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: 32.91,-95.30 Latitude: 32.91 Longitude: -95.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 992 144 30.0 19.5 54 10.5 22.6 223 10 303.9 306.6 296.0 347.2 14.57 2 950 527 25.7 18.6 65 7.1 20.7 227 14 303.2 305.9 295.7 345.7 14.33 3 900 1000 21.0 17.6 81 3.4 18.7 230 14 303.1 305.7 295.6 345.2 14.20 4 850 1492 16.6 16.4 99 0.2 16.4 239 16 303.5 306.1 295.4 344.8 13.90 5 800 2006 12.5 11.6 94 1.0 11.9 252 20 304.5 306.5 293.4 336.6 10.76 6 750 2544 8.8 6.3 85 2.5 7.3 236 27 306.1 307.6 291.8 330.4 8.02 7 700 3113 7.1 -5.2 41 12.3 1.3 227 33 310.3 311.0 289.3 322.0 3.71 8 650 3720 4.9 -14.5 23 19.4 -2.6 226 35 314.5 314.9 289.0 320.9 1.92 9 600 4366 -0.2 -5.9 65 5.7 -2.9 224 40 315.9 316.7 291.5 329.1 4.11 10 550 5057 -6.0 -7.7 88 1.7 -6.8 223 44 316.9 317.7 291.6 329.5 3.88 11 500 5794 -10.9 -26.7 26 15.8 -14.9 228 45 319.8 320.0 289.6 322.8 0.86 12 450 6598 -14.8 -39.7 10 24.9 -19.0 232 50 324.7 324.7 290.5 325.7 0.27 13 400 7479 -20.2 -45.8 8 25.6 -23.6 232 60 328.7 328.7 291.5 329.3 0.16 14 350 8453 -27.6 -43.1 21 15.5 -29.5 236 67 331.6 331.6 292.4 332.5 0.24 15 300 9543 -36.3 -47.7 30 11.4 -37.2 238 76 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.9 0.17 16 250 10783 -44.1 -61.0 13 17.0 -44.7 244 80 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.04 17 200 12257 -51.1 -72.3 6 21.2 -51.5 259 75 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14077 -62.0 -83.2 4 21.2 -62.1 259 68 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.00 19 100 16522 -71.9 -86.7 9 14.8 -72.0 257 34 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.86 m Freezing level: 601.72 mb = 4344.19 m = 14252.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.84 mb = 3304.41 m = 10841.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.51 % Est. max temperature: 29.81 C = 85.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 852.42 mb = 1467.33 m = 4814.01 ft T: 16.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 26.32 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 853.91 mb = 1452.33 m = 4764.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.62 C = 85.32 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -6.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.38 C Showalter Index: -5.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.42 C Cross Totals Index: 27.21 C K Index: 31.51 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1577.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.53 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 855.95 mb = 1431.75 m = 4697.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.95 mb = 1482.20 m = 4862.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.95 mb = 11598.69 m = 38052.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1563.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.95 mb = 15374.95 m = 50442.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.4 at 30.4 knts Storm direction: 258.4 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 2.6 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 26.7 neg: -0.1 tot: 26.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 35.77 Bulk Shear: 44.11 m/s