MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.88,-102.09 Latitude: 31.88 Longitude: -102.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 950 479 SFC 912 848 28.6 11.9 36 16.7 17.6 207 4 309.8 311.7 294.1 339.3 9.62 3 900 962 29.0 11.1 33 17.9 17.2 217 6 311.4 313.1 294.3 339.8 9.23 4 850 1466 24.2 10.1 41 14.1 15.1 224 6 311.5 313.2 294.3 339.7 9.16 5 800 1992 19.1 9.1 52 10.0 12.7 230 6 311.5 313.2 294.2 339.5 9.11 6 750 2542 13.7 7.9 68 5.8 10.1 232 7 311.5 313.2 294.1 339.1 8.96 7 700 3118 8.7 6.7 87 2.0 7.5 235 11 312.1 313.8 294.1 339.3 8.81 8 650 3728 4.6 2.4 86 2.2 3.4 237 20 314.1 315.5 293.3 336.1 7.02 9 600 4375 0.1 -7.4 57 7.6 -3.3 240 26 316.3 317.0 291.2 328.0 3.65 10 550 5067 -4.2 -20.9 26 16.7 -9.5 241 28 319.1 319.3 289.9 323.6 1.32 11 500 5811 -8.9 -32.0 13 23.1 -14.2 239 30 322.2 322.3 290.0 324.1 0.52 12 450 6619 -13.1 -44.9 5 31.9 -18.1 244 34 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.4 0.15 13 400 7505 -18.8 -46.2 7 27.4 -22.5 249 34 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.1 0.15 14 350 8483 -26.7 -46.9 13 20.2 -28.9 257 44 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.4 0.16 15 300 9576 -35.7 -51.6 18 15.9 -36.8 259 53 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.5 0.11 16 250 10816 -45.2 -59.0 20 13.8 -45.7 263 59 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.1 0.05 17 200 12280 -51.3 -72.2 7 20.8 -51.7 258 63 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14106 -62.4 -82.2 5 19.7 -62.6 249 44 362.5 362.5 299.2 362.5 0.00 19 100 16532 -72.8 -86.4 11 13.6 -72.8 251 31 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5786.71 m Freezing level: 598.48 mb = 4396.08 m = 14422.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.85 mb = 4046.82 m = 13276.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 53.61 % Est. max temperature: 30.19 C = 86.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 713.86 mb = 2954.35 m = 9692.65 ft T: 10.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.52 C/km ThetaE index: 0.73 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 676.37 mb = 3400.65 m = 11156.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.71 C = 89.08 F Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lifted Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.66 C Showalter Index: -1.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 33.07 C Cross Totals Index: 18.94 C K Index: 41.12 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 223.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 322.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 22.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 692.13 mb = 3211.19 m = 10535.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 647.13 mb = 3763.50 m = 12347.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.13 mb = 10891.58 m = 35733.08 ft B at Equ Level: 314.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.13 mb = 12371.90 m = 40589.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 19.4 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 14.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.3 neg: -0.1 tot: 38.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 11.88 Bulk Shear: 27.14 m/s