MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.35,-99.73 Latitude: 32.35 Longitude: -99.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 1 950 516 SFC 943 582 18.7 14.8 78 3.8 16.2 211 8 296.8 298.8 291.6 329.5 11.33 3 900 985 20.5 15.1 71 5.4 16.9 230 33 302.6 304.9 293.9 338.5 12.10 4 850 1477 18.1 11.7 66 6.4 14.0 241 33 305.1 307.0 293.3 335.7 10.22 5 800 1994 15.2 10.5 73 4.8 12.2 257 23 307.4 309.3 293.7 337.6 10.00 6 750 2539 12.2 8.5 78 3.7 9.9 227 15 309.8 311.6 293.9 338.5 9.36 7 700 3114 8.1 5.6 85 2.4 6.6 210 19 311.4 313.0 293.5 336.7 8.19 8 650 3722 3.6 0.7 81 2.9 2.0 208 25 313.0 314.2 292.3 332.4 6.19 9 600 4367 0.0 -7.2 58 7.2 -3.3 210 28 316.1 316.9 291.2 328.1 3.71 10 550 5057 -5.3 -15.2 46 9.9 -8.9 220 31 317.8 318.2 290.2 324.9 2.13 11 500 5800 -8.6 -36.4 9 27.8 -14.3 234 37 322.6 322.6 289.9 323.8 0.34 12 450 6609 -13.3 -40.4 8 27.0 -18.1 241 47 326.5 326.5 291.0 327.4 0.25 13 400 7493 -20.1 -43.9 10 23.9 -23.4 245 54 328.9 328.9 291.6 329.7 0.19 14 350 8467 -27.4 -50.4 9 23.0 -29.6 247 63 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.11 15 300 9557 -35.9 -51.4 19 15.5 -37.0 246 68 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.11 16 250 10797 -44.9 -56.9 25 12.0 -45.4 252 75 339.3 339.4 294.2 339.6 0.07 17 200 12269 -50.4 -74.9 4 24.5 -50.9 254 77 352.9 352.9 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 14084 -64.0 -78.3 13 14.2 -64.1 247 62 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.01 19 100 16514 -71.7 -86.2 10 14.4 -71.8 268 34 389.1 389.1 303.6 389.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.00 m Freezing level: 599.83 mb = 4369.75 m = 14336.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.92 mb = 3961.90 m = 12998.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.59 % Est. max temperature: 29.44 C = 84.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.88 mb = 1072.39 m = 3518.30 ft T: 20.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 14.65 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.64 mb = 2700.26 m = 8859.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.95 C = 89.50 F Cap Strength: 3.83 C Lifted Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.78 C Showalter Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.01 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.31 C K Index: 35.96 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.25 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 62.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 226.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 823.51 mb = 1747.34 m = 5732.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 588.51 mb = 4520.61 m = 14831.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 488.51 mb = 5978.60 m = 19614.61 ft B at Equ Level: 61.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 278.51 mb = 10062.90 m = 33014.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.3 at 28.3 knts Storm direction: 257.3 at 21.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.0 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 51.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 154.2 neg: -8.1 tot: 146.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 16.80 Bulk Shear: 3.74 m/s