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: 33.69,-95.08 Latitude: 33.69 Longitude: -95.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 994 131 28.0 21.1 66 6.9 23.0 198 12 301.7 304.6 296.4 349.0 16.05 2 950 529 22.1 20.0 88 2.0 20.6 201 17 299.6 302.4 295.6 345.5 15.72 3 900 998 20.2 16.1 77 4.1 17.4 222 24 302.3 304.7 294.4 340.5 12.92 4 850 1489 16.5 13.1 80 3.4 14.3 226 23 303.5 305.5 293.6 336.9 11.25 5 800 2002 12.8 11.3 91 1.5 11.9 224 23 304.8 306.8 293.4 336.5 10.59 6 750 2542 9.8 4.0 67 5.8 6.5 219 24 307.3 308.5 291.2 328.1 6.83 7 700 3114 8.1 -0.9 53 9.0 3.4 216 25 311.4 312.4 291.0 327.5 5.13 8 650 3722 4.4 -1.0 68 5.5 1.5 221 29 314.0 315.0 292.0 331.2 5.46 9 600 4368 -0.1 -5.1 69 5.0 -2.5 224 35 316.0 316.8 291.7 330.0 4.37 10 550 5058 -6.2 -8.4 84 2.2 -7.1 224 40 316.8 317.5 291.3 328.7 3.69 11 500 5796 -10.6 -21.3 41 10.7 -13.7 227 41 320.2 320.4 290.3 325.0 1.40 12 450 6601 -14.4 -41.8 8 27.4 -18.9 233 43 325.1 325.2 290.6 325.9 0.22 13 400 7483 -20.1 -45.4 9 25.3 -23.5 235 52 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.5 0.17 14 350 8458 -27.3 -49.7 10 22.4 -29.5 236 59 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.4 0.12 15 300 9548 -36.1 -49.7 23 13.6 -37.1 239 67 334.5 334.5 293.0 335.0 0.14 16 250 10785 -45.5 -57.3 26 11.7 -46.0 245 75 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.7 0.07 17 200 12248 -52.5 -72.2 7 19.7 -52.8 248 82 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 14065 -61.9 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.0 248 68 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16513 -71.9 -86.9 9 15.0 -71.9 257 33 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.94 m Freezing level: 601.42 mb = 4349.98 m = 14271.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.91 mb = 3962.87 m = 13001.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.04 % Est. max temperature: 29.95 C = 85.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 899.50 mb = 1002.38 m = 3288.62 ft T: 20.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 21.46 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.41 mb = 1324.46 m = 4345.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.42 C = 84.95 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: -5.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.01 C Showalter Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.78 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.08 C Cross Totals Index: 23.70 C K Index: 31.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 306.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1379.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.25 mb = 1052.69 m = 3453.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 839.25 mb = 1596.49 m = 5237.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.25 mb = 11645.47 m = 38206.46 ft B at Equ Level: 1370.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.25 mb = 14964.16 m = 49094.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.1 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 252.1 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 53.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 60.5 neg: -2.6 tot: 57.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 40.31 Bulk Shear: 34.22 m/s