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: 32.44,-94.51 Latitude: 32.44 Longitude: -94.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 98 22.8 22.6 98 0.3 22.7 171 4 295.9 299.1 295.8 346.3 17.49 1 1000 102 22.8 22.6 99 0.1 22.7 173 2 295.9 299.1 295.8 346.4 17.54 2 950 550 22.2 19.2 83 3.0 20.1 227 11 299.7 302.4 295.1 343.2 14.89 3 900 1020 20.9 15.5 71 5.4 17.2 281 22 303.1 305.3 294.3 339.8 12.39 4 850 1512 17.6 9.5 59 8.1 12.6 297 31 304.5 306.2 291.9 330.9 8.78 5 800 2026 13.4 1.7 45 11.7 7.1 311 33 305.4 306.5 289.3 322.0 5.41 6 750 2564 8.2 0.1 57 8.1 4.0 309 33 305.5 306.5 289.1 321.2 5.14 7 700 3129 3.1 -3.8 60 6.9 -0.1 302 29 306.0 306.7 288.3 318.7 4.14 8 650 3727 2.3 -28.1 8 30.4 -6.1 292 29 311.5 311.6 286.6 313.5 0.58 9 600 4370 -0.1 -27.2 11 27.1 -7.7 301 28 315.9 316.1 288.2 318.3 0.68 10 550 5062 -3.4 -46.0 2 42.6 -11.1 321 34 320.0 320.1 288.9 320.5 0.11 11 500 5806 -9.2 -39.3 7 30.1 -14.9 340 49 321.9 321.9 289.6 322.8 0.25 12 450 6611 -14.9 -47.8 4 32.9 -19.4 303 38 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.9 0.11 13 400 7491 -20.7 -54.5 3 33.7 -24.2 297 42 328.0 328.0 291.2 328.3 0.06 14 350 8463 -28.0 -59.1 3 31.1 -30.2 279 43 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.04 15 300 9551 -36.2 -53.7 15 17.5 -37.4 266 41 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.09 16 250 10795 -44.7 -65.6 8 20.9 -45.3 249 43 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.7 0.02 17 200 12258 -52.2 -73.5 6 21.3 -52.6 261 52 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 14078 -61.6 -81.1 6 19.5 -61.8 264 52 363.9 363.9 299.4 363.9 0.00 19 100 16537 -69.6 -87.6 6 18.0 -69.7 268 26 393.2 393.2 304.3 393.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.71 m Freezing level: 603.06 mb = 4330.48 m = 14207.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.19 mb = 3114.64 m = 10218.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.49 % Est. max temperature: 31.43 C = 88.57 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.17 mb = 127.02 m = 416.73 ft T: 22.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.59 C/km ThetaE index: 32.89 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.34 mb = 1528.81 m = 5015.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.47 C = 88.65 F Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lifted Index: -3.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.49 C Showalter Index: 1.67 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.72 C Cross Totals Index: 18.62 C K Index: 29.27 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.51 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1251.48 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.03 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 72.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.41 mb = 910.45 m = 2986.99 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 806.41 mb = 1958.62 m = 6425.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 236.41 mb = 11161.13 m = 36617.43 ft B at Equ Level: 1251.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.41 mb = 14653.82 m = 48076.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.5 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 338.5 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 287.3 neg: -25.5 tot: 261.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.25 Bulk Rich Number: 10.09 Bulk Shear: 123.99 m/s