MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.59,-90.26 Latitude: 32.59 Longitude: -90.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 24.5 21.8 85 2.7 22.6 182 13 297.6 300.6 295.7 345.7 16.61 1 1000 90 24.7 21.7 83 3.0 22.5 181 12 297.8 300.8 295.7 345.8 16.52 2 950 538 21.2 20.5 95 0.8 20.7 186 31 298.7 301.7 295.7 345.8 16.15 3 900 1006 18.8 17.3 91 1.6 17.8 204 37 300.9 303.5 294.7 341.8 13.92 4 850 1496 16.0 15.7 98 0.4 15.8 217 37 302.9 305.4 294.9 342.3 13.30 5 800 2010 13.1 12.8 98 0.4 12.9 222 39 305.1 307.3 294.3 340.0 11.66 6 750 2552 10.4 10.2 99 0.2 10.3 228 40 307.9 309.8 294.2 339.6 10.49 7 700 3125 7.4 7.2 99 0.2 7.3 233 43 310.7 312.4 294.0 338.8 9.16 8 650 3733 4.2 4.0 99 0.2 4.1 234 45 313.7 315.2 293.9 338.2 7.87 9 600 4381 0.4 0.1 98 0.3 0.3 233 46 316.6 317.8 293.6 337.0 6.44 10 550 5075 -3.4 -3.7 98 0.3 -3.6 238 47 320.0 321.0 293.6 337.1 5.28 11 500 5823 -8.0 -10.0 86 1.9 -8.9 240 49 323.2 324.0 293.1 335.2 3.59 12 450 6633 -13.0 -16.3 77 3.2 -14.2 244 51 326.8 327.3 293.0 335.0 2.39 13 400 7521 -18.7 -25.7 54 7.0 -20.5 246 53 330.7 330.9 293.0 334.9 1.18 14 350 8502 -25.5 -36.0 37 10.5 -27.2 253 55 334.4 334.5 293.4 336.3 0.51 15 300 9601 -33.9 -38.1 66 4.1 -34.5 262 43 337.5 337.6 294.1 339.4 0.48 16 250 10849 -44.5 -48.2 66 3.7 -44.7 259 42 340.0 340.0 294.5 340.8 0.19 17 200 12313 -52.9 -65.2 21 12.3 -53.2 253 64 349.0 349.0 296.4 349.2 0.03 18 150 14120 -63.1 -83.3 5 20.2 -63.3 260 52 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16553 -71.5 -78.2 36 6.7 -71.5 243 26 389.6 389.6 303.8 389.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.87 m Freezing level: 594.92 mb = 4451.23 m = 14603.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 596.71 mb = 4424.48 m = 14515.84 ft Precipitable water: 2.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.00 % Est. max temperature: 29.85 C = 85.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.33 mb = 425.65 m = 1396.48 ft T: 22.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 5.36 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.94 mb = 901.81 m = 2958.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.39 C = 81.30 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -3.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: -2.19 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 47.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.06 C Cross Totals Index: 23.71 C K Index: 39.59 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 386.61 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 945.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.89 mb = 723.66 m = 2374.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.89 mb = 1248.91 m = 4097.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 224.89 mb = 11543.57 m = 37872.14 ft B at Equ Level: 943.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 134.89 mb = 14757.39 m = 48416.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 41.2 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 30.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 342.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.78 Bulk Rich Number: 8.59 Bulk Shear: 110.11 m/s