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: 35.22,-97.27 Latitude: 35.22 Longitude: -97.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 966 345 20.2 17.1 82 3.1 18.1 184 12 296.3 298.6 292.6 333.2 12.79 2 950 490 20.3 16.9 81 3.4 18.0 190 24 297.8 300.1 293.0 335.0 12.83 3 900 961 22.7 14.1 58 8.6 17.0 229 42 304.9 307.0 294.0 338.7 11.29 4 850 1457 20.2 14.1 68 6.1 16.1 237 32 307.3 309.6 295.1 343.6 12.01 5 800 1978 16.8 12.0 73 4.8 13.6 232 23 309.0 311.1 295.0 342.7 11.06 6 750 2525 12.8 6.5 65 6.3 9.0 228 22 310.4 312.0 293.2 335.4 8.11 7 700 3100 8.1 2.4 67 5.7 4.9 226 25 311.4 312.7 292.2 331.7 6.52 8 650 3706 3.2 -7.4 46 10.6 -1.6 230 28 312.6 313.2 289.8 323.3 3.36 9 600 4350 -1.1 -8.1 59 7.0 -4.2 232 33 314.8 315.5 290.6 326.0 3.47 10 550 5037 -6.2 -11.8 65 5.5 -8.4 230 35 316.7 317.2 290.5 325.9 2.82 11 500 5773 -12.2 -21.9 44 9.7 -15.0 227 40 318.1 318.4 289.6 322.7 1.32 12 450 6572 -16.2 -35.8 17 19.6 -19.8 235 48 322.9 323.0 290.1 324.4 0.40 13 400 7449 -21.6 -41.3 15 19.7 -24.4 235 56 326.9 327.0 291.1 327.9 0.26 14 350 8417 -29.1 -49.0 13 20.0 -30.9 239 63 329.6 329.6 291.7 330.1 0.13 15 300 9501 -37.2 -50.1 25 12.8 -38.1 242 74 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.13 16 250 10733 -47.5 -52.2 59 4.6 -47.7 243 81 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.12 17 200 12182 -52.7 -70.7 10 18.1 -53.0 250 93 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14006 -60.7 -82.9 4 22.2 -60.9 250 81 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16481 -70.4 -86.7 7 16.4 -70.5 258 34 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.39 m Freezing level: 612.97 mb = 4182.93 m = 13723.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.06 mb = 3555.71 m = 11665.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.32 % Est. max temperature: 32.29 C = 90.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 922.43 mb = 746.76 m = 2449.96 ft T: 21.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.59 C/km ThetaE index: 20.22 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.80 mb = 2616.73 m = 8584.98 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.41 C = 93.94 F Cap Strength: 5.32 C Lifted Index: -4.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.14 C Showalter Index: -6.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.78 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.43 C Cross Totals Index: 26.35 C K Index: 40.90 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 469.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 720.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 268.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.57 mb = 1614.65 m = 5297.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 659.57 mb = 3586.57 m = 11766.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.57 mb = 11009.69 m = 36120.58 ft B at Equ Level: 712.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.57 mb = 13228.54 m = 43400.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.7 at 31.5 knts Storm direction: 258.7 at 23.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.9 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 279.1 neg: -36.9 tot: 242.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.19 Bulk Rich Number: 31.32 Bulk Shear: 23.00 m/s