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: 35.25,-97.26 Latitude: 35.25 Longitude: -97.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 967 347 21.6 19.2 86 2.4 19.9 203 15 297.5 300.2 294.3 340.0 14.64 2 950 504 20.2 18.6 91 1.5 19.1 205 23 297.6 300.2 294.1 339.2 14.35 3 900 972 20.7 12.5 59 8.2 15.4 233 41 302.8 304.7 292.5 333.0 10.16 4 850 1465 19.4 4.6 38 14.8 10.9 237 29 306.5 307.7 290.5 325.6 6.27 5 800 1983 16.3 0.8 35 15.5 7.9 245 29 308.6 309.5 290.0 324.2 5.07 6 750 2527 12.2 -8.8 22 21.0 2.8 253 32 309.8 310.3 288.2 318.2 2.61 7 700 3099 6.8 -3.0 49 9.9 2.0 246 28 310.1 310.9 289.9 323.7 4.37 8 650 3702 1.1 0.7 97 0.5 0.9 228 26 310.2 311.4 291.6 329.4 6.19 9 600 4342 -2.8 -3.0 98 0.3 -2.9 226 27 312.9 313.9 291.4 329.0 5.10 10 550 5027 -7.1 -7.3 98 0.3 -7.2 227 30 315.7 316.5 291.3 328.6 4.01 11 500 5763 -11.8 -12.2 97 0.4 -11.9 223 36 318.7 319.3 291.3 328.6 3.00 12 450 6563 -16.9 -17.4 96 0.5 -17.1 217 41 322.0 322.4 291.5 329.3 2.17 13 400 7436 -23.3 -25.0 86 1.7 -23.7 222 47 324.7 325.0 291.5 329.1 1.26 14 350 8399 -30.3 -33.1 76 2.8 -30.7 227 61 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.3 0.67 15 300 9475 -39.7 -42.8 72 3.2 -39.9 235 77 329.5 329.5 291.9 330.6 0.29 16 250 10695 -47.7 -55.7 39 8.0 -48.0 241 97 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.08 17 200 12160 -50.3 -76.9 3 26.7 -50.8 251 86 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 14004 -58.3 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.5 253 69 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16488 -69.7 -87.5 6 17.8 -69.8 259 39 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.09 m Freezing level: 635.46 mb = 3887.85 m = 12755.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 638.20 mb = 3848.23 m = 12625.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.58 % Est. max temperature: 31.78 C = 89.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.60 mb = 645.76 m = 2118.61 ft T: 20.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 21.78 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.89 mb = 2617.33 m = 8586.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.81 C = 92.86 F Cap Strength: 5.55 C Lifted Index: -2.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.84 C Showalter Index: 1.64 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 31.18 C Cross Totals Index: 16.36 C K Index: 25.94 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 149.76 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 652.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 270.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.01 mb = 1566.30 m = 5138.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 675.01 mb = 3394.71 m = 11137.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.01 mb = 10562.36 m = 34652.98 ft B at Equ Level: 648.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 185.01 mb = 12659.08 m = 41531.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 30.6 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 196.0 neg: -38.3 tot: 157.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 51.72 Bulk Shear: 12.61 m/s