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: 35.01,-97.84 Latitude: 35.01 Longitude: -97.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 967 357 20.1 13.4 66 6.6 15.8 173 8 296.0 297.8 290.3 325.1 10.06 2 950 511 19.6 13.2 67 6.4 15.5 194 14 297.1 298.9 290.7 326.4 10.11 3 900 976 18.4 12.1 67 6.3 14.4 231 22 300.4 302.2 291.6 329.5 9.88 4 850 1464 15.4 8.9 65 6.5 11.4 245 26 302.3 303.9 291.0 327.4 8.44 5 800 1976 12.4 6.7 68 5.7 9.0 255 32 304.3 305.8 291.0 327.5 7.70 6 750 2514 8.7 5.1 78 3.6 6.6 254 37 306.1 307.4 291.3 328.4 7.37 7 700 3082 4.7 3.0 89 1.7 3.8 250 38 307.7 309.0 291.3 328.5 6.81 8 650 3681 0.1 -0.1 98 0.3 -0.0 251 37 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.1 5.83 9 600 4321 -2.3 -2.6 97 0.4 -2.4 235 38 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.0 5.25 10 550 5008 -5.8 -6.5 95 0.7 -6.1 227 40 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.0 4.28 11 500 5750 -9.9 -11.1 91 1.2 -10.4 227 42 320.9 321.6 292.2 331.8 3.29 12 450 6554 -15.5 -17.1 88 1.6 -16.0 229 43 323.8 324.2 292.1 331.3 2.23 13 400 7432 -21.9 -24.1 82 2.2 -22.5 229 42 326.5 326.8 292.0 331.3 1.36 14 350 8399 -29.6 -32.5 76 2.9 -30.1 223 43 328.8 329.0 292.1 331.4 0.71 15 300 9477 -39.3 -42.7 70 3.4 -39.6 216 59 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.29 16 250 10698 -46.6 -60.5 19 13.9 -47.1 230 81 336.7 336.7 293.6 336.9 0.04 17 200 12166 -51.0 -77.8 3 26.7 -51.5 252 71 351.9 351.9 297.1 351.9 0.00 18 150 14005 -58.3 -83.5 3 25.2 -58.5 262 58 369.7 369.7 300.5 369.7 0.00 19 100 16492 -69.1 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.2 259 38 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.87 m Freezing level: 646.96 mb = 3720.08 m = 12204.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.13 mb = 3679.60 m = 12072.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.41 % Est. max temperature: 27.59 C = 81.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 876.81 mb = 1199.15 m = 3934.19 ft T: 17.02 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 2.08 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 758.98 mb = 2414.63 m = 7921.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.68 C = 85.42 F Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lifted Index: 2.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.16 C Showalter Index: 2.60 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.34 C Cross Totals Index: 18.81 C K Index: 32.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 200.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 188.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 833.18 mb = 1632.83 m = 5356.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 648.18 mb = 3703.56 m = 12150.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 638.18 mb = 3827.84 m = 12558.38 ft B at Equ Level: 19.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 578.18 mb = 4613.56 m = 15136.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.6 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 268.6 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 112.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.4 neg: -7.5 tot: 137.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 73.13 m/s