MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.37,-94.37 Latitude: 33.37 Longitude: -94.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 28.9 21.0 62 7.9 23.2 196 9 302.0 304.9 296.3 348.7 15.82 1 1000 93 27.9 20.9 66 6.9 22.9 195 7 301.0 303.9 296.0 347.4 15.77 2 950 545 23.2 19.6 80 3.6 20.7 199 14 300.8 303.6 295.7 345.7 15.32 3 900 1015 19.4 17.2 87 2.2 17.9 221 20 301.5 304.0 294.8 342.2 13.82 4 850 1507 17.6 13.2 75 4.4 14.7 232 27 304.6 306.6 293.9 338.2 11.27 5 800 2022 14.1 11.5 84 2.6 12.4 224 26 306.2 308.2 293.9 338.5 10.73 6 750 2565 10.5 7.9 84 2.6 8.9 225 28 308.0 309.7 293.1 335.2 8.95 7 700 3137 8.1 -0.6 54 8.8 3.5 234 25 311.5 312.5 291.1 327.8 5.22 8 650 3745 4.7 -4.3 52 9.0 0.3 246 27 314.3 315.2 291.2 328.0 4.28 9 600 4392 -0.2 -6.2 64 5.9 -3.0 250 34 315.9 316.6 291.3 328.8 4.02 10 550 5082 -5.3 -21.1 28 15.8 -10.2 253 35 317.8 318.0 289.4 322.1 1.29 11 500 5821 -10.4 -29.6 19 19.2 -14.9 255 35 320.4 320.5 289.6 322.7 0.66 12 450 6626 -14.2 -40.4 9 26.2 -18.7 254 40 325.4 325.5 290.7 326.4 0.25 13 400 7509 -19.9 -46.0 8 26.1 -23.4 255 49 329.1 329.1 291.6 329.7 0.15 14 350 8484 -27.6 -50.1 10 22.6 -29.7 256 55 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.0 0.11 15 300 9573 -36.3 -46.2 36 9.9 -37.2 260 64 334.1 334.2 293.0 334.9 0.20 16 250 10808 -46.7 -52.1 55 5.3 -47.0 256 72 336.6 336.6 293.6 337.1 0.12 17 200 12257 -54.5 -68.8 15 14.4 -54.7 257 79 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.6 0.02 18 150 14071 -61.6 -80.7 6 19.1 -61.7 257 65 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16507 -72.2 -86.6 10 14.4 -72.2 254 36 388.3 388.3 303.5 388.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.10 m Freezing level: 602.29 mb = 4362.08 m = 14311.10 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.23 mb = 3804.74 m = 12482.60 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.64 % Est. max temperature: 31.40 C = 88.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.92 mb = 1092.19 m = 3583.27 ft T: 19.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.90 C/km ThetaE index: 10.64 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.56 mb = 1490.81 m = 4891.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.30 C = 88.35 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: -5.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.15 C Showalter Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.52 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.96 C Cross Totals Index: 23.56 C K Index: 32.36 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.43 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1507.19 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.80 mb = 1064.38 m = 3492.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.80 mb = 2024.54 m = 6642.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 199.80 mb = 12262.85 m = 40231.95 ft B at Equ Level: 1489.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.80 mb = 15421.44 m = 50594.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.8 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 269.8 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.5 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.3 neg: -16.7 tot: 97.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.98 Bulk Rich Number: 26.72 Bulk Shear: 56.40 m/s