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: 32.78,-96.28 Latitude: 32.78 Longitude: -96.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 992 149 28.9 19.0 55 10.0 21.9 269 10 302.8 305.4 295.4 344.5 14.06 2 950 527 25.2 17.8 63 7.4 20.1 265 14 302.8 305.3 295.0 343.0 13.60 3 900 999 20.6 16.9 79 3.7 18.0 260 14 302.7 305.2 295.0 342.8 13.55 4 850 1490 15.9 15.6 98 0.3 15.7 251 15 302.8 305.2 294.8 341.9 13.22 5 800 2003 12.5 12.2 99 0.2 12.3 241 20 304.4 306.5 293.9 338.1 11.27 6 750 2543 9.2 9.0 98 0.3 9.1 225 19 306.6 308.4 293.3 335.7 9.65 7 700 3112 5.8 3.5 85 2.3 4.5 227 25 308.9 310.2 291.9 330.5 7.04 8 650 3716 2.7 0.9 87 1.9 1.7 226 32 312.1 313.3 292.2 331.6 6.28 9 600 4360 -0.9 -2.3 90 1.4 -1.6 221 42 315.0 316.1 292.3 332.1 5.38 10 550 5050 -5.2 -8.0 81 2.8 -6.4 223 47 317.9 318.6 291.7 330.2 3.80 11 500 5790 -10.6 -22.4 37 11.8 -14.0 231 49 320.2 320.4 290.1 324.5 1.27 12 450 6592 -15.7 -34.7 18 19.0 -19.3 236 56 323.5 323.6 290.3 325.1 0.45 13 400 7471 -20.8 -43.1 12 22.3 -23.9 235 67 328.0 328.0 291.3 328.8 0.21 14 350 8442 -28.3 -47.6 14 19.3 -30.2 239 72 330.6 330.7 292.0 331.2 0.15 15 300 9530 -36.1 -52.3 17 16.2 -37.2 243 76 334.5 334.5 293.0 334.9 0.10 16 250 10773 -43.0 -65.9 6 22.9 -43.7 248 76 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 17 200 12254 -50.6 -75.5 4 24.9 -51.1 266 69 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.7 0.01 18 150 14078 -62.0 -80.2 7 18.2 -62.1 263 60 363.2 363.2 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16524 -71.7 -86.7 9 15.0 -71.8 258 31 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.35 m Freezing level: 612.73 mb = 4195.87 m = 13765.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.27 mb = 4040.88 m = 13257.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.76 % Est. max temperature: 29.16 C = 84.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 858.02 mb = 1409.28 m = 4623.57 ft T: 16.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 13.95 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.22 mb = 1457.43 m = 4781.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.88 C = 83.99 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -5.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.88 C Showalter Index: -4.54 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.41 C Cross Totals Index: 26.14 C K Index: 39.67 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.02 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.48 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1254.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.10 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.63 mb = 1453.36 m = 4768.19 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 848.63 mb = 1503.63 m = 4933.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.63 mb = 10810.02 m = 35465.50 ft B at Equ Level: 1251.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.63 mb = 14553.40 m = 47746.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.7 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 260.7 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.9 neg: 2.5 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 40.1 neg: -0.5 tot: 39.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.2 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 21.46 Bulk Shear: 58.47 m/s