MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 29.34,-94.84 Latitude: 29.34 Longitude: -94.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 -0 26.4 21.8 76 4.6 23.1 118 12 298.6 301.6 295.8 346.6 16.48 1 1000 99 25.4 20.7 75 4.7 22.1 117 14 298.6 301.4 295.3 343.9 15.59 2 950 549 21.3 19.5 89 1.8 20.1 116 15 298.8 301.6 295.0 343.0 15.17 3 900 1016 17.9 17.2 96 0.7 17.4 128 13 299.9 302.5 294.4 340.4 13.85 4 850 1503 14.4 12.6 89 1.8 13.3 152 10 301.2 303.2 292.6 333.2 10.84 5 800 2013 11.9 4.4 60 7.4 7.7 180 14 303.8 305.0 289.9 323.6 6.59 6 750 2554 13.3 -21.1 7 34.5 1.1 159 11 311.1 311.2 286.8 314.2 0.94 7 700 3131 11.2 -21.7 8 32.9 -0.4 148 11 314.9 315.0 288.1 318.1 0.96 8 650 3744 7.4 -15.0 19 22.4 -1.5 152 10 317.3 317.7 289.8 323.5 1.83 9 600 4396 2.8 -16.8 22 19.5 -4.6 163 10 319.3 319.6 290.3 325.1 1.71 10 550 5094 -1.0 -28.3 10 27.3 -8.7 185 12 322.9 323.1 290.4 325.3 0.67 11 500 5848 -5.8 -16.1 44 10.3 -9.6 201 12 326.0 326.4 292.6 333.4 2.18 12 450 6662 -12.7 -16.9 71 4.2 -14.2 191 22 327.3 327.8 293.1 335.1 2.26 13 400 7550 -18.6 -18.9 97 0.4 -18.7 184 36 330.9 331.3 293.9 338.3 2.14 14 350 8533 -25.3 -25.5 99 0.2 -25.4 181 45 334.6 334.9 294.2 339.6 1.37 15 300 9630 -34.4 -36.3 82 2.0 -34.6 180 53 337.0 337.1 294.1 339.1 0.57 16 250 10883 -42.2 -54.3 26 12.1 -42.9 182 61 343.3 343.3 295.2 343.7 0.10 17 200 12359 -52.0 -67.2 14 15.3 -52.3 183 61 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 14167 -64.4 -78.4 13 14.0 -64.5 181 48 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 19 100 16576 -74.3 -86.7 13 12.5 -74.3 210 14 384.3 384.3 302.9 384.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.76 m Freezing level: 563.09 mb = 4911.59 m = 16113.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.81 mb = 2979.40 m = 9774.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.50 % Est. max temperature: 28.75 C = 83.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.53 mb = 589.85 m = 1935.17 ft T: 21.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 32.35 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.26 mb = 880.26 m = 2887.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.44 C = 81.38 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.54 C Showalter Index: 3.96 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.61 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.20 C Cross Totals Index: 18.40 C K Index: -0.12 Risk: None Sweat Index: 183.48 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.09 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 387.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.69 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.90 mb = 789.65 m = 2590.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.90 mb = 1026.42 m = 3367.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 768.90 mb = 2345.68 m = 7695.70 ft B at Equ Level: 56.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 698.90 mb = 3143.99 m = 10314.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 157.5 at 11.7 knts Storm direction: 187.5 at 8.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 18.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.5 neg: -9.0 tot: 12.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 33.76 Bulk Shear: 11.48 m/s