MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.91,-96.13 Latitude: 32.91 Longitude: -96.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 991 153 27.7 19.6 62 8.0 22.0 177 4 301.6 304.3 295.4 344.7 14.65 2 950 528 27.1 17.2 55 9.9 20.2 205 12 304.7 307.1 295.2 343.6 13.06 3 900 1003 22.5 16.2 68 6.3 18.2 216 14 304.7 307.1 295.1 343.4 12.98 4 850 1497 17.8 15.4 86 2.4 16.1 219 15 304.7 307.2 295.2 343.6 13.03 5 800 2013 13.4 13.0 98 0.4 13.1 226 18 305.4 307.6 294.5 340.9 11.84 6 750 2554 9.9 7.9 87 2.0 8.7 268 26 307.4 309.0 292.9 334.5 8.95 7 700 3124 5.7 2.4 79 3.3 3.9 277 36 308.8 310.0 291.4 328.9 6.53 8 650 3726 2.0 -9.1 44 11.1 -2.7 267 44 311.2 311.8 288.9 320.7 2.96 9 600 4366 -1.7 -35.9 5 34.2 -9.3 259 44 314.2 314.2 287.2 315.2 0.30 10 550 5053 -5.3 -41.7 4 36.3 -12.1 266 43 317.8 317.8 288.2 318.4 0.18 11 500 5794 -10.0 -36.2 10 26.2 -15.2 287 38 320.9 320.9 289.4 322.1 0.35 12 450 6596 -15.8 -43.9 7 28.1 -20.0 276 40 323.4 323.4 290.0 324.0 0.17 13 400 7472 -21.9 -50.7 5 28.8 -24.9 270 49 326.6 326.6 290.8 326.9 0.09 14 350 8444 -26.7 -54.5 5 27.8 -29.1 277 53 332.8 332.8 292.5 333.0 0.07 15 300 9539 -35.3 -56.3 10 21.0 -36.6 278 56 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.06 16 250 10785 -43.1 -66.9 6 23.7 -43.9 272 50 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.02 17 200 12257 -51.7 -73.5 6 21.8 -52.1 271 57 350.9 350.9 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14081 -61.6 -80.7 6 19.1 -61.7 267 48 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16525 -71.4 -86.4 9 15.0 -71.5 272 38 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.78 m Freezing level: 622.89 mb = 4073.28 m = 13363.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.65 mb = 3472.06 m = 11391.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.13 % Est. max temperature: 30.93 C = 87.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.76 mb = 1180.02 m = 3871.42 ft T: 20.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 28.40 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 820.51 mb = 1797.59 m = 5897.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.20 C = 88.17 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -4.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.10 C Showalter Index: -4.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.75 C Cross Totals Index: 25.36 C K Index: 39.85 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 476.64 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1279.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.36 mb = 1665.41 m = 5463.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 808.36 mb = 1924.53 m = 6313.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.36 mb = 11099.93 m = 36416.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1270.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.36 mb = 14568.12 m = 47795.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.8 at 30.7 knts Storm direction: 292.8 at 23.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 130.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 200.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.01 Bulk Rich Number: 12.67 Bulk Shear: 100.99 m/s