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: 32.61,-94.45 Latitude: 32.61 Longitude: -94.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 998 96 26.4 21.3 73 5.2 22.8 188 6 299.8 302.8 296.0 347.0 16.14 2 950 526 23.7 19.7 78 4.0 20.9 194 18 301.2 304.0 295.8 346.5 15.40 3 900 996 19.5 17.9 90 1.6 18.4 198 19 301.7 304.3 295.4 344.5 14.53 4 850 1486 16.1 14.9 93 1.2 15.3 213 22 303.0 305.4 294.4 340.6 12.67 5 800 2000 13.0 11.7 92 1.3 12.2 239 28 305.0 307.1 293.7 337.6 10.87 6 750 2540 9.4 6.6 83 2.8 7.8 246 34 306.8 308.3 292.2 331.6 8.19 7 700 3110 6.8 0.5 64 6.3 3.5 239 37 310.0 311.1 291.0 327.6 5.68 8 650 3717 4.8 -4.3 52 9.1 0.3 238 41 314.4 315.2 291.2 328.0 4.28 9 600 4365 0.6 -9.3 47 9.9 -3.7 233 48 316.8 317.4 290.9 327.1 3.14 10 550 5056 -4.3 -18.2 33 13.9 -9.0 233 47 319.0 319.3 290.2 324.6 1.66 11 500 5801 -7.9 -33.3 11 25.4 -13.7 235 47 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.1 0.46 12 450 6611 -13.2 -36.1 13 22.9 -17.7 238 53 326.7 326.7 291.2 328.1 0.39 13 400 7497 -19.4 -37.9 18 18.5 -22.5 239 59 329.7 329.8 292.0 331.1 0.36 14 350 8473 -26.9 -47.7 12 20.8 -29.1 242 63 332.5 332.5 292.6 333.1 0.15 15 300 9565 -35.6 -54.6 12 19.1 -36.8 247 69 335.2 335.2 293.2 335.5 0.08 16 250 10809 -43.7 -63.9 9 20.2 -44.5 255 67 341.0 341.0 294.6 341.1 0.03 17 200 12280 -51.6 -74.7 5 23.1 -52.0 267 59 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 14096 -63.0 -79.6 9 16.6 -63.1 264 53 361.5 361.5 299.0 361.5 0.00 19 100 16535 -71.9 -86.4 10 14.4 -72.0 262 34 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.34 m Freezing level: 593.71 mb = 4451.60 m = 14604.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.13 mb = 3765.22 m = 12352.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.15 % Est. max temperature: 29.76 C = 85.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.13 mb = 756.32 m = 2481.33 ft T: 21.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 19.38 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.77 mb = 1142.37 m = 3747.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.70 C = 83.65 F Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lifted Index: -3.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.71 C Showalter Index: -1.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.86 C K Index: 32.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1304.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.54 mb = 1009.90 m = 3313.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 873.54 mb = 1251.86 m = 4107.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.54 mb = 11546.24 m = 37880.89 ft B at Equ Level: 1297.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.54 mb = 15263.37 m = 50076.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.3 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 262.3 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 171.5 neg: -5.2 tot: 166.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.26 Bulk Rich Number: 14.15 Bulk Shear: 92.17 m/s