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: 33.98,-95.16 Latitude: 33.98 Longitude: -95.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 993 138 24.3 21.2 83 3.1 22.1 137 3 298.1 301.0 295.5 344.9 16.14 2 950 526 22.5 20.1 86 2.4 20.8 170 13 300.0 302.9 295.8 346.2 15.76 3 900 996 19.5 18.1 92 1.4 18.6 206 18 301.7 304.4 295.5 345.0 14.70 4 850 1487 16.7 12.0 74 4.6 13.7 235 25 303.6 305.6 293.0 334.7 10.45 5 800 2002 14.5 8.1 65 6.4 10.6 261 33 306.6 308.2 292.3 332.4 8.50 6 750 2543 9.8 3.8 66 6.1 6.4 276 33 307.2 308.5 291.0 327.7 6.69 7 700 3112 5.2 1.7 78 3.5 3.3 277 38 308.2 309.4 290.9 327.2 6.18 8 650 3712 0.8 -9.0 48 9.8 -3.3 268 44 309.9 310.4 288.5 319.3 2.97 9 600 4350 -2.9 -33.5 7 30.7 -9.8 257 49 312.8 312.9 286.8 314.1 0.38 10 550 5034 -7.1 -38.1 6 31.0 -13.1 251 51 315.7 315.7 287.6 316.6 0.26 11 500 5768 -11.8 -47.2 4 35.4 -16.9 257 47 318.7 318.7 288.5 319.1 0.11 12 450 6567 -16.6 -39.6 12 23.0 -20.3 264 43 322.4 322.4 289.8 323.4 0.27 13 400 7441 -22.4 -44.1 12 21.7 -25.2 257 50 325.8 325.9 290.7 326.6 0.19 14 350 8411 -27.1 -59.4 3 32.3 -29.5 262 58 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.4 0.04 15 300 9505 -35.2 -61.3 5 26.1 -36.6 269 58 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.03 16 250 10752 -43.1 -66.2 6 23.1 -43.8 272 53 342.0 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.02 17 200 12226 -51.3 -72.1 7 20.8 -51.7 260 56 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 14052 -61.4 -81.5 5 20.2 -61.5 259 45 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16505 -69.7 -86.4 7 16.7 -69.8 269 40 393.1 393.1 304.2 393.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.23 m Freezing level: 638.91 mb = 3853.66 m = 12643.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.07 mb = 3405.66 m = 11173.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.48 % Est. max temperature: 30.27 C = 86.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.87 mb = 536.79 m = 1761.11 ft T: 22.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 32.04 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.18 mb = 1148.29 m = 3767.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.52 C = 83.33 F Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lifted Index: -7.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.17 C Showalter Index: -2.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.27 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.45 C Cross Totals Index: 23.82 C K Index: 37.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 378.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1738.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.67 mb = 884.21 m = 2900.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.67 mb = 2036.98 m = 6682.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.67 mb = 11114.17 m = 36463.37 ft B at Equ Level: 1738.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 116.67 mb = 15571.97 m = 51088.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 257.1 at 36.4 knts Storm direction: 287.1 at 27.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 143.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 327.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 327.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.34 Bulk Rich Number: 9.29 Bulk Shear: 187.17 m/s