MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 29.45,-98.39 Latitude: 29.45 Longitude: -98.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 984 212 33.7 14.4 31 19.3 20.6 195 7 308.2 310.2 294.3 340.1 10.51 2 950 527 28.6 13.6 40 15.0 18.7 196 8 306.2 308.2 293.7 337.5 10.38 3 900 1004 23.9 12.7 50 11.2 16.5 197 8 306.1 308.0 293.6 337.1 10.29 4 850 1499 19.0 12.0 64 7.1 14.4 198 9 306.1 308.0 293.7 337.3 10.40 5 800 2017 16.7 1.6 36 15.1 8.4 257 11 309.0 310.0 290.5 325.6 5.38 6 750 2565 14.2 8.2 67 5.9 10.4 306 13 312.0 313.7 294.4 340.3 9.17 7 700 3144 9.8 4.4 69 5.4 6.6 286 15 313.3 314.7 293.5 336.7 7.51 8 650 3755 5.6 -1.1 62 6.7 2.1 267 19 315.3 316.3 292.4 332.5 5.44 9 600 4404 1.5 -11.8 36 13.3 -4.0 254 26 317.8 318.3 290.7 326.3 2.58 10 550 5098 -2.9 -26.1 15 23.1 -9.5 264 29 320.6 320.8 289.8 323.5 0.83 11 500 5847 -6.3 -42.0 4 35.7 -13.2 268 36 325.3 325.4 290.6 326.1 0.19 12 450 6663 -11.2 -45.6 4 34.4 -16.8 264 41 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.8 0.14 13 400 7555 -17.6 -44.7 7 27.1 -21.7 271 45 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.8 0.18 14 350 8537 -25.7 -48.6 10 22.9 -28.2 272 50 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.6 0.13 15 300 9635 -34.6 -52.2 15 17.6 -35.8 271 54 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.1 0.10 16 250 10882 -43.6 -66.3 6 22.7 -44.3 271 54 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.02 17 200 12351 -52.7 -70.1 10 17.4 -53.0 270 54 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 18 150 14154 -64.9 -78.8 13 13.9 -65.0 271 40 358.3 358.3 298.4 358.3 0.01 19 100 16562 -75.1 -85.8 17 10.7 -75.1 270 25 382.7 382.7 302.7 382.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5778.00 m Freezing level: 583.23 mb = 4636.95 m = 15212.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.01 mb = 3969.69 m = 13023.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.19 % Est. max temperature: 32.42 C = 90.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 744.55 mb = 2626.50 m = 8617.02 ft T: 13.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 16.74 C Layer 700.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 687.50 mb = 3292.47 m = 10801.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 39.21 C = 102.58 F Cap Strength: 4.46 C Lifted Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.81 C Showalter Index: 1.56 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.64 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.35 C Cross Totals Index: 18.29 C K Index: 31.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 196.58 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3733.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 760.50 mb = 2447.21 m = 8028.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 261.5 at 19.1 knts Storm direction: 291.5 at 14.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 21.9 neg: -3.3 tot: 18.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.07 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.8 stream: 0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 40.12 m/s