MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.94,-95.92 Latitude: 32.94 Longitude: -95.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 96 SFC 994 147 24.5 20.7 79 3.9 21.8 188 11 298.2 301.0 295.1 343.5 15.60 2 950 543 20.4 19.7 96 0.7 19.9 200 18 297.9 300.7 294.9 342.4 15.34 3 900 1010 19.5 15.8 79 3.7 17.0 220 22 301.6 303.9 294.0 338.8 12.61 4 850 1501 16.4 12.9 80 3.4 14.1 222 20 303.3 305.3 293.4 336.3 11.10 5 800 2014 12.8 12.3 97 0.5 12.5 225 25 304.8 306.9 294.0 338.7 11.33 6 750 2556 12.0 -4.4 31 16.4 3.9 225 21 309.6 310.2 289.0 321.1 3.67 7 700 3130 9.4 -3.3 41 12.6 3.0 228 20 312.8 313.7 290.7 326.4 4.29 8 650 3740 5.3 -3.8 52 9.2 0.8 232 24 315.0 315.8 291.5 329.1 4.43 9 600 4388 0.6 -6.8 58 7.3 -2.8 236 29 316.8 317.5 291.5 329.2 3.84 10 550 5078 -5.1 -8.0 80 2.9 -6.4 234 31 318.1 318.8 291.8 330.4 3.81 11 500 5820 -10.0 -22.6 35 12.6 -13.6 238 33 320.9 321.1 290.3 325.2 1.25 12 450 6626 -13.8 -42.3 7 28.5 -18.5 248 38 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.7 0.20 13 400 7511 -19.7 -45.7 8 26.0 -23.2 248 46 329.3 329.4 291.7 330.0 0.16 14 350 8486 -27.3 -49.8 10 22.5 -29.5 250 52 331.9 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.12 15 300 9576 -36.0 -52.0 18 16.0 -37.1 253 59 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.10 16 250 10813 -46.6 -53.6 44 7.1 -46.9 254 68 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.2 0.10 17 200 12264 -54.3 -68.8 15 14.4 -54.6 251 74 346.7 346.7 295.9 346.8 0.02 18 150 14077 -61.8 -79.3 8 17.4 -62.0 255 65 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16514 -72.3 -86.7 10 14.4 -72.4 252 29 388.0 388.0 303.5 388.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.25 m Freezing level: 594.98 mb = 4457.36 m = 14623.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.16 mb = 3876.27 m = 12717.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.79 % Est. max temperature: 29.81 C = 85.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.82 mb = 636.00 m = 2086.59 ft T: 20.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.18 C/km ThetaE index: 17.56 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.23 mb = 1348.32 m = 4423.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.12 C = 84.41 F Cap Strength: 1.77 C Lifted Index: -3.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.19 C Showalter Index: -1.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.34 C Cross Totals Index: 22.92 C K Index: 26.64 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 781.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 33.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.17 mb = 894.15 m = 2933.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.17 mb = 1834.19 m = 6017.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 777.17 mb = 2256.92 m = 7404.49 ft B at Equ Level: 16.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 727.17 mb = 2813.00 m = 9228.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 81.0 neg: -15.2 tot: 65.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.40 Bulk Rich Number: 29.06 Bulk Shear: 26.90 m/s