MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.08,-95.80 Latitude: 32.08 Longitude: -95.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 SFC 997 128 21.8 21.5 98 0.3 21.6 116 4 295.1 298.1 294.8 342.1 16.36 2 950 553 24.1 18.5 71 5.6 20.2 182 2 301.7 304.3 295.2 343.7 14.28 3 900 1026 22.5 15.0 63 7.5 17.5 292 18 304.7 306.9 294.4 340.6 12.02 4 850 1521 18.5 9.6 56 8.9 12.9 308 24 305.5 307.2 292.3 332.2 8.85 5 800 2036 13.5 7.9 69 5.6 10.2 308 24 305.6 307.2 291.9 330.9 8.39 6 750 2575 8.4 6.8 90 1.6 7.5 309 24 305.7 307.2 291.9 330.7 8.29 7 700 3141 3.5 0.2 79 3.3 1.8 316 26 306.4 307.4 289.8 323.4 5.56 8 650 3740 2.5 -22.2 14 24.7 -5.3 309 25 311.8 312.0 287.1 315.2 0.99 9 600 4384 0.3 -28.5 9 28.8 -7.6 320 25 316.4 316.5 288.3 318.5 0.61 10 550 5076 -3.4 -45.9 2 42.5 -11.1 341 37 320.0 320.1 288.9 320.5 0.11 11 500 5820 -8.9 -34.8 10 25.8 -14.5 336 54 322.1 322.2 289.9 323.6 0.40 12 450 6627 -14.7 -54.1 2 39.5 -19.4 314 38 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.0 0.05 13 400 7506 -21.4 -49.8 6 28.4 -24.6 312 49 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.6 0.10 14 350 8474 -28.7 -59.9 3 31.2 -30.8 301 44 330.1 330.1 291.7 330.2 0.03 15 300 9559 -36.9 -53.4 16 16.6 -37.9 283 45 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.09 16 250 10800 -44.0 -66.6 6 22.6 -44.7 273 44 340.6 340.6 294.5 340.7 0.02 17 200 12271 -52.3 -70.6 9 18.2 -52.7 267 49 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 14087 -62.0 -80.2 7 18.2 -62.1 266 52 363.3 363.3 299.3 363.3 0.00 19 100 16538 -70.4 -86.9 7 16.5 -70.5 277 35 391.7 391.7 304.0 391.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5716.34 m Freezing level: 596.52 mb = 4432.31 m = 14541.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.05 mb = 3291.92 m = 10800.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.35 % Est. max temperature: 32.14 C = 89.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.24 mb = 163.44 m = 536.22 ft T: 21.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.66 C/km ThetaE index: 28.59 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.98 mb = 1764.36 m = 5788.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.18 C = 89.92 F Cap Strength: 3.83 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.92 C Showalter Index: 1.29 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.97 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.44 C Cross Totals Index: 18.53 C K Index: 33.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.54 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1178.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 111.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.25 mb = 1208.37 m = 3964.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 796.25 mb = 2075.30 m = 6808.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.25 mb = 11172.88 m = 36655.98 ft B at Equ Level: 1167.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.25 mb = 14667.96 m = 48122.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 321.2 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 351.2 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 214.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 214.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.49 Bulk Rich Number: 10.07 Bulk Shear: 116.96 m/s