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: 34.31,-95.17 Latitude: 34.31 Longitude: -95.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 982 235 23.3 20.5 84 2.8 21.3 185 5 298.0 300.8 295.1 343.4 15.65 2 950 524 22.2 19.7 86 2.4 20.5 185 18 299.7 302.5 295.4 344.8 15.43 3 900 992 19.2 14.2 73 5.0 16.0 210 25 301.3 303.4 293.0 334.9 11.40 4 850 1483 18.2 6.9 48 11.3 11.4 246 36 305.2 306.5 290.9 327.3 7.33 5 800 1999 15.2 3.7 46 11.6 8.7 261 35 307.4 308.6 290.7 326.5 6.23 6 750 2542 10.8 2.6 57 8.2 6.2 270 35 308.3 309.4 290.9 327.2 6.15 7 700 3112 5.5 2.3 80 3.2 3.8 270 40 308.6 309.8 291.3 328.5 6.46 8 650 3713 1.0 -3.5 72 4.5 -1.2 271 44 310.1 310.9 290.0 324.3 4.53 9 600 4351 -2.6 -18.5 28 15.9 -7.9 266 47 313.1 313.3 288.1 318.0 1.48 10 550 5036 -6.4 -21.9 28 15.5 -11.0 258 52 316.5 316.7 288.9 320.6 1.21 11 500 5773 -11.2 -25.9 29 14.7 -15.0 255 53 319.4 319.6 289.5 322.6 0.93 12 450 6572 -17.1 -38.4 14 21.3 -20.6 258 49 321.7 321.8 289.6 322.9 0.31 13 400 7444 -23.3 -47.9 9 24.6 -26.0 262 44 324.6 324.7 290.3 325.1 0.12 14 350 8408 -28.9 -60.9 3 32.0 -31.0 271 45 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.03 15 300 9493 -36.0 -59.4 7 23.4 -37.3 271 49 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.04 16 250 10739 -43.3 -69.8 4 26.4 -44.1 267 52 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.01 17 200 12215 -51.0 -72.6 6 21.6 -51.4 269 59 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14039 -60.8 -81.0 5 20.3 -61.0 272 45 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16498 -69.2 -86.5 6 17.2 -69.4 268 38 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.47 m Freezing level: 636.31 mb = 3887.44 m = 12753.91 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.15 mb = 3562.43 m = 11687.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.60 % Est. max temperature: 31.22 C = 88.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.12 mb = 586.68 m = 1924.79 ft T: 21.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 18.29 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.68 mb = 2034.44 m = 6674.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.71 C = 90.87 F Cap Strength: 2.96 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.10 C Showalter Index: 1.35 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.40 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.35 C Cross Totals Index: 18.05 C K Index: 32.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 250.16 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.88 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1053.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 113.96 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.60 mb = 1159.84 m = 3805.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 737.60 mb = 2679.60 m = 8791.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.60 mb = 10273.88 m = 33706.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1049.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.60 mb = 13725.70 m = 45031.26 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.9 at 40.2 knts Storm direction: 287.9 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 406.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 406.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 135.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.56 Bulk Rich Number: 5.63 Bulk Shear: 187.05 m/s