MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 30.71,-95.02 Latitude: 30.71 Longitude: -95.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1003 60 30.8 22.2 60 8.6 24.5 150 10 303.7 306.8 297.5 354.3 17.04 1 1000 89 29.7 21.9 63 7.8 24.0 151 9 302.8 305.9 297.1 352.4 16.74 2 950 544 24.7 20.8 79 4.0 21.9 152 14 302.3 305.3 296.8 350.9 16.45 3 900 1016 20.2 19.4 95 0.8 19.7 156 14 302.4 305.3 296.5 349.6 15.99 4 850 1508 17.5 15.8 90 1.7 16.3 206 13 304.4 306.9 295.4 344.4 13.39 5 800 2025 14.4 12.0 86 2.4 12.8 217 15 306.5 308.5 294.3 339.8 11.08 6 750 2568 11.1 7.2 77 3.9 8.8 213 16 308.6 310.2 293.0 334.6 8.53 7 700 3142 10.3 -1.0 46 11.2 4.3 215 14 313.8 314.8 291.7 330.0 5.10 8 650 3754 5.7 -6.5 41 12.2 -0.0 224 15 315.4 316.1 290.9 327.0 3.61 9 600 4402 0.9 -12.7 35 13.7 -4.6 235 13 317.2 317.7 290.3 325.1 2.39 10 550 5096 -3.6 -15.7 38 12.1 -8.1 245 17 319.9 320.2 290.7 326.7 2.04 11 500 5841 -8.3 -27.3 20 19.1 -13.3 247 22 323.0 323.1 290.5 325.8 0.81 12 450 6654 -11.6 -43.4 5 31.8 -17.0 248 26 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.4 0.18 13 400 7544 -17.9 -45.8 7 27.9 -21.8 253 32 331.8 331.8 292.4 332.4 0.16 14 350 8527 -25.6 -50.8 8 25.2 -28.2 251 37 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.10 15 300 9624 -35.0 -52.7 15 17.7 -36.2 256 42 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.10 16 250 10867 -45.1 -57.5 24 12.4 -45.6 261 48 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.06 17 200 12325 -53.7 -69.8 12 16.1 -54.0 260 59 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.02 18 150 14129 -64.6 -79.5 11 14.9 -64.7 264 51 358.8 358.8 298.5 358.8 0.00 19 100 16547 -73.8 -86.2 13 12.4 -73.8 265 29 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5751.46 m Freezing level: 589.54 mb = 4547.08 m = 14918.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.45 mb = 3748.61 m = 12298.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.67 % Est. max temperature: 31.43 C = 88.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.23 mb = 1148.95 m = 3769.47 ft T: 19.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.87 C/km ThetaE index: 29.22 C Layer 1000.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.43 mb = 1108.24 m = 3635.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.88 C = 85.79 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -5.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.66 C Showalter Index: -3.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.79 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.73 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 30.31 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.41 Risk: None Energy Index: -3.62 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1942.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 62.33 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.39 mb = 1070.01 m = 3510.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.39 mb = 1215.69 m = 3988.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 179.39 mb = 13007.33 m = 42674.45 ft B at Equ Level: 1931.48 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 15.4 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 11.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 2.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 57.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.1 neg: -2.3 tot: 50.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 65.08 Bulk Shear: 29.85 m/s