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: 33.56,-94.60 Latitude: 33.56 Longitude: -94.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 997 107 23.1 21.6 91 1.5 22.1 286 9 296.6 299.5 295.3 344.3 16.55 2 950 527 21.0 18.5 86 2.5 19.3 298 27 298.5 301.1 294.3 340.0 14.26 3 900 994 18.1 15.1 82 3.1 16.1 289 29 300.2 302.4 293.2 335.5 12.05 4 850 1481 15.2 12.2 82 3.0 13.3 276 29 302.1 304.0 292.6 333.4 10.56 5 800 1994 12.5 9.5 82 3.0 10.6 264 29 304.4 306.2 292.3 332.4 9.34 6 750 2533 9.6 6.2 80 3.3 7.6 253 26 307.0 308.5 292.0 331.2 7.97 7 700 3103 6.1 2.6 78 3.6 4.2 246 27 309.3 310.5 291.6 329.6 6.59 8 650 3707 2.1 -0.1 85 2.3 1.0 241 27 311.4 312.5 291.6 329.5 5.84 9 600 4348 -1.7 -2.8 92 1.1 -2.2 238 31 314.2 315.2 291.9 330.6 5.21 10 550 5036 -5.9 -6.2 97 0.4 -6.0 236 37 317.1 318.0 292.0 331.2 4.37 11 500 5776 -10.6 -11.4 94 0.8 -10.9 234 39 320.1 320.8 291.9 330.7 3.20 12 450 6581 -14.5 -15.2 95 0.6 -14.7 232 43 325.0 325.5 292.7 333.8 2.61 13 400 7465 -19.3 -20.2 93 0.9 -19.6 234 50 329.8 330.2 293.4 336.5 1.92 14 350 8444 -26.4 -29.0 79 2.6 -26.9 234 58 333.2 333.4 293.5 336.8 1.00 15 300 9540 -34.3 -38.6 65 4.3 -34.8 232 69 337.0 337.1 294.0 338.7 0.45 16 250 10790 -43.9 -51.0 45 7.1 -44.3 242 70 340.8 340.9 294.7 341.4 0.14 17 200 12262 -51.1 -76.9 3 25.8 -51.5 265 58 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14079 -63.1 -78.0 12 14.8 -63.3 266 48 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16525 -70.9 -86.5 8 15.7 -70.9 264 36 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.11 m Freezing level: 622.12 mb = 4064.07 m = 13333.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.87 mb = 3895.20 m = 12779.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.84 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.39 % Est. max temperature: 28.82 C = 83.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.57 mb = 295.55 m = 969.65 ft T: 22.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 14.76 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.77 mb = 1139.28 m = 3737.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.36 C = 81.24 F Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lifted Index: -3.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.58 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.80 C Cross Totals Index: 22.78 C K Index: 34.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 243.72 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.59 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 566.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.90 mb = 861.30 m = 2825.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.90 mb = 1693.76 m = 5556.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 288.90 mb = 9798.32 m = 32146.32 ft B at Equ Level: 563.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 178.90 mb = 12965.85 m = 42538.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.8 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 281.8 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 4.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -72.8 tot: -72.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -24.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: -6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 9.92 Bulk Shear: 57.07 m/s