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: 35.48,-95.02 Latitude: 35.48 Longitude: -95.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 987 187 23.9 19.8 78 4.1 21.0 275 8 298.1 300.8 294.6 341.2 14.85 2 950 522 21.4 18.4 83 3.0 19.4 275 17 298.9 301.5 294.4 340.2 14.17 3 900 989 17.3 16.2 93 1.1 16.5 271 23 299.3 301.7 293.6 337.1 12.94 4 850 1475 13.6 9.5 76 4.1 11.1 272 26 300.4 302.0 290.7 326.3 8.79 5 800 1982 9.1 7.0 87 2.1 7.9 272 25 300.8 302.3 290.0 324.2 7.89 6 750 2514 6.3 5.8 97 0.5 6.0 254 20 303.4 304.8 290.7 326.6 7.75 7 700 3079 4.7 4.3 97 0.4 4.5 220 25 307.7 309.1 291.8 330.4 7.46 8 650 3681 1.3 0.4 93 1.0 0.8 213 35 310.5 311.6 291.5 329.2 6.06 9 600 4321 -2.5 -4.2 88 1.7 -3.3 217 45 313.2 314.1 291.2 328.0 4.66 10 550 5008 -6.3 -6.9 95 0.6 -6.5 223 54 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.0 4.15 11 500 5747 -10.5 -13.4 80 2.8 -11.6 224 57 320.2 320.7 291.5 329.2 2.73 12 450 6548 -16.6 -22.1 63 5.4 -18.1 222 57 322.3 322.6 290.9 327.3 1.45 13 400 7423 -22.2 -25.8 72 3.6 -23.0 225 55 326.2 326.4 291.8 330.3 1.17 14 350 8391 -28.7 -31.5 77 2.8 -29.2 232 49 330.1 330.3 292.5 333.0 0.79 15 300 9475 -38.0 -41.1 73 3.0 -38.4 235 47 331.7 331.8 292.6 333.1 0.35 16 250 10699 -47.8 -54.7 45 6.9 -48.0 237 67 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.4 0.09 17 200 12162 -50.8 -77.5 3 26.7 -51.2 256 65 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.00 18 150 13998 -59.3 -82.5 3 23.1 -59.6 260 55 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16482 -68.6 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 250 38 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.58 m Freezing level: 632.56 mb = 3904.08 m = 12808.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.90 mb = 3805.94 m = 12486.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.52 % Est. max temperature: 26.27 C = 79.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.10 mb = 705.00 m = 2312.96 ft T: 19.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.70 C/km ThetaE index: 17.03 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.29 mb = 1023.83 m = 3358.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.17 C = 77.30 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -3.35 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.67 C Showalter Index: 2.51 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.15 C Cross Totals Index: 20.03 C K Index: 33.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1185.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.77 mb = 962.19 m = 3156.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.77 mb = 1105.00 m = 3625.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 237.77 mb = 11027.85 m = 36180.18 ft B at Equ Level: 1180.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.77 mb = 13675.72 m = 44867.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.2 at 34.9 knts Storm direction: 262.2 at 26.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.2 neg: 3.9 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 31.4 neg: -23.7 tot: 7.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.13 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 13.09 Bulk Shear: 90.52 m/s