MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.44,-92.20 Latitude: 32.44 Longitude: -92.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 36 24.8 22.3 86 2.4 23.0 180 10 297.5 300.7 296.0 347.3 17.16 1 1000 73 24.7 22.2 86 2.5 22.9 181 12 297.8 300.9 296.1 347.5 17.11 2 950 522 21.7 20.8 95 0.9 21.1 198 30 299.2 302.2 296.0 347.3 16.48 3 900 991 19.6 16.7 83 2.9 17.7 218 32 301.7 304.2 294.6 341.3 13.44 4 850 1483 18.1 13.8 76 4.3 15.3 234 21 305.1 307.3 294.4 340.4 11.77 5 800 2001 15.0 10.4 74 4.6 12.0 255 21 307.1 309.0 293.6 337.1 9.92 6 750 2544 11.5 5.3 66 6.2 7.9 248 25 309.1 310.5 292.3 332.0 7.48 7 700 3118 9.0 -1.7 47 10.7 3.5 263 26 312.5 313.4 291.0 327.7 4.82 8 650 3727 4.2 -3.0 59 7.2 0.6 254 31 313.7 314.6 291.3 328.7 4.72 9 600 4372 -0.1 -12.7 38 12.6 -5.1 245 36 316.0 316.5 289.9 323.9 2.41 10 550 5063 -3.8 -25.5 17 21.7 -9.9 248 34 319.6 319.8 289.6 322.7 0.88 11 500 5810 -7.2 -37.1 7 29.9 -13.5 258 37 324.2 324.3 290.4 325.4 0.32 12 450 6619 -13.5 -35.8 13 22.2 -17.9 251 49 326.2 326.3 291.0 327.7 0.40 13 400 7505 -19.4 -57.4 2 38.0 -23.2 246 54 329.8 329.8 291.7 330.0 0.04 14 350 8481 -26.7 -57.9 4 31.2 -29.2 253 51 332.8 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.04 15 300 9575 -34.7 -61.0 5 26.3 -36.1 256 57 336.5 336.5 293.4 336.6 0.03 16 250 10828 -41.4 -64.3 7 22.9 -42.3 257 68 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.7 0.03 17 200 12309 -51.9 -72.9 6 20.9 -52.3 251 69 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.6 0.01 18 150 14120 -63.6 -81.1 7 17.5 -63.7 253 54 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.00 19 100 16546 -71.3 -86.0 9 14.7 -71.3 258 30 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5737.38 m Freezing level: 601.16 mb = 4357.12 m = 14294.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.67 mb = 3793.02 m = 12444.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.43 % Est. max temperature: 32.07 C = 89.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.94 mb = 340.25 m = 1116.30 ft T: 22.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 19.85 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.94 mb = 1126.38 m = 3695.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.89 C = 85.80 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.48 C Showalter Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.42 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.36 C Cross Totals Index: 21.06 C K Index: 28.45 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1051.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 44.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.67 mb = 709.76 m = 2328.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.67 mb = 2271.38 m = 7451.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 244.67 mb = 10971.41 m = 35995.00 ft B at Equ Level: 1047.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 124.67 mb = 15226.86 m = 49956.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.7 at 29.1 knts Storm direction: 273.7 at 21.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.7 neg: -20.9 tot: 219.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 15.43 Bulk Shear: 68.12 m/s