MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.54,-96.31 Latitude: 31.54 Longitude: -96.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 992 138 29.0 21.9 66 7.1 23.8 95 1 302.8 305.9 297.3 352.8 16.89 2 950 525 27.2 19.2 62 7.9 21.5 226 5 304.7 307.5 296.5 349.3 14.94 3 900 1001 22.6 18.3 77 4.3 19.6 222 9 304.8 307.6 296.4 349.2 14.86 4 850 1496 17.8 17.2 97 0.5 17.4 221 9 304.8 307.5 296.3 348.7 14.72 5 800 2012 13.9 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 219 17 306.0 308.3 295.1 343.1 12.35 6 750 2555 10.9 8.4 85 2.5 9.4 235 23 308.4 310.2 293.5 336.7 9.29 7 700 3128 7.5 4.4 81 3.1 5.7 255 30 310.8 312.2 292.7 333.9 7.50 8 650 3735 3.9 0.4 78 3.5 2.0 254 35 313.4 314.5 292.4 332.5 6.09 9 600 4381 -0.0 -6.9 60 6.8 -3.1 253 37 316.1 316.8 291.2 328.4 3.81 10 550 5071 -5.7 -13.8 53 8.1 -8.7 246 38 317.3 317.8 290.3 325.3 2.40 11 500 5810 -10.3 -26.7 25 16.3 -14.5 248 46 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.5 0.86 12 450 6614 -14.2 -43.5 6 29.2 -18.8 253 51 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.1 0.18 13 400 7499 -19.1 -56.9 2 37.8 -23.0 258 52 330.1 330.2 291.8 330.3 0.04 14 350 8478 -26.3 -59.8 3 33.6 -28.9 260 54 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.5 0.03 15 300 9572 -34.7 -67.7 2 33.0 -36.1 263 54 336.5 336.5 293.4 336.6 0.01 16 250 10823 -42.4 -66.2 6 23.8 -43.2 264 60 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.02 17 200 12304 -50.7 -71.7 7 21.0 -51.2 273 63 352.4 352.4 297.2 352.5 0.01 18 150 14124 -62.8 -82.8 5 19.9 -63.0 267 52 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16555 -72.8 -86.2 11 13.4 -72.8 267 28 387.2 387.2 303.3 387.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5740.57 m Freezing level: 600.45 mb = 4375.43 m = 14354.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.49 mb = 3981.06 m = 13061.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.49 % Est. max temperature: 31.14 C = 88.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.85 mb = 1040.85 m = 3414.81 ft T: 22.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 29.34 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.07 mb = 1484.74 m = 4871.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.95 C = 87.71 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -7.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.16 C Showalter Index: -6.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 55.69 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.12 C Cross Totals Index: 27.57 C K Index: 42.26 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1885.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.45 mb = 1430.23 m = 4692.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 841.45 mb = 1581.84 m = 5189.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 211.45 mb = 11934.15 m = 39153.55 ft B at Equ Level: 1877.31 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.9 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 275.9 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 126.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 156.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.04 Bulk Rich Number: 25.85 Bulk Shear: 72.94 m/s