MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.23,-94.09 Latitude: 31.23 Longitude: -94.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1003 70 25.2 21.9 82 3.3 22.9 178 7 298.1 301.2 295.9 346.8 16.74 1 1000 93 25.3 21.8 81 3.5 22.8 178 6 298.4 301.4 296.0 346.9 16.67 2 950 543 22.0 20.7 93 1.2 21.1 188 25 299.5 302.5 296.1 347.4 16.41 3 900 1012 20.4 16.4 77 4.1 17.7 217 28 302.6 305.0 294.6 341.3 13.11 4 850 1505 17.9 14.8 82 3.1 15.8 232 25 304.9 307.3 294.9 342.5 12.59 5 800 2022 14.9 12.5 86 2.4 13.3 238 24 307.0 309.2 294.7 341.6 11.47 6 750 2566 11.2 9.3 88 1.9 10.0 245 25 308.7 310.6 294.0 338.7 9.85 7 700 3139 7.7 5.2 84 2.5 6.2 259 27 311.0 312.5 293.2 335.5 7.95 8 650 3747 4.1 1.1 80 3.1 2.5 260 31 313.7 314.9 292.7 333.6 6.38 9 600 4394 0.1 -4.9 69 5.0 -2.3 252 33 316.2 317.1 291.9 330.5 4.44 10 550 5084 -5.0 -18.0 35 13.0 -9.4 248 33 318.1 318.4 289.9 323.8 1.68 11 500 5825 -9.4 -31.6 15 22.2 -14.5 252 37 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.5 0.54 12 450 6632 -13.4 -38.2 10 24.8 -18.0 254 43 326.4 326.5 291.0 327.6 0.31 13 400 7519 -18.8 -46.1 7 27.3 -22.5 257 48 330.6 330.6 292.0 331.2 0.15 14 350 8499 -26.1 -54.3 5 28.2 -28.6 262 51 333.5 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.07 15 300 9595 -34.3 -51.3 16 17.0 -35.6 265 53 337.1 337.1 293.7 337.5 0.11 16 250 10845 -43.5 -52.1 38 8.7 -43.9 276 49 341.5 341.5 294.8 342.0 0.12 17 200 12313 -53.0 -69.1 12 16.1 -53.3 270 59 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.02 18 150 14120 -63.7 -82.5 6 18.8 -63.8 261 56 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.4 0.00 19 100 16556 -71.5 -86.5 9 15.0 -71.5 261 28 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.44 m Freezing level: 598.91 mb = 4409.07 m = 14465.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.87 mb = 4078.99 m = 13382.35 ft Precipitable water: 1.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.10 % Est. max temperature: 31.88 C = 89.39 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.00 mb = 487.64 m = 1599.84 ft T: 22.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 18.99 C Layer 800.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.35 mb = 1400.69 m = 4595.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.51 C = 88.72 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: -4.96 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: -3.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.57 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.33 C Cross Totals Index: 24.24 C K Index: 39.69 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 382.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1165.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.43 mb = 836.39 m = 2744.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 783.43 mb = 2198.78 m = 7213.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.43 mb = 11584.29 m = 38005.75 ft B at Equ Level: 1163.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.43 mb = 15291.60 m = 50168.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 243.4 at 28.5 knts Storm direction: 273.4 at 21.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 230.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 230.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.54 Bulk Rich Number: 15.32 Bulk Shear: 76.08 m/s