MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.85,-96.93 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -96.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 974 315 20.5 17.1 81 3.4 18.2 278 17 295.9 298.1 292.3 332.4 12.68 2 950 532 17.7 16.0 89 1.8 16.6 278 24 295.2 297.4 291.7 330.0 12.11 3 900 992 14.4 13.2 93 1.2 13.7 276 27 296.4 298.3 290.9 327.3 10.68 4 850 1475 13.0 11.7 92 1.3 12.2 272 28 299.8 301.6 291.6 329.8 10.23 5 800 1983 10.3 9.3 93 1.0 9.7 261 26 302.2 303.9 291.6 329.6 9.25 6 750 2518 6.7 4.8 88 1.9 5.6 251 24 303.8 305.2 290.4 325.5 7.21 7 700 3082 3.9 2.6 91 1.3 3.2 221 27 306.8 308.1 290.9 327.0 6.63 8 650 3682 1.0 0.5 96 0.5 0.7 201 36 310.1 311.3 291.5 329.0 6.11 9 600 4322 -2.7 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.8 201 46 313.0 314.0 291.5 329.2 5.14 10 550 5008 -6.2 -6.7 96 0.5 -6.4 208 54 316.7 317.5 291.8 330.2 4.20 11 500 5748 -10.2 -11.2 92 1.1 -10.6 218 60 320.6 321.3 292.1 331.4 3.24 12 450 6552 -15.7 -17.3 88 1.6 -16.2 225 63 323.5 323.9 292.0 330.9 2.19 13 400 7430 -21.8 -24.2 81 2.4 -22.4 233 64 326.6 326.9 292.1 331.4 1.35 14 350 8396 -30.3 -33.5 73 3.2 -30.7 234 61 327.9 328.1 291.8 330.3 0.65 15 300 9471 -39.6 -43.2 68 3.7 -39.9 242 61 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.7 0.28 16 250 10697 -44.1 -57.7 21 13.5 -44.7 248 72 340.4 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.06 17 200 12187 -49.6 -76.7 3 27.0 -50.1 266 67 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 14019 -60.0 -81.6 4 21.6 -60.2 273 53 366.6 366.6 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16493 -69.5 -86.7 6 17.2 -69.6 261 42 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.01 m Freezing level: 636.15 mb = 3859.57 m = 12662.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.72 mb = 3809.84 m = 12499.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.08 % Est. max temperature: 25.60 C = 78.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.49 mb = 745.38 m = 2445.44 ft T: 16.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.29 C/km ThetaE index: 5.09 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.03 mb = 1162.75 m = 3814.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.21 C = 71.99 F Cap Strength: 1.03 C Lifted Index: 1.54 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.01 C Showalter Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.88 C K Index: 33.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.22 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.07 mb = 982.26 m = 3222.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.07 mb = 2451.45 m = 8042.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 686.07 mb = 3244.76 m = 10645.41 ft B at Equ Level: 12.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 576.07 mb = 4642.98 m = 15232.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.9 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 254.9 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.8 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.6 neg: -32.7 tot: -3.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.2 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 122.69 m/s