MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.61,-97.00 Latitude: 33.61 Longitude: -97.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 983 230 23.3 21.1 87 2.2 21.7 192 14 297.8 300.8 295.5 344.8 16.19 2 950 530 20.2 20.1 99 0.1 20.2 199 23 297.7 300.6 295.1 343.4 15.78 3 900 999 20.8 15.1 70 5.7 17.0 232 33 303.0 305.2 294.0 338.8 12.10 4 850 1491 17.0 13.0 78 3.9 14.4 240 29 303.9 306.0 293.6 337.2 11.17 5 800 2006 13.9 7.8 67 6.1 10.2 239 22 305.9 307.5 292.0 331.0 8.30 6 750 2547 11.5 -4.5 32 16.0 3.8 226 17 309.1 309.8 288.9 320.6 3.65 7 700 3120 8.2 -2.6 46 10.8 2.7 216 20 311.6 312.4 290.5 325.8 4.51 8 650 3727 4.1 -6.2 47 10.3 -0.7 209 22 313.6 314.3 290.4 325.5 3.71 9 600 4372 -1.1 -3.7 82 2.6 -2.4 212 28 314.8 315.8 291.8 330.2 4.85 10 550 5060 -6.6 -8.3 87 1.7 -7.4 220 37 316.3 317.0 291.2 328.2 3.71 11 500 5796 -11.8 -19.0 55 7.2 -14.0 227 44 318.6 319.0 290.1 324.4 1.70 12 450 6599 -14.8 -36.3 14 21.5 -18.8 237 48 324.6 324.7 290.6 326.1 0.38 13 400 7479 -20.8 -44.5 10 23.7 -23.9 237 57 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.7 0.18 14 350 8452 -27.6 -48.2 12 20.7 -29.6 241 66 331.6 331.6 292.3 332.1 0.14 15 300 9540 -36.4 -45.5 38 9.1 -37.2 244 75 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.9 0.22 16 250 10775 -46.1 -57.2 27 11.1 -46.6 248 84 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.8 0.07 17 200 12236 -52.3 -72.0 8 19.7 -52.6 251 87 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.0 0.01 18 150 14059 -60.7 -82.2 4 21.5 -60.9 253 73 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16515 -71.2 -86.8 8 15.6 -71.2 263 32 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.18 m Freezing level: 610.62 mb = 4234.78 m = 13893.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.97 mb = 3602.52 m = 11819.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.70 % Est. max temperature: 29.96 C = 85.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.75 mb = 505.13 m = 1657.25 ft T: 20.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.48 C/km ThetaE index: 24.27 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.31 mb = 1537.75 m = 5045.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.49 C = 85.09 F Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lifted Index: -5.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.00 C Showalter Index: -3.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.60 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.76 C Cross Totals Index: 24.84 C K Index: 30.96 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1044.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.87 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.71 mb = 1030.38 m = 3380.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 691.71 mb = 3217.68 m = 10556.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.71 mb = 11272.64 m = 36983.27 ft B at Equ Level: 1037.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 141.71 mb = 14403.09 m = 47253.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 26.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.3 neg: -18.8 tot: 121.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.86 Bulk Rich Number: 57.83 Bulk Shear: 18.05 m/s