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: 32.87,-97 Latitude: 32.87 Longitude: -97.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 991 165 22.8 20.2 85 2.6 20.9 217 1 296.7 299.4 294.4 340.4 15.16 2 950 539 26.0 17.2 58 8.8 19.9 237 19 303.6 306.0 294.9 342.5 13.10 3 900 1013 22.8 13.6 56 9.2 16.7 260 23 305.0 307.0 293.7 337.8 10.96 4 850 1508 19.0 9.5 54 9.5 13.1 278 24 306.1 307.7 292.4 332.7 8.83 5 800 2024 14.4 5.5 55 8.9 9.2 290 27 306.5 307.8 291.2 328.0 7.09 6 750 2565 9.2 3.8 69 5.3 6.2 291 28 306.5 307.8 290.9 327.0 6.73 7 700 3131 4.6 -5.2 49 9.7 0.1 302 28 307.6 308.3 288.5 319.2 3.72 8 650 3732 2.6 -27.6 9 30.2 -5.8 312 25 311.9 312.0 286.7 314.0 0.61 9 600 4375 -0.5 -30.1 9 29.7 -8.2 327 29 315.6 315.7 287.9 317.4 0.52 10 550 5064 -4.7 -40.9 4 36.2 -11.7 335 38 318.5 318.5 288.5 319.2 0.20 11 500 5805 -9.6 -42.3 5 32.6 -15.3 348 55 321.3 321.3 289.3 322.0 0.19 12 450 6609 -15.0 -48.4 4 33.4 -19.5 332 49 324.4 324.4 290.2 324.8 0.11 13 400 7490 -20.8 -49.9 5 29.1 -24.2 316 50 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.3 0.10 14 350 8461 -27.6 -58.0 4 30.3 -29.9 292 48 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.7 0.04 15 300 9549 -36.0 -55.3 12 19.3 -37.2 289 55 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.9 0.07 16 250 10794 -43.6 -64.2 8 20.6 -44.3 281 46 341.3 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.03 17 200 12270 -51.6 -72.2 7 20.7 -52.0 264 49 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.1 0.01 18 150 14089 -62.1 -81.0 6 18.9 -62.2 264 43 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.2 0.00 19 100 16537 -70.9 -86.6 8 15.7 -70.9 269 37 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.11 m Freezing level: 607.54 mb = 4277.54 m = 14033.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.34 mb = 3139.13 m = 10298.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.83 % Est. max temperature: 32.22 C = 90.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.06 mb = 501.73 m = 1646.09 ft T: 25.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.32 C/km ThetaE index: 28.51 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 796.48 mb = 2061.28 m = 6762.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.60 C = 90.68 F Cap Strength: 3.29 C Lifted Index: -3.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.22 C Showalter Index: 0.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.64 C Cross Totals Index: 19.18 C K Index: 28.44 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 218.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 793.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 118.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.04 mb = 1598.09 m = 5243.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 766.04 mb = 2387.42 m = 7832.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 266.04 mb = 10369.12 m = 34019.01 ft B at Equ Level: 792.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 166.04 mb = 13446.38 m = 44114.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 313.3 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 343.3 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 290.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 290.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 96.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.34 Bulk Rich Number: 6.77 Bulk Shear: 117.14 m/s