MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.57,-98.47 Latitude: 34.57 Longitude: -98.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 965 362 18.9 15.6 81 3.4 16.7 193 10 295.1 297.2 291.3 328.4 11.61 2 950 494 20.7 15.1 70 5.6 17.0 201 21 298.2 300.3 292.1 331.5 11.44 3 900 965 24.4 1.3 22 23.0 11.7 247 30 306.6 307.5 289.0 321.1 4.68 4 850 1462 21.6 -1.4 21 23.0 9.5 250 29 308.8 309.5 289.2 321.4 4.05 5 800 1983 18.0 -1.4 27 19.3 7.8 247 35 310.3 311.1 289.9 323.9 4.32 6 750 2530 13.2 0.6 42 12.6 6.4 240 32 310.9 311.9 291.0 327.6 5.35 7 700 3104 8.2 -0.1 56 8.3 3.8 237 34 311.6 312.6 291.3 328.6 5.44 8 650 3710 3.1 -6.0 51 9.1 -1.1 242 37 312.5 313.2 290.1 324.5 3.77 9 600 4353 -1.3 -12.5 42 11.2 -5.7 235 37 314.6 315.1 289.5 322.6 2.44 10 550 5040 -6.7 -16.9 44 10.3 -10.2 233 38 316.2 316.5 289.5 322.3 1.84 11 500 5775 -11.6 -27.9 25 16.3 -15.6 231 41 318.9 319.0 289.2 321.6 0.77 12 450 6577 -15.5 -38.1 12 22.6 -19.4 237 49 323.8 323.8 290.3 325.0 0.32 13 400 7455 -21.4 -42.8 13 21.4 -24.3 237 57 327.2 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.22 14 350 8424 -28.3 -50.0 11 21.7 -30.3 241 65 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.0 0.11 15 300 9511 -36.8 -48.3 29 11.6 -37.7 242 73 333.6 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.16 16 250 10745 -47.0 -53.4 47 6.5 -47.3 246 80 336.2 336.3 293.5 336.7 0.11 17 200 12197 -52.8 -71.6 9 18.8 -53.1 248 90 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 14019 -60.6 -81.7 5 21.1 -60.7 250 73 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16491 -69.9 -87.0 6 17.1 -69.9 269 33 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5724.22 m Freezing level: 614.60 mb = 4165.43 m = 13665.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.18 mb = 3570.92 m = 11715.48 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 40.57 % Est. max temperature: 33.53 C = 92.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.94 mb = 793.04 m = 2601.81 ft T: 23.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 10.46 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 644.73 mb = 3775.72 m = 12387.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.37 C = 97.47 F Cap Strength: 7.05 C Lifted Index: 2.00 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.73 C Showalter Index: 3.99 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.44 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 33.24 C Cross Totals Index: 10.20 C K Index: 23.53 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 99.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.12 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 45.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7286.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 733.11 mb = 2719.37 m = 8921.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.3 at 35.1 knts Storm direction: 267.3 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.3 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.7 neg: -18.7 tot: 154.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 1.32 Bulk Shear: 34.50 m/s