MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.46,-98.85 Latitude: 32.46 Longitude: -98.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 958 452 22.2 19.0 82 3.2 20.0 205 13 299.0 301.6 294.7 341.5 14.60 2 950 529 20.6 18.8 90 1.7 19.4 206 17 298.1 300.7 294.4 340.4 14.57 3 900 995 20.2 16.1 77 4.1 17.5 235 35 302.3 304.7 294.4 340.6 12.93 4 850 1488 17.5 12.8 74 4.7 14.4 249 29 304.5 306.5 293.6 337.3 10.99 5 800 2003 14.1 11.7 85 2.4 12.5 260 23 306.2 308.2 294.0 338.8 10.84 6 750 2546 11.5 7.5 77 4.0 9.0 224 20 309.0 310.6 293.2 335.6 8.70 7 700 3120 8.0 5.0 82 3.0 6.3 215 25 311.3 312.8 293.2 335.6 7.86 8 650 3727 3.4 0.1 79 3.3 1.7 215 30 312.8 314.0 292.1 331.4 5.93 9 600 4372 -0.5 -8.1 57 7.6 -3.9 215 35 315.5 316.2 290.7 326.7 3.46 10 550 5061 -5.5 -19.7 32 14.2 -10.1 221 38 317.6 317.8 289.5 322.5 1.46 11 500 5801 -9.9 -31.0 16 21.0 -14.7 234 42 320.9 321.0 289.7 323.0 0.58 12 450 6606 -14.6 -38.5 11 23.9 -18.8 237 51 324.9 325.0 290.6 326.1 0.30 13 400 7487 -20.4 -46.0 8 25.6 -23.7 239 61 328.4 328.5 291.5 329.1 0.16 14 350 8461 -27.4 -46.8 14 19.4 -29.5 245 71 331.8 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.16 15 300 9551 -36.1 -47.6 30 11.5 -37.1 247 79 334.4 334.5 293.1 335.1 0.17 16 250 10792 -43.6 -62.1 11 18.5 -44.3 252 83 341.2 341.3 294.7 341.4 0.04 17 200 12271 -50.5 -73.9 5 23.3 -51.0 259 83 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.8 0.01 18 150 14090 -62.9 -78.4 11 15.5 -63.0 255 65 361.7 361.7 299.0 361.7 0.01 19 100 16525 -71.2 -86.2 9 15.0 -71.2 270 30 390.2 390.2 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5717.42 m Freezing level: 606.76 mb = 4284.82 m = 14057.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 635.09 mb = 3914.11 m = 12841.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.43 % Est. max temperature: 29.04 C = 84.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.77 mb = 854.85 m = 2804.61 ft T: 20.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.69 C/km ThetaE index: 3.25 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 808.79 mb = 1910.47 m = 6267.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.03 C = 84.25 F Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lifted Index: -3.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.30 C Showalter Index: -2.01 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.17 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.44 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 37.28 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.77 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 622.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 96.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.37 mb = 1363.22 m = 4472.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 687.37 mb = 3269.23 m = 10725.68 ft Equ Level (EL): 267.37 mb = 10334.86 m = 33906.62 ft B at Equ Level: 620.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 177.37 mb = 13030.66 m = 42751.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.0 at 31.7 knts Storm direction: 258.0 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 3.4 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 45.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.8 neg: -2.8 tot: 145.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 60.24 Bulk Shear: 10.34 m/s MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.17,-97.36 Latitude: 35.17 Longitude: -97.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 967 349 21.1 19.5 90 1.6 19.9 211 14 297.0 299.7 294.3 340.0 14.86 2 950 506 19.6 18.8 95 0.8 19.1 212 22 297.1 299.7 294.1 339.1 14.55 3 900 972 19.1 13.5 70 5.5 15.5 239 43 301.1 303.1 292.6 333.2 10.90 4 850 1462 18.0 6.9 48 11.0 11.4 251 33 305.0 306.3 290.9 327.2 7.38 5 800 1979 15.5 3.8 46 11.7 8.8 250 24 307.7 308.8 290.8 326.9 6.29 6 750 2521 10.6 3.6 62 7.0 6.6 246 24 308.0 309.3 291.2 328.3 6.62 7 700 3092 5.7 4.2 90 1.5 4.9 233 24 308.8 310.2 292.2 331.6 7.42 8 650 3694 1.6 1.3 98 0.3 1.4 216 26 310.8 312.0 291.9 330.8 6.48 9 600 4335 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.4 210 25 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.2 5.29 10 550 5022 -6.1 -6.6 96 0.5 -6.4 212 28 316.8 317.6 291.8 330.4 4.24 11 500 5762 -10.3 -11.4 92 1.0 -10.8 214 35 320.5 321.1 292.0 331.0 3.21 12 450 6566 -15.8 -17.6 86 1.8 -16.4 219 43 323.4 323.8 291.9 330.6 2.14 13 400 7443 -21.6 -24.4 78 2.8 -22.3 221 54 326.9 327.1 292.2 331.5 1.32 14 350 8412 -29.3 -32.4 74 3.2 -29.8 229 61 329.3 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.72 15 300 9492 -38.4 -41.7 71 3.3 -38.7 233 68 331.2 331.3 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10715 -48.3 -53.8 53 5.5 -48.5 237 86 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.10 17 200 12170 -51.7 -74.7 5 23.0 -52.1 245 93 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14007 -58.9 -81.9 4 22.9 -59.2 250 75 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16489 -69.3 -86.8 6 17.5 -69.4 259 28 393.9 393.9 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5699.94 m Freezing level: 629.36 mb = 3958.82 m = 12988.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 631.42 mb = 3926.40 m = 12881.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.80 % Est. max temperature: 30.66 C = 87.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.81 mb = 552.91 m = 1814.00 ft T: 19.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 13.08 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 770.90 mb = 2290.28 m = 7513.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.84 C = 89.31 F Cap Strength: 4.18 C Lifted Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.37 C Showalter Index: 2.26 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.29 C Cross Totals Index: 17.27 C K Index: 33.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.86 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 422.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 186.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 863.81 mb = 1323.54 m = 4342.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 698.81 mb = 3105.32 m = 10187.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 248.81 mb = 10746.06 m = 35255.68 ft B at Equ Level: 416.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 188.81 mb = 12537.49 m = 41133.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.3 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 256.3 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.6 neg: -12.9 tot: 161.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 267.94 Bulk Shear: 1.58 m/s