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: 33.14,-95.92 Latitude: 33.14 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 75 SFC 990 162 29.5 20.8 60 8.7 23.2 190 13 303.5 306.4 296.7 350.5 15.82 2 950 528 24.3 19.8 76 4.4 21.1 193 16 301.8 304.7 296.1 347.6 15.53 3 900 999 20.0 18.1 89 1.9 18.7 206 20 302.1 304.8 295.6 345.4 14.66 4 850 1490 17.0 13.1 78 4.0 14.4 226 29 304.0 306.1 293.7 337.4 11.20 5 800 2005 13.7 7.7 67 6.0 10.1 227 30 305.8 307.3 291.9 330.8 8.29 6 750 2548 13.0 -4.4 30 17.4 4.5 237 23 310.7 311.4 289.5 322.4 3.69 7 700 3124 9.4 -1.2 47 10.6 3.8 243 25 312.9 313.8 291.3 328.6 4.99 8 650 3734 5.2 -3.4 54 8.6 0.9 244 28 314.9 315.8 291.6 329.5 4.59 9 600 4381 0.0 -3.3 78 3.3 -1.6 244 33 316.1 317.1 292.3 332.1 5.00 10 550 5072 -5.6 -10.7 67 5.2 -7.7 244 37 317.5 318.1 291.0 327.5 3.06 11 500 5811 -10.5 -30.4 18 19.9 -15.1 245 36 320.2 320.3 289.5 322.4 0.61 12 450 6615 -14.5 -41.2 8 26.7 -18.9 248 44 325.0 325.0 290.5 325.8 0.23 13 400 7497 -20.2 -46.0 8 25.9 -23.5 248 54 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.4 0.15 14 350 8470 -27.9 -49.4 11 21.5 -29.9 250 60 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.12 15 300 9558 -36.4 -52.2 18 15.8 -37.5 251 67 334.0 334.0 292.9 334.4 0.10 16 250 10793 -46.8 -53.9 44 7.1 -47.1 252 78 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.8 0.10 17 200 12242 -54.0 -67.4 18 13.4 -54.3 254 86 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.02 18 150 14061 -60.8 -82.6 4 21.8 -61.0 258 73 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16510 -72.1 -86.5 10 14.4 -72.1 261 36 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.83 m Freezing level: 599.91 mb = 4382.57 m = 14378.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 632.17 mb = 3958.83 m = 12988.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.83 % Est. max temperature: 30.33 C = 86.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.98 mb = 1260.98 m = 4137.03 ft T: 18.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.40 C/km ThetaE index: 28.16 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.97 mb = 1310.53 m = 4299.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.31 C = 84.77 F Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lifted Index: -6.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.50 C Showalter Index: -2.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.14 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.55 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 30.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.89 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1848.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.08 mb = 1181.57 m = 3876.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 846.08 mb = 1529.60 m = 5018.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 756.08 mb = 2480.06 m = 8136.57 ft B at Equ Level: 20.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 106.08 mb = 16153.21 m = 52995.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.3 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 266.3 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.7 neg: -11.3 tot: 113.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.34 Bulk Rich Number: 34.24 Bulk Shear: 53.97 m/s