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: 34.05,-95.20 Latitude: 34.05 Longitude: -95.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 992 146 24.2 21.4 84 2.8 22.2 142 3 298.0 300.9 295.6 345.5 16.35 2 950 527 22.4 20.1 87 2.2 20.8 171 13 299.9 302.8 295.8 346.2 15.83 3 900 996 19.3 18.6 96 0.7 18.8 206 18 301.4 304.2 295.7 346.1 15.17 4 850 1486 16.6 12.0 75 4.5 13.6 237 26 303.5 305.4 292.9 334.5 10.44 5 800 2002 14.4 8.3 67 6.1 10.7 262 33 306.5 308.1 292.4 332.6 8.62 6 750 2543 9.9 2.8 61 7.2 6.0 276 32 307.4 308.5 290.7 326.4 6.24 7 700 3111 5.0 1.9 80 3.1 3.4 277 38 308.0 309.2 290.9 327.3 6.29 8 650 3711 0.6 -8.5 51 9.0 -3.3 268 44 309.6 310.2 288.5 319.4 3.10 9 600 4349 -2.9 -38.5 4 35.6 -10.1 258 48 312.7 312.8 286.6 313.5 0.23 10 550 5032 -7.1 -45.0 3 37.9 -13.4 254 50 315.6 315.6 287.5 316.1 0.13 11 500 5766 -11.9 -44.8 5 33.0 -16.9 261 45 318.6 318.6 288.5 319.1 0.14 12 450 6565 -16.6 -39.0 13 22.3 -20.3 265 42 322.3 322.4 289.8 323.4 0.29 13 400 7439 -22.4 -45.1 11 22.7 -25.2 258 50 325.8 325.9 290.7 326.5 0.17 14 350 8408 -27.2 -59.5 3 32.3 -29.6 262 58 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.04 15 300 9502 -35.2 -61.7 5 26.5 -36.6 269 59 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.03 16 250 10749 -43.1 -65.4 7 22.4 -43.8 272 55 342.0 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.02 17 200 12224 -51.2 -72.1 7 20.8 -51.6 259 55 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14050 -61.3 -81.5 5 20.2 -61.4 259 46 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16503 -69.5 -86.7 6 17.2 -69.6 269 40 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.88 m Freezing level: 642.09 mb = 3811.96 m = 12506.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.63 mb = 3410.13 m = 11187.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.47 % Est. max temperature: 30.12 C = 86.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.01 mb = 498.86 m = 1636.66 ft T: 22.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 19.75 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.31 mb = 1040.74 m = 3414.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.78 C = 82.01 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -7.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.45 C Showalter Index: -2.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.41 C Cross Totals Index: 23.88 C K Index: 37.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.01 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1833.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 916.33 mb = 839.82 m = 2755.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 861.33 mb = 1372.64 m = 4503.36 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.33 mb = 11261.99 m = 36948.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1829.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.33 mb = 15853.58 m = 52012.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.4 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 288.4 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 139.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 338.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 338.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.66 Bulk Rich Number: 10.09 Bulk Shear: 181.68 m/s