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: 32.29,-94.42 Latitude: 32.29 Longitude: -94.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 998 93 24.4 22.4 89 2.0 23.0 183 7 297.7 300.8 296.2 348.0 17.34 2 950 527 22.1 20.6 91 1.5 21.1 186 18 299.6 302.6 296.0 347.3 16.33 3 900 996 19.4 18.1 92 1.3 18.5 187 18 301.5 304.2 295.4 344.7 14.67 4 850 1487 16.5 15.4 93 1.1 15.7 199 18 303.4 305.8 294.8 342.1 13.02 5 800 2002 13.5 12.7 95 0.7 13.0 229 19 305.5 307.7 294.4 340.4 11.65 6 750 2543 10.0 8.9 93 1.0 9.3 242 27 307.4 309.2 293.4 336.6 9.62 7 700 3114 7.1 4.0 81 3.1 5.4 238 31 310.3 311.7 292.5 332.9 7.32 8 650 3722 4.8 -1.8 62 6.6 1.4 238 39 314.4 315.4 291.9 330.8 5.18 9 600 4371 1.2 -10.2 42 11.4 -3.7 235 45 317.5 318.1 290.9 327.2 2.94 10 550 5064 -3.8 -21.5 24 17.6 -9.4 234 44 319.5 319.8 289.9 323.8 1.25 11 500 5809 -7.2 -40.9 5 33.6 -13.7 237 43 324.2 324.3 290.3 325.1 0.22 12 450 6620 -13.0 -44.0 5 31.0 -18.0 239 50 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.17 13 400 7507 -19.2 -45.7 8 26.4 -22.8 238 57 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.6 0.16 14 350 8482 -27.0 -44.4 18 17.4 -29.1 241 61 332.3 332.3 292.6 333.1 0.21 15 300 9574 -35.6 -54.1 13 18.5 -36.8 245 69 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.08 16 250 10818 -43.7 -64.0 9 20.3 -44.4 253 70 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.03 17 200 12290 -51.5 -73.5 6 21.9 -52.0 267 63 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14105 -63.0 -81.8 6 18.8 -63.2 266 58 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 19 100 16540 -72.2 -86.1 11 13.9 -72.3 260 34 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.16 m Freezing level: 587.92 mb = 4537.94 m = 14888.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 636.01 mb = 3898.15 m = 12789.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 66.92 % Est. max temperature: 30.20 C = 86.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.95 mb = 344.55 m = 1130.38 ft T: 23.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 24.20 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.49 mb = 952.73 m = 3125.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.03 C = 82.46 F Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lifted Index: -3.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.60 C Showalter Index: -1.26 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.71 C Cross Totals Index: 22.57 C K Index: 36.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 366.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.29 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1348.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.62 mb = 742.91 m = 2437.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.62 mb = 1271.13 m = 4170.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.62 mb = 11613.17 m = 38100.48 ft B at Equ Level: 1343.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.62 mb = 15364.92 m = 50409.22 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.5 at 31.4 knts Storm direction: 260.5 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.7 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.0 neg: -0.1 tot: 121.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.82 Bulk Rich Number: 17.56 Bulk Shear: 76.76 m/s