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: 33.87,-95.41 Latitude: 33.87 Longitude: -95.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 993 142 24.5 21.3 82 3.2 22.3 129 3 298.3 301.3 295.7 345.7 16.31 2 950 527 23.5 19.9 80 3.6 20.9 174 12 301.0 303.9 295.9 346.7 15.54 3 900 998 19.9 18.4 91 1.5 18.9 209 17 302.0 304.8 295.8 346.2 14.98 4 850 1489 16.3 14.7 90 1.6 15.3 229 23 303.2 305.5 294.4 340.3 12.50 5 800 2004 14.4 8.5 67 5.9 10.7 260 32 306.5 308.1 292.5 332.9 8.72 6 750 2545 10.0 3.6 64 6.4 6.4 277 32 307.5 308.7 291.1 327.7 6.63 7 700 3114 4.9 2.8 86 2.1 3.8 276 38 307.9 309.2 291.3 328.4 6.71 8 650 3713 0.7 -10.8 42 11.5 -4.0 267 44 309.7 310.2 288.1 317.9 2.57 9 600 4351 -2.8 -40.7 4 38.0 -10.1 259 48 312.9 313.0 286.6 313.6 0.18 10 550 5035 -6.8 -46.4 3 39.7 -13.2 257 49 316.1 316.1 287.6 316.5 0.11 11 500 5771 -11.4 -41.7 6 30.3 -16.4 270 42 319.2 319.2 288.7 319.9 0.20 12 450 6570 -16.5 -39.5 12 22.9 -20.3 272 40 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.5 0.28 13 400 7444 -22.4 -51.4 5 29.0 -25.4 260 50 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.2 0.08 14 350 8414 -26.8 -59.5 3 32.6 -29.3 265 57 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.04 15 300 9508 -35.3 -61.9 5 26.6 -36.7 271 59 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.03 16 250 10755 -43.1 -66.1 6 23.1 -43.9 273 54 342.0 342.0 294.8 342.1 0.02 17 200 12229 -51.2 -72.0 7 20.8 -51.6 262 56 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14055 -61.4 -80.8 6 19.4 -61.6 260 45 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16507 -69.8 -86.2 7 16.4 -69.9 270 40 392.9 392.9 304.2 392.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5694.25 m Freezing level: 640.26 mb = 3837.51 m = 12590.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.63 mb = 3400.44 m = 11156.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.84 % Est. max temperature: 29.91 C = 85.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.71 mb = 547.92 m = 1797.61 ft T: 23.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 18.94 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.23 mb = 1168.98 m = 3835.20 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.65 C = 83.57 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -7.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.67 C Showalter Index: -4.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 26.10 C K Index: 40.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 467.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1853.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.63 mb = 962.57 m = 3158.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.63 mb = 1401.82 m = 4599.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.63 mb = 11345.32 m = 37221.73 ft B at Equ Level: 1848.93 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 118.63 mb = 15473.38 m = 50765.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.5 at 34.8 knts Storm direction: 290.5 at 26.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 136.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 320.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 320.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 106.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.46 Bulk Rich Number: 10.88 Bulk Shear: 170.33 m/s