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: 33.04,-96.08 Latitude: 33.04 Longitude: -96.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 991 159 28.1 19.6 60 8.5 22.1 264 11 302.0 304.7 295.6 345.1 14.61 2 950 529 24.0 18.4 71 5.6 20.1 262 15 301.5 304.1 295.1 343.2 14.14 3 900 999 19.6 17.3 87 2.3 18.0 257 16 301.7 304.2 295.0 342.7 13.93 4 850 1489 15.4 13.9 91 1.5 14.4 255 20 302.3 304.4 293.6 337.1 11.79 5 800 2001 12.0 11.4 96 0.6 11.7 244 21 304.0 306.0 293.3 335.8 10.67 6 750 2539 8.7 7.7 93 1.0 8.1 223 18 306.0 307.7 292.4 332.6 8.81 7 700 3108 5.8 -0.1 66 5.9 2.8 226 25 309.0 310.0 290.5 325.8 5.44 8 650 3712 3.2 0.1 80 3.2 1.5 225 32 312.6 313.7 292.0 331.1 5.92 9 600 4357 -0.7 -2.7 87 1.9 -1.7 220 42 315.3 316.3 292.2 331.9 5.25 10 550 5046 -5.7 -11.1 66 5.3 -7.9 222 47 317.3 317.9 290.9 327.0 2.99 11 500 5785 -10.7 -24.5 31 13.8 -14.4 230 48 320.0 320.2 289.9 323.7 1.05 12 450 6587 -15.7 -34.4 19 18.6 -19.3 235 54 323.5 323.6 290.3 325.2 0.46 13 400 7465 -21.0 -43.0 12 22.0 -24.1 233 66 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.5 0.21 14 350 8436 -28.4 -42.0 26 13.5 -30.0 237 72 330.4 330.5 292.1 331.5 0.27 15 300 9523 -36.2 -48.5 27 12.3 -37.2 241 77 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.9 0.16 16 250 10764 -43.3 -65.4 7 22.1 -44.0 247 76 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 17 200 12246 -50.5 -77.3 3 26.9 -50.9 265 69 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14070 -61.9 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.1 263 60 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16519 -71.5 -86.6 9 15.0 -71.6 255 31 389.5 389.5 303.7 389.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.75 m Freezing level: 609.22 mb = 4237.84 m = 13903.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.06 mb = 4014.34 m = 13170.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.97 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.50 mb = 1235.71 m = 4054.10 ft T: 17.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 19.36 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.75 mb = 1302.01 m = 4271.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.09 C = 82.57 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -5.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.85 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.05 C Cross Totals Index: 24.53 C K Index: 33.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.67 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1327.84 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 873.39 mb = 1256.34 m = 4121.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.39 mb = 1404.78 m = 4608.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.39 mb = 10807.13 m = 35456.04 ft B at Equ Level: 1327.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.39 mb = 14556.75 m = 47757.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 30.5 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 2.3 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 34.9 neg: -4.4 tot: 30.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 10.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 23.95 Bulk Shear: 55.44 m/s