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: 34.52,-97.9 Latitude: 34.52 Longitude: -97.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 970 344 20.1 14.8 71 5.3 16.7 233 9 295.8 297.8 291.0 327.4 10.96 2 950 524 18.5 14.2 76 4.3 15.7 236 14 295.9 297.9 290.8 326.9 10.74 3 900 987 16.0 12.8 81 3.2 14.0 251 28 298.0 299.9 291.2 328.1 10.35 4 850 1472 14.1 10.8 80 3.3 12.1 259 34 300.9 302.7 291.5 329.3 9.62 5 800 1982 11.5 9.2 86 2.3 10.1 251 34 303.4 305.1 291.9 330.8 9.18 6 750 2519 8.1 6.8 91 1.4 7.3 237 31 305.4 306.9 291.8 330.3 8.27 7 700 3086 5.2 4.6 96 0.6 4.8 223 32 308.2 309.6 292.1 331.4 7.61 8 650 3688 0.8 0.5 98 0.3 0.6 213 34 309.8 311.0 291.3 328.7 6.10 9 600 4329 -2.1 -2.4 98 0.3 -2.2 213 40 313.7 314.8 291.9 330.6 5.36 10 550 5017 -5.6 -6.2 95 0.6 -5.9 217 45 317.4 318.3 292.2 331.5 4.37 11 500 5758 -10.1 -11.3 91 1.2 -10.6 223 48 320.8 321.4 292.1 331.4 3.23 12 450 6563 -15.1 -16.7 88 1.6 -15.7 233 50 324.2 324.7 292.3 332.0 2.30 13 400 7443 -21.0 -22.9 85 1.9 -21.5 239 49 327.7 328.0 292.6 333.1 1.52 14 350 8412 -29.9 -32.5 78 2.6 -30.3 234 51 328.5 328.6 292.0 331.1 0.71 15 300 9487 -40.0 -44.3 63 4.4 -40.3 230 69 329.0 329.1 291.7 330.0 0.25 16 250 10709 -45.9 -62.8 13 16.9 -46.5 235 85 337.8 337.8 293.8 337.9 0.03 17 200 12181 -50.8 -75.6 4 24.8 -51.2 254 79 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 14020 -58.3 -83.5 3 25.2 -58.5 259 59 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16501 -70.0 -86.6 7 16.6 -70.1 262 35 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.00 m Freezing level: 636.43 mb = 3861.86 m = 12670.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.23 mb = 3821.73 m = 12538.34 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.41 % Est. max temperature: 26.64 C = 79.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.44 mb = 1020.41 m = 3347.75 ft T: 15.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 0.52 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 792.77 mb = 2057.31 m = 6749.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.91 C = 82.23 F Cap Strength: 2.57 C Lifted Index: 2.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.68 C Showalter Index: 1.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 20.88 C K Index: 34.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5920.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.23 mb = 1291.59 m = 4237.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.2 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 258.2 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.6 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 38.7 neg: -42.3 tot: -3.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.05 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 0.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 54.54 m/s