MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 35.4,-98.71 Latitude: 35.40 Longitude: -98.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 951 479 29.9 15.3 41 14.6 19.9 192 14 307.4 309.5 294.8 342.3 11.56 2 950 492 29.0 14.8 42 14.3 19.4 192 14 306.7 308.8 294.4 340.4 11.20 3 900 969 24.0 13.8 53 10.2 17.2 193 19 306.3 308.3 294.2 339.6 11.08 4 850 1465 19.1 12.5 66 6.6 14.8 195 19 306.1 308.1 293.9 338.5 10.76 5 800 1985 16.5 8.5 59 8.0 11.5 223 23 308.7 310.4 293.2 335.3 8.73 6 750 2531 13.3 5.7 60 7.7 8.8 229 22 311.1 312.5 293.0 334.7 7.66 7 700 3107 8.5 3.1 69 5.4 5.4 243 25 311.8 313.1 292.6 333.1 6.83 8 650 3714 3.6 0.6 80 3.1 2.0 253 31 313.1 314.3 292.3 332.3 6.14 9 600 4360 -0.3 -6.1 65 5.8 -3.0 251 30 315.8 316.6 291.4 328.8 4.06 10 550 5050 -4.7 -21.6 25 16.9 -9.9 245 34 318.6 318.8 289.6 322.8 1.24 11 500 5792 -9.5 -37.8 8 28.2 -15.0 245 37 321.4 321.5 289.5 322.5 0.30 12 450 6597 -15.3 -40.3 10 25.0 -19.4 249 38 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.9 0.25 13 400 7474 -21.7 -47.2 8 25.6 -24.7 249 39 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.4 0.13 14 350 8442 -29.0 -51.4 10 22.3 -31.0 246 39 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.0 0.10 15 300 9528 -36.0 -64.1 4 28.1 -37.3 251 44 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.02 16 250 10769 -45.1 -61.8 14 16.7 -45.7 247 51 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.2 0.04 17 200 12230 -52.7 -72.3 8 19.6 -53.0 247 55 349.3 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14050 -61.1 -82.5 4 21.4 -61.2 241 56 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16502 -71.5 -86.5 9 15.0 -71.6 249 31 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5755.22 m Freezing level: 603.59 mb = 4314.05 m = 14153.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 629.98 mb = 3966.95 m = 13014.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.23 % Est. max temperature: 31.14 C = 88.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 769.72 mb = 2311.47 m = 7583.46 ft T: 14.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 19.74 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 718.75 mb = 2886.54 m = 9470.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.00 C = 93.20 F Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lifted Index: -2.59 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.93 C Showalter Index: -2.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.02 C K Index: 35.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 379.34 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.05 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 644.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 120.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 772.87 mb = 2276.88 m = 7470.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 667.87 mb = 3492.20 m = 11457.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.87 mb = 10824.66 m = 35513.55 ft B at Equ Level: 637.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.87 mb = 13337.83 m = 43758.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 27.9 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 20.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 108.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 36.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 12.05 Bulk Shear: 53.54 m/s