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: 34.39,-96.34 Latitude: 34.39 Longitude: -96.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 985 202 24.5 21.2 82 3.3 22.1 203 11 298.9 301.9 295.8 346.3 16.28 2 950 519 21.1 20.2 94 0.9 20.5 207 17 298.6 301.5 295.4 344.8 15.85 3 900 986 18.2 17.3 95 0.8 17.6 237 28 300.2 302.8 294.6 341.2 13.98 4 850 1475 16.9 7.4 54 9.5 11.2 255 28 303.8 305.2 290.7 326.6 7.61 5 800 1990 13.6 11.8 89 1.7 12.4 246 23 305.6 307.7 293.9 338.5 10.96 6 750 2530 9.2 5.0 75 4.2 6.8 249 16 306.5 307.9 291.3 328.7 7.31 7 700 3099 5.9 5.4 97 0.4 5.6 215 19 309.0 310.5 292.7 333.7 8.08 8 650 3702 2.4 -2.4 71 4.8 0.0 205 30 311.7 312.6 290.9 327.2 4.95 9 600 4345 -1.7 -3.3 88 1.7 -2.5 209 42 314.2 315.2 291.7 330.0 4.99 10 550 5032 -6.5 -14.6 53 8.1 -9.5 217 48 316.3 316.8 289.9 323.7 2.24 11 500 5769 -10.7 -35.0 12 24.3 -15.6 226 47 320.0 320.1 289.2 321.5 0.39 12 450 6572 -15.0 -32.6 21 17.6 -18.7 233 53 324.3 324.5 290.7 326.3 0.55 13 400 7452 -21.1 -40.2 16 19.1 -23.9 236 62 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.7 0.29 14 350 8422 -28.6 -42.4 25 13.9 -30.2 238 67 330.2 330.3 292.0 331.2 0.26 15 300 9506 -37.7 -44.7 48 7.1 -38.3 238 77 332.2 332.3 292.6 333.2 0.24 16 250 10737 -46.1 -56.1 31 10.0 -46.6 239 87 337.5 337.5 293.8 337.8 0.08 17 200 12201 -51.9 -73.8 6 21.8 -52.3 249 87 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14030 -60.0 -83.0 3 23.0 -60.2 250 72 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16501 -70.6 -86.6 8 15.9 -70.7 257 25 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.60 m Freezing level: 620.45 mb = 4081.90 m = 13391.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.61 mb = 3707.02 m = 12162.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.55 % Est. max temperature: 29.90 C = 85.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 938.93 mb = 619.95 m = 2033.94 ft T: 20.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 19.70 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.84 mb = 920.38 m = 3019.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.57 C = 78.02 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -5.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.75 C Showalter Index: 2.20 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.54 C Cross Totals Index: 18.05 C K Index: 34.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 192.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1485.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.94 mb = 843.56 m = 2767.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 809.94 mb = 1884.83 m = 6183.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.94 mb = 11577.81 m = 37984.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1465.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 129.94 mb = 14904.99 m = 48900.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.5 at 31.7 knts Storm direction: 253.5 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 2.7 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 33.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 108.6 neg: -8.7 tot: 99.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.46 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.76 Bulk Rich Number: 39.80 Bulk Shear: 37.32 m/s