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: 33.1,-95.08 Latitude: 33.10 Longitude: -95.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 994 122 30.4 19.9 53 10.6 22.9 211 10 304.1 306.8 296.3 348.2 14.83 2 950 525 25.6 18.8 66 6.8 20.8 215 13 303.2 305.8 295.8 346.3 14.54 3 900 998 21.0 18.0 83 3.0 18.9 219 14 303.1 305.8 295.8 346.3 14.56 4 850 1490 16.8 16.6 99 0.2 16.7 233 16 303.8 306.4 295.7 345.8 14.15 5 800 2005 13.1 12.7 98 0.3 12.9 251 22 305.1 307.2 294.3 339.8 11.63 6 750 2544 8.8 7.1 89 1.7 7.8 240 28 306.1 307.7 292.2 331.7 8.45 7 700 3113 6.1 -0.8 61 7.0 2.5 228 35 309.3 310.2 290.3 325.2 5.14 8 650 3719 4.7 -12.0 29 16.7 -2.1 226 36 314.3 314.7 289.3 321.9 2.34 9 600 4365 -0.1 -4.9 70 4.8 -2.4 224 41 316.1 316.9 291.8 330.3 4.44 10 550 5055 -6.0 -7.9 86 1.9 -6.8 223 44 317.0 317.7 291.5 329.4 3.84 11 500 5793 -10.8 -26.2 27 15.3 -14.8 227 45 319.8 320.0 289.6 323.0 0.90 12 450 6596 -14.8 -39.3 10 24.5 -19.0 232 50 324.7 324.7 290.5 325.7 0.28 13 400 7478 -20.4 -46.0 8 25.7 -23.7 232 60 328.5 328.6 291.5 329.1 0.15 14 350 8452 -27.7 -43.8 20 16.2 -29.6 236 67 331.4 331.5 292.3 332.3 0.22 15 300 9540 -36.4 -47.4 31 11.0 -37.3 237 75 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.8 0.18 16 250 10779 -44.3 -61.5 13 17.1 -45.0 243 81 340.1 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.04 17 200 12252 -51.1 -72.9 6 21.8 -51.5 258 75 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14072 -61.9 -83.2 4 21.3 -62.1 259 68 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16520 -71.7 -86.7 9 15.0 -71.8 256 35 389.2 389.2 303.7 389.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.61 m Freezing level: 600.54 mb = 4357.93 m = 14297.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.91 mb = 3435.31 m = 11270.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.65 % Est. max temperature: 30.28 C = 86.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.12 mb = 1458.44 m = 4784.84 ft T: 17.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 26.27 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.49 mb = 1444.56 m = 4739.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.08 C = 86.14 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: -6.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.57 C Showalter Index: -6.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.15 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 27.68 C Cross Totals Index: 27.47 C K Index: 37.35 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 400.52 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1745.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.53 mb = 1393.98 m = 4573.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.53 mb = 1544.85 m = 5068.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.53 mb = 11789.44 m = 38678.80 ft B at Equ Level: 1727.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.53 mb = 15700.82 m = 51511.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.0 at 31.2 knts Storm direction: 258.0 at 23.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 2.7 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.9 neg: -1.9 tot: 28.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 9.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 1.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 32.88 Bulk Shear: 53.08 m/s