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: 32.5,-93.67 Latitude: 32.50 Longitude: -93.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 55 26.4 22.0 77 4.4 23.2 203 6 299.4 302.4 296.3 348.6 16.86 1 1000 71 26.4 21.9 77 4.4 23.2 199 6 299.5 302.6 296.3 348.6 16.80 2 950 523 23.0 20.9 88 2.0 21.5 202 26 300.5 303.5 296.5 349.2 16.62 3 900 992 19.3 19.1 99 0.2 19.2 211 34 301.4 304.3 296.1 347.4 15.63 4 850 1483 16.5 16.3 99 0.1 16.4 226 35 303.4 306.0 295.4 344.6 13.87 5 800 1999 13.8 13.7 99 0.1 13.7 235 34 305.9 308.2 295.1 343.1 12.40 6 750 2541 10.5 10.4 99 0.1 10.4 248 35 308.0 310.0 294.4 340.1 10.61 7 700 3114 7.4 6.7 95 0.8 7.0 264 34 310.7 312.4 293.8 337.8 8.82 8 650 3722 3.8 2.8 93 1.1 3.2 271 40 313.3 314.7 293.3 335.8 7.22 9 600 4368 -0.5 -2.5 86 2.0 -1.5 272 38 315.6 316.6 292.4 332.5 5.31 10 550 5059 -4.5 -7.5 79 3.1 -5.8 266 35 318.8 319.5 292.2 331.6 3.94 11 500 5802 -10.0 -17.2 56 7.2 -12.5 261 30 320.8 321.2 291.0 327.5 1.98 12 450 6606 -15.3 -19.7 69 4.4 -16.6 253 36 324.0 324.4 291.7 330.1 1.78 13 400 7488 -19.4 -21.8 81 2.4 -20.0 256 41 329.8 330.2 293.2 335.7 1.67 14 350 8471 -24.3 -27.1 77 2.8 -24.9 271 37 336.0 336.2 294.4 340.3 1.18 15 300 9577 -32.6 -35.8 73 3.2 -33.0 275 42 339.5 339.6 294.7 341.8 0.60 16 250 10832 -43.6 -47.0 69 3.4 -43.8 273 56 341.3 341.3 294.8 342.2 0.22 17 200 12300 -51.7 -62.7 25 11.0 -52.0 255 71 351.0 351.0 296.9 351.2 0.04 18 150 14116 -62.9 -80.9 7 18.1 -63.0 258 58 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16544 -71.9 -85.4 12 13.5 -72.0 262 36 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.87 m Freezing level: 605.30 mb = 4299.52 m = 14105.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.84 mb = 4157.76 m = 13640.79 ft Precipitable water: 2.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.02 % Est. max temperature: 30.33 C = 86.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.34 mb = 611.42 m = 2005.93 ft T: 22.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.49 C/km ThetaE index: 21.72 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.96 mb = 896.80 m = 2942.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.25 C = 82.85 F Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lifted Index: -6.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.77 C Showalter Index: -5.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.47 C Cross Totals Index: 26.33 C K Index: 42.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 466.95 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.41 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1606.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.65 mb = 795.27 m = 2609.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.65 mb = 1034.05 m = 3392.52 ft Equ Level (EL): 205.65 mb = 12116.49 m = 39751.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1591.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.65 mb = 16214.89 m = 53197.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.0 at 33.2 knts Storm direction: 281.0 at 24.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 3.5 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 352.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 352.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.94 Bulk Rich Number: 18.23 Bulk Shear: 88.13 m/s