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: 34.50,-95.13 Latitude: 34.50 Longitude: -95.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 974 307 22.2 20.0 87 2.2 20.7 194 6 297.6 300.4 294.8 341.9 15.28 2 950 522 21.5 19.3 87 2.2 20.0 192 17 299.0 301.8 295.0 342.8 15.02 3 900 990 19.5 11.9 62 7.5 14.7 221 29 301.6 303.4 291.9 330.5 9.78 4 850 1481 18.0 7.0 48 11.0 11.4 250 39 305.0 306.4 291.0 327.4 7.41 5 800 1997 15.1 3.2 45 11.9 8.4 262 34 307.2 308.3 290.5 325.6 6.01 6 750 2539 10.9 -2.0 41 12.8 4.4 273 33 308.4 309.2 289.4 322.1 4.42 7 700 3109 5.7 1.3 74 4.4 3.3 271 39 308.8 309.9 290.9 327.3 6.02 8 650 3709 0.7 -4.5 68 5.2 -1.7 270 45 309.7 310.5 289.6 322.9 4.21 9 600 4347 -2.8 -24.8 17 22.0 -9.0 266 48 312.8 313.0 287.3 315.7 0.85 10 550 5031 -6.5 -28.9 15 22.4 -12.1 261 53 316.4 316.5 288.3 318.6 0.64 11 500 5768 -11.2 -33.9 13 22.7 -15.9 260 52 319.4 319.5 289.0 321.0 0.44 12 450 6567 -17.0 -44.0 8 27.0 -20.8 262 48 321.9 321.9 289.5 322.6 0.17 13 400 7439 -23.3 -50.2 7 26.9 -26.1 263 45 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.1 0.10 14 350 8403 -29.1 -60.2 3 31.1 -31.2 271 46 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.03 15 300 9488 -36.1 -58.7 8 22.6 -37.3 270 49 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.05 16 250 10732 -43.4 -68.2 5 24.7 -44.2 267 52 341.5 341.5 294.7 341.5 0.02 17 200 12210 -50.8 -71.8 7 21.0 -51.2 270 55 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 14033 -60.6 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.8 272 46 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16496 -69.1 -86.4 7 17.2 -69.2 266 38 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.67 m Freezing level: 640.22 mb = 3834.13 m = 12579.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.25 mb = 3497.23 m = 11473.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.34 % Est. max temperature: 30.69 C = 87.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.73 mb = 588.77 m = 1931.65 ft T: 21.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 20.74 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 773.24 mb = 2282.59 m = 7488.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.35 C = 90.23 F Cap Strength: 3.94 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.74 C Showalter Index: 1.32 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.22 C Cross Totals Index: 18.20 C K Index: 31.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.35 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 597.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 164.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 858.71 mb = 1393.33 m = 4571.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 713.71 mb = 2948.59 m = 9673.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 303.71 mb = 9401.75 m = 30845.25 ft B at Equ Level: 595.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 203.71 mb = 12088.06 m = 39658.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.3 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 290.3 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 413.8 neg: -1.1 tot: 412.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 3.52 Bulk Shear: 169.88 m/s