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: 32.91,-96.85 Latitude: 32.91 Longitude: -96.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 989 163 31.1 17.8 45 13.3 21.8 221 8 305.2 307.7 295.4 344.4 13.09 2 950 519 26.5 17.0 56 9.5 19.9 219 10 304.1 306.5 294.9 342.6 12.94 3 900 993 21.8 16.0 70 5.8 17.8 218 11 303.9 306.3 294.8 342.1 12.82 4 850 1486 17.2 13.9 81 3.3 15.0 218 13 304.2 306.4 294.2 339.5 11.84 5 800 2001 14.0 8.6 70 5.4 10.7 238 17 306.1 307.7 292.4 332.6 8.78 6 750 2543 11.4 6.5 72 4.9 8.5 255 28 308.9 310.4 292.7 333.7 8.10 7 700 3115 6.6 2.7 76 3.8 4.4 258 39 309.8 311.0 291.8 330.4 6.68 8 650 3719 2.5 -0.0 83 2.5 1.2 252 46 311.8 312.9 291.7 330.2 5.89 9 600 4361 -2.0 -4.3 84 2.3 -3.1 246 47 313.8 314.7 291.3 328.5 4.65 10 550 5048 -6.8 -8.9 85 2.0 -7.7 240 49 316.0 316.7 291.0 327.4 3.55 11 500 5784 -12.0 -13.5 89 1.5 -12.6 239 52 318.4 318.9 290.9 327.2 2.69 12 450 6583 -16.4 -26.0 43 9.6 -18.7 246 58 322.7 322.9 290.6 326.2 1.02 13 400 7460 -21.4 -48.0 7 26.7 -24.5 257 57 327.2 327.3 291.0 327.7 0.12 14 350 8430 -29.0 -52.7 8 23.7 -30.9 258 61 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.0 0.08 15 300 9518 -35.4 -62.6 5 27.1 -36.8 260 62 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.03 16 250 10770 -41.5 -66.7 5 25.2 -42.5 271 57 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 17 200 12249 -51.2 -74.4 5 23.2 -51.6 271 63 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14074 -61.7 -80.8 6 19.1 -61.8 267 52 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16520 -71.1 -87.1 8 16.0 -71.2 269 33 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.97 m Freezing level: 622.19 mb = 4076.46 m = 13374.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.07 mb = 3893.18 m = 12772.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.69 % Est. max temperature: 30.48 C = 86.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 815.80 mb = 1834.46 m = 6018.51 ft T: 15.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.98 C/km ThetaE index: 11.82 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.45 mb = 1932.50 m = 6340.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.71 C = 89.07 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: -6.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: -5.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.23 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.27 C Cross Totals Index: 25.96 C K Index: 39.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1236.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 824.99 mb = 1739.27 m = 5706.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 739.99 mb = 2654.29 m = 8708.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 259.99 mb = 10500.34 m = 34449.53 ft B at Equ Level: 1226.88 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 139.99 mb = 14490.70 m = 47541.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.0 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 274.0 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 105.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 105.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 14.21 Bulk Shear: 87.01 m/s