MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.31,-97.90 Latitude: 32.31 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 74 SFC 976 288 23.5 21.1 86 2.5 21.8 19 3 298.8 301.7 295.8 346.4 16.34 2 950 523 21.7 19.5 87 2.2 20.2 247 1 299.2 302.0 295.1 343.6 15.18 3 900 991 19.3 15.9 81 3.4 17.0 214 9 301.4 303.7 294.0 338.8 12.71 4 850 1482 17.2 12.1 72 5.1 13.9 230 18 304.2 306.1 293.2 335.4 10.46 5 800 1998 14.7 9.3 70 5.4 11.3 236 26 306.8 308.6 293.0 334.7 9.22 6 750 2541 11.2 7.1 76 4.1 8.8 244 33 308.7 310.3 292.9 334.6 8.48 7 700 3113 6.7 3.8 82 2.9 5.1 252 41 309.9 311.3 292.3 332.1 7.22 8 650 3717 2.3 0.2 86 2.1 1.2 249 48 311.5 312.7 291.7 330.2 5.99 9 600 4360 -2.0 -3.0 92 1.1 -2.5 245 48 313.8 314.8 291.7 329.9 5.10 10 550 5046 -6.7 -8.2 89 1.6 -7.4 245 46 316.2 316.9 291.2 328.2 3.74 11 500 5784 -10.7 -13.1 82 2.4 -11.6 236 47 320.0 320.6 291.5 329.3 2.79 12 450 6588 -15.6 -22.4 56 6.8 -17.5 230 52 323.6 323.9 291.3 328.5 1.41 13 400 7465 -21.3 -39.9 17 18.6 -24.1 235 60 327.3 327.3 291.3 328.4 0.30 14 350 8438 -26.4 -60.5 3 34.1 -29.0 245 63 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.3 0.03 15 300 9533 -34.9 -63.5 4 28.6 -36.3 252 64 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.3 0.02 16 250 10784 -42.1 -67.1 5 24.9 -43.0 261 60 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 17 200 12262 -50.8 -74.0 5 23.2 -51.2 270 70 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 14088 -61.7 -80.2 7 18.4 -61.9 269 50 363.7 363.7 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16528 -71.9 -86.8 9 15.0 -71.9 278 26 388.9 388.9 303.6 388.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.40 m Freezing level: 623.23 mb = 4061.19 m = 13323.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.86 mb = 3919.05 m = 12857.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.31 % Est. max temperature: 30.15 C = 86.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.82 mb = 597.63 m = 1960.69 ft T: 21.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.51 C/km ThetaE index: 18.14 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 824.22 mb = 1743.82 m = 5721.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.25 C = 86.44 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: -4.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.86 C Cross Totals Index: 22.72 C K Index: 37.04 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 297.60 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 875.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 41.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.57 mb = 1120.11 m = 3674.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 731.57 mb = 2747.31 m = 9013.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 271.57 mb = 10215.97 m = 33516.57 ft B at Equ Level: 870.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.57 mb = 13615.96 m = 44671.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 242.3 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 272.3 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 2.9 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 137.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 224.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 224.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.90 Bulk Rich Number: 6.40 Bulk Shear: 136.68 m/s