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: 35.50,-95.86 Latitude: 35.50 Longitude: -95.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 986 210 19.3 18.0 92 1.3 18.5 258 11 293.7 296.1 292.2 331.7 13.32 2 950 528 16.8 16.1 95 0.7 16.4 254 25 294.3 296.5 291.5 329.2 12.22 3 900 989 15.4 12.8 85 2.5 13.7 256 32 297.3 299.2 291.0 327.5 10.39 4 850 1472 12.9 10.0 83 2.9 11.1 262 35 299.6 301.3 290.7 326.3 9.10 5 800 1980 10.0 7.5 85 2.5 8.5 263 37 301.8 303.3 290.6 326.0 8.16 6 750 2514 6.8 5.1 89 1.7 5.8 260 33 304.0 305.3 290.6 326.1 7.37 7 700 3077 3.1 2.3 94 0.8 2.7 250 28 306.0 307.2 290.5 325.6 6.46 8 650 3675 -0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 227 29 308.9 310.0 290.7 326.7 5.75 9 600 4312 -3.4 -4.1 95 0.7 -3.8 210 42 312.1 313.0 290.8 326.9 4.69 10 550 4997 -6.4 -7.2 94 0.9 -6.8 211 56 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.6 4.05 11 500 5736 -10.8 -12.2 90 1.3 -11.3 215 63 319.8 320.4 291.6 329.8 3.01 12 450 6538 -16.0 -17.8 86 1.8 -16.6 223 63 323.1 323.5 291.7 330.2 2.09 13 400 7415 -22.0 -24.4 81 2.4 -22.6 228 57 326.4 326.6 292.0 331.0 1.32 14 350 8382 -29.1 -32.4 73 3.3 -29.7 232 51 329.5 329.6 292.3 332.1 0.72 15 300 9463 -38.5 -42.0 70 3.5 -38.9 228 52 331.0 331.1 292.3 332.2 0.32 16 250 10686 -46.6 -56.2 33 9.6 -47.0 236 77 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.1 0.08 17 200 12161 -48.8 -78.8 2 30.0 -49.4 271 58 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.00 18 150 14002 -59.1 -82.3 3 23.2 -59.3 264 49 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16484 -68.6 -86.8 6 18.1 -68.7 259 44 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.72 m Freezing level: 650.78 mb = 3665.59 m = 12026.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.74 mb = 3628.65 m = 11904.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.21 % Est. max temperature: 25.84 C = 78.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.72 mb = 369.64 m = 1212.71 ft T: 18.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 5.67 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.00 mb = 1227.16 m = 4026.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.10 C = 75.37 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: 0.93 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.81 C Showalter Index: 2.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.69 C Cross Totals Index: 20.82 C K Index: 32.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.60 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 60.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.37 mb = 853.90 m = 2801.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.37 mb = 2520.48 m = 8269.20 ft Equ Level (EL): 569.37 mb = 4724.19 m = 15499.13 ft B at Equ Level: 59.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 449.37 mb = 6548.73 m = 21485.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.9 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 261.9 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 2.4 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 27.6 neg: -9.1 tot: 18.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.98 Bulk Shear: 61.84 m/s