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: 34.91,-94.45 Latitude: 34.91 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 977 267 27.5 19.9 63 7.6 22.1 197 13 302.6 305.4 296.1 347.5 15.16 2 950 517 24.3 18.8 72 5.5 20.5 199 20 301.8 304.5 295.4 344.7 14.53 3 900 988 20.0 16.6 81 3.3 17.7 205 27 302.1 304.5 294.7 341.5 13.36 4 850 1478 16.4 12.7 78 3.8 14.0 220 33 303.3 305.4 293.2 335.7 10.89 5 800 1992 13.4 7.7 68 5.7 10.0 231 30 305.5 307.0 291.8 330.4 8.26 6 750 2534 12.2 -2.8 35 15.0 4.6 246 26 309.8 310.6 289.6 322.8 4.15 7 700 3108 7.7 2.4 69 5.3 4.7 249 23 311.0 312.2 292.0 331.2 6.51 8 650 3713 2.6 1.4 92 1.2 2.0 237 27 312.0 313.2 292.3 332.3 6.55 9 600 4357 -1.4 -3.9 83 2.5 -2.6 233 36 314.5 315.4 291.6 329.7 4.78 10 550 5044 -6.3 -8.6 84 2.3 -7.3 236 41 316.6 317.3 291.2 328.3 3.63 11 500 5782 -11.4 -20.9 45 9.5 -14.2 242 43 319.2 319.5 290.0 324.1 1.45 12 450 6583 -15.9 -33.7 20 17.8 -19.4 246 49 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.1 0.49 13 400 7460 -21.7 -39.3 19 17.6 -24.4 245 60 326.8 326.8 291.2 328.0 0.32 14 350 8428 -28.9 -48.5 13 19.6 -30.8 244 69 329.7 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.13 15 300 9511 -37.5 -44.2 50 6.7 -38.1 247 77 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.4 0.25 16 250 10741 -48.0 -51.7 66 3.6 -48.2 247 89 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12185 -53.8 -69.2 13 15.4 -54.1 251 91 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.6 0.02 18 150 14009 -59.5 -82.3 4 22.8 -59.7 255 72 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16480 -70.6 -86.9 7 16.3 -70.6 248 39 391.3 391.3 304.0 391.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.22 m Freezing level: 617.11 mb = 4136.48 m = 13570.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.45 mb = 3984.30 m = 13071.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.08 % Est. max temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.17 mb = 1227.71 m = 4027.86 ft T: 18.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.12 C/km ThetaE index: 24.64 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.02 mb = 1487.99 m = 4881.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.26 C = 82.86 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -5.86 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.77 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 35.13 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 389.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1567.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 864.79 mb = 1330.14 m = 4363.92 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 819.79 mb = 1784.73 m = 5855.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 779.79 mb = 2206.72 m = 7239.79 ft B at Equ Level: 4.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 749.79 mb = 2536.37 m = 8321.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 32.0 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 24.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 165.6 neg: -5.2 tot: 160.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.61 Bulk Rich Number: 31.61 Bulk Shear: 49.58 m/s