MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.10,-94.09 Latitude: 34.10 Longitude: -94.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 SFC 991 165 24.5 20.4 78 4.2 21.6 233 4 298.4 301.2 295.1 343.1 15.38 2 950 537 21.6 19.0 85 2.6 19.8 243 12 299.1 301.8 294.8 341.9 14.70 3 900 1004 19.0 14.2 74 4.8 15.8 251 19 301.1 303.1 292.9 334.5 11.38 4 850 1494 16.7 10.1 65 6.5 12.6 262 23 303.6 305.3 292.0 331.1 9.20 5 800 2008 13.3 6.9 65 6.3 9.5 258 31 305.3 306.7 291.4 328.9 7.83 6 750 2547 9.2 3.7 69 5.5 6.1 261 35 306.5 307.8 290.8 326.8 6.67 7 700 3114 5.0 1.0 75 4.0 2.9 265 39 308.0 309.1 290.6 326.1 5.89 8 650 3716 1.5 -0.4 88 1.8 0.5 262 42 310.6 311.7 291.3 328.5 5.74 9 600 4356 -2.6 -3.0 97 0.4 -2.8 255 44 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.3 5.12 10 550 5043 -6.1 -6.3 98 0.2 -6.2 248 46 316.8 317.7 291.9 330.7 4.33 11 500 5782 -11.2 -11.6 97 0.4 -11.3 242 51 319.4 320.0 291.6 329.7 3.15 12 450 6585 -15.7 -16.1 97 0.4 -15.9 238 55 323.5 324.0 292.2 331.7 2.42 13 400 7461 -22.8 -23.0 98 0.2 -22.8 243 55 325.4 325.7 291.9 330.6 1.50 14 350 8424 -30.6 -31.2 94 0.7 -30.7 250 49 327.5 327.7 291.8 330.4 0.80 15 300 9505 -35.9 -49.9 22 14.0 -36.9 256 48 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 16 250 10754 -43.3 -65.9 7 22.6 -44.0 262 53 341.7 341.7 294.7 341.8 0.02 17 200 12229 -51.4 -73.8 5 22.4 -51.8 263 61 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.01 18 150 14047 -62.4 -80.2 7 17.8 -62.6 273 46 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16505 -69.6 -86.8 6 17.2 -69.6 262 35 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.82 m Freezing level: 631.71 mb = 3950.24 m = 12959.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.81 mb = 3817.48 m = 12524.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.13 % Est. max temperature: 30.00 C = 86.01 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.06 mb = 692.35 m = 2271.47 ft T: 20.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 17.02 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.09 mb = 1613.52 m = 5293.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.10 C = 86.19 F Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lifted Index: -4.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.59 C Showalter Index: -0.49 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.22 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.88 C Cross Totals Index: 21.34 C K Index: 34.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1022.40 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.17 mb = 1079.14 m = 3540.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.17 mb = 2249.58 m = 7380.42 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.17 mb = 10299.22 m = 33789.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1014.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.17 mb = 13751.75 m = 45116.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.9 at 35.7 knts Storm direction: 283.9 at 26.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 131.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 43.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 10.67 Bulk Shear: 95.81 m/s