 347.5 14.87 4 850 1487 17.2 16.3 94 0.9 16.5 207 19 304.1 306.7 295.6 345.3 13.82 5 800 2003 13.9 11.9 88 2.0 12.6 243 28 306.0 308.0 294.1 339.1 11.02 6 750 2544 10.2 4.7 69 5.5 7.1 243 33 307.7 309.0 291.6 329.6 7.17 7 700 3118 8.9 -1.4 48 10.3 3.5 258 36 312.4 313.3 291.1 327.9 4.93 8 650 3726 3.9 -1.8 66 5.7 1.0 260 39 313.4 314.4 291.6 329.7 5.18 9 600 4371 -0.7 -11.1 45 10.4 -5.0 250 41 315.3 315.8 290.0 324.2 2.72 10 550 5058 -6.6 -18.4 38 11.8 -10.5 246 39 316.3 316.6 289.3 321.7 1.63 11 500 5795 -10.3 -28.6 21 18.3 -14.7 249 42 320.5 320.6 289.7 323.0 0.72 12 450 6600 -14.5 -31.3 22 16.8 -18.1 253 46 325.0 325.1 290.9 327.3 0.62 13 400 7481 -20.6 -45.7 9 25.1 -23.8 242 59 328.2 328.3 291.4 328.9 0.16 14 350 8455 -27.2 -63.0 2 35.7 -29.6 243 59 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.1 0.02 15 300 9549 -33.9 -67.7 2 33.9 -35.5 244 64 337.7 337.7 293.7 337.7 0.01 16 250 10807 -40.7 -64.3 6 23.6 -41.7 254 72 345.5 345.5 295.7 345.6 0.03 17 200 12292 -51.1 -73.0 6 22.0 -51.5 257 71 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14106 -63.7 -81.6 7 18.0 -63.8 260 59 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 19 100 16531 -71.1 -87.2 8 16.0 -71.2 256 31 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5729.77 m Freezing level: 607.56 mb = 4273.23 m = 14019.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.50 mb = 3832.19 m = 12572.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.19 % Est. max temperature: 31.02 C = 87.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.90 mb = 869.64 m = 2853.12 ft T: 22.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.18 C/km ThetaE index: 22.27 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.72 mb = 1369.10 m = 4491.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.85 C = 87.54 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -6.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.24 C Showalter Index: -5.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.48 C Cross Totals Index: 26.59 C K Index: 33.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 486.93 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1634.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 57.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.79 mb = 1229.37 m = 4033.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.79 mb = 1479.13 m = 4852.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.79 mb = 11338.92 m = 37200.73 ft B at Equ Level: 1629.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.79 mb = 15918.06 m = 52223.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.1 at 31.9 knts Storm direction: 274.1 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 260.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 260.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.19 Bulk Rich Number: 17.44 Bulk Shear: 93.73 m/s