MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 9Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.37,-98.77 Latitude: 35.37 Longitude: -98.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 951 474 20.2 15.4 74 4.8 17.0 186 11 297.5 299.6 292.0 331.2 11.61 2 950 485 20.6 15.3 71 5.4 17.1 186 11 298.1 300.2 292.2 331.7 11.55 3 900 955 22.8 13.8 57 9.0 16.8 216 45 305.0 307.1 293.9 338.2 11.07 4 850 1452 21.1 11.7 55 9.5 15.0 232 42 308.3 310.2 294.1 339.2 10.20 5 800 1974 17.4 8.8 57 8.6 12.0 233 35 309.8 311.4 293.6 337.1 8.93 6 750 2521 13.1 3.8 53 9.3 7.8 231 32 310.8 312.1 292.2 331.7 6.73 7 700 3096 8.4 -3.8 42 12.2 2.4 228 33 311.8 312.6 290.2 324.8 4.12 8 650 3702 2.9 -2.7 66 5.6 0.1 234 36 312.2 313.2 291.0 327.4 4.82 9 600 4344 -1.5 -12.7 42 11.2 -5.8 233 38 314.4 314.9 289.5 322.3 2.40 10 550 5031 -6.0 -20.7 30 14.7 -10.6 233 42 317.0 317.2 289.2 321.5 1.33 11 500 5768 -11.4 -28.8 22 17.4 -15.5 232 46 319.1 319.2 289.2 321.6 0.71 12 450 6568 -16.4 -37.7 14 21.4 -20.0 238 50 322.7 322.7 289.9 323.9 0.33 13 400 7443 -21.9 -41.7 15 19.8 -24.6 240 57 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.5 0.25 14 350 8411 -28.9 -48.1 14 19.2 -30.7 241 64 329.8 329.8 291.8 330.3 0.14 15 300 9495 -37.4 -48.3 31 10.9 -38.2 245 74 332.6 332.6 292.6 333.2 0.16 16 250 10727 -47.1 -52.6 53 5.5 -47.4 247 84 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.12 17 200 12175 -53.5 -70.7 10 17.3 -53.8 246 86 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.2 0.01 18 150 14003 -59.7 -81.3 4 21.6 -59.9 246 73 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16479 -69.9 -87.0 6 17.2 -69.9 256 46 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.80 m Freezing level: 616.95 mb = 4126.29 m = 13537.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.34 mb = 3709.97 m = 12171.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.13 % Est. max temperature: 32.17 C = 89.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.22 mb = 1088.78 m = 3572.07 ft T: 22.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 14.44 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 719.24 mb = 2869.67 m = 9414.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.85 C = 92.93 F Cap Strength: 5.39 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.76 C Showalter Index: -4.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.72 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.13 C K Index: 32.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 430.75 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 588.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 275.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.25 mb = 2002.76 m = 6570.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 662.25 mb = 3549.04 m = 11643.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.25 mb = 10666.53 m = 34994.75 ft B at Equ Level: 587.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 172.25 mb = 13124.43 m = 43058.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.8 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 260.8 at 28.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.5 neg: -37.1 tot: 305.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.21 Bulk Rich Number: 18.39 Bulk Shear: 31.99 m/s