MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.69,-94.60 Latitude: 31.69 Longitude: -94.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 998 113 28.0 21.9 70 6.1 23.6 168 7 301.3 304.4 296.8 350.9 16.85 2 950 544 22.3 20.5 89 1.8 21.1 171 10 299.9 302.8 296.0 347.3 16.22 3 900 1014 19.3 17.5 89 1.8 18.1 211 17 301.4 304.0 295.0 342.9 14.11 4 850 1504 16.8 14.5 86 2.3 15.3 207 19 303.7 306.0 294.4 340.2 12.27 5 800 2019 13.8 11.9 88 1.9 12.6 205 21 305.9 307.9 294.1 339.0 11.03 6 750 2561 10.6 8.7 88 1.9 9.5 215 23 308.1 309.9 293.6 336.9 9.48 7 700 3135 8.2 5.3 82 3.0 6.5 221 25 311.6 313.1 293.4 336.3 7.99 8 650 3745 5.5 -5.0 47 10.5 0.4 225 23 315.2 316.0 291.2 328.2 4.05 9 600 4393 0.5 -6.8 58 7.4 -2.9 220 23 316.8 317.5 291.5 329.1 3.82 10 550 5085 -4.3 -12.7 52 8.4 -7.6 219 25 319.0 319.5 291.0 327.7 2.63 11 500 5828 -9.5 -24.0 30 14.5 -13.6 228 30 321.5 321.7 290.3 325.3 1.10 12 450 6639 -11.9 -48.7 3 36.8 -17.4 240 33 328.3 328.3 291.3 328.7 0.10 13 400 7528 -18.3 -46.3 7 27.9 -22.2 244 39 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.8 0.15 14 350 8510 -25.9 -50.4 8 24.5 -28.4 245 42 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.3 0.11 15 300 9605 -35.1 -53.2 14 18.1 -36.4 247 47 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.2 0.09 16 250 10848 -44.6 -59.4 18 14.7 -45.2 252 51 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.05 17 200 12313 -52.7 -72.3 8 19.6 -53.0 256 57 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14118 -64.0 -79.9 10 15.8 -64.1 251 51 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.00 19 100 16544 -73.4 -86.3 12 12.9 -73.4 255 30 385.9 385.9 303.2 386.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5734.25 m Freezing level: 594.30 mb = 4471.87 m = 14671.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.45 mb = 3826.92 m = 12555.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.71 % Est. max temperature: 30.48 C = 86.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.85 mb = 881.05 m = 2890.55 ft T: 20.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 22.72 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 899.22 mb = 1020.96 m = 3349.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.06 C = 82.51 F Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lifted Index: -5.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.52 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.25 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.29 C Cross Totals Index: 23.95 C K Index: 37.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.92 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1311.50 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.64 mb = 921.11 m = 3021.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 874.64 mb = 1258.76 m = 4129.74 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.64 mb = 11849.19 m = 38874.81 ft B at Equ Level: 1310.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.64 mb = 15726.68 m = 51596.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.9 at 21.8 knts Storm direction: 246.9 at 16.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 78.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 34.41 Bulk Shear: 38.11 m/s