MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.29,-95.8 Latitude: 35.29 Longitude: -95.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 984 209 23.8 21.0 85 2.7 21.8 190 14 298.3 301.2 295.6 345.3 16.15 2 950 512 20.6 20.1 97 0.5 20.2 196 26 298.1 300.9 295.2 343.8 15.75 3 900 980 21.3 13.9 63 7.3 16.4 229 41 303.4 305.5 293.5 336.7 11.19 4 850 1473 18.2 12.8 71 5.3 14.7 240 33 305.2 307.2 293.9 338.2 11.02 5 800 1991 15.9 9.8 67 6.1 12.1 243 23 308.1 309.9 293.6 337.2 9.58 6 750 2537 13.1 -0.2 40 13.3 6.0 230 21 310.8 311.8 290.7 326.6 5.05 7 700 3112 8.2 0.2 57 8.0 3.9 229 24 311.6 312.6 291.4 328.9 5.56 8 650 3718 2.6 0.2 84 2.4 1.3 230 30 311.9 313.0 291.9 330.6 6.00 9 600 4360 -2.0 -2.3 97 0.3 -2.1 236 36 313.8 314.9 291.9 330.8 5.39 10 550 5046 -7.1 -7.4 98 0.3 -7.2 236 40 315.6 316.4 291.3 328.4 3.98 11 500 5781 -12.8 -14.5 87 1.7 -13.4 236 43 317.5 317.9 290.5 325.7 2.49 12 450 6579 -17.1 -23.3 59 6.2 -18.7 241 51 321.7 321.9 290.6 326.2 1.30 13 400 7451 -22.7 -34.1 35 11.4 -24.7 240 59 325.4 325.5 291.0 327.4 0.53 14 350 8418 -28.9 -48.8 13 19.9 -30.7 239 66 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.13 15 300 9502 -37.4 -45.2 44 7.8 -38.0 242 76 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.6 0.23 16 250 10731 -47.7 -52.1 60 4.4 -47.9 246 85 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.7 0.12 17 200 12183 -51.9 -75.0 5 23.1 -52.3 247 89 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14014 -59.4 -84.4 3 25.0 -59.6 254 74 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16490 -69.1 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.2 263 29 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.00 m Freezing level: 621.55 mb = 4083.17 m = 13396.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.81 mb = 3958.25 m = 12986.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.01 % Est. max temperature: 31.53 C = 88.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.52 mb = 552.73 m = 1813.40 ft T: 20.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.86 C/km ThetaE index: 11.56 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 784.57 mb = 2155.94 m = 7073.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.36 C = 93.85 F Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lifted Index: -6.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.15 C Showalter Index: -5.25 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 56.56 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.94 C Cross Totals Index: 25.62 C K Index: 35.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 414.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1367.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 174.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.55 mb = 1119.70 m = 3673.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 690.55 mb = 3223.16 m = 10574.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.55 mb = 11258.00 m = 36935.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1365.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 140.55 mb = 14411.50 m = 47281.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.7 at 32.3 knts Storm direction: 262.7 at 24.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 1.1 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 44.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 267.1 neg: -28.4 tot: 238.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.15 Bulk Rich Number: 30.30 Bulk Shear: 45.14 m/s