MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.76,-97.09 Latitude: 32.76 Longitude: -97.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 988 176 30.1 20.1 55 10.0 23.0 210 13 304.3 307.1 296.5 349.6 15.19 2 950 524 24.8 19.3 71 5.5 20.9 212 17 302.3 305.1 295.8 346.6 14.97 3 900 996 20.3 17.8 86 2.5 18.6 217 20 302.4 305.0 295.5 345.0 14.41 4 850 1488 16.7 14.6 87 2.2 15.3 239 26 303.7 306.0 294.4 340.4 12.36 5 800 2002 13.1 12.0 93 1.0 12.4 246 22 305.1 307.2 293.9 338.4 11.12 6 750 2542 9.5 7.0 84 2.5 8.0 237 19 306.9 308.5 292.3 332.3 8.39 7 700 3113 7.4 2.6 72 4.8 4.8 229 25 310.7 312.0 292.0 331.2 6.63 8 650 3720 4.1 -2.8 60 7.0 0.6 223 30 313.6 314.6 291.3 328.8 4.78 9 600 4366 -0.3 -6.4 63 6.1 -3.1 221 38 315.7 316.5 291.3 328.4 3.94 10 550 5055 -5.8 -12.6 59 6.8 -8.4 221 42 317.2 317.7 290.5 325.9 2.64 11 500 5794 -10.3 -31.2 16 20.9 -15.0 231 44 320.5 320.7 289.5 322.6 0.57 12 450 6598 -15.2 -37.5 13 22.3 -19.2 236 51 324.1 324.2 290.4 325.4 0.34 13 400 7477 -21.0 -44.7 10 23.7 -24.1 235 61 327.7 327.8 291.3 328.4 0.18 14 350 8449 -27.8 -43.2 22 15.4 -29.6 240 72 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.2 0.24 15 300 9538 -36.2 -51.1 20 14.9 -37.2 243 78 334.4 334.4 293.0 334.8 0.12 16 250 10783 -42.5 -65.3 6 22.8 -43.3 253 79 342.8 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.02 17 200 12263 -50.6 -74.0 5 23.3 -51.1 258 76 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14086 -62.6 -80.9 7 18.4 -62.7 260 64 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16526 -71.1 -86.2 9 15.1 -71.2 255 28 390.3 390.3 303.8 390.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.60 m Freezing level: 603.81 mb = 4316.67 m = 14162.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.92 mb = 3821.25 m = 12536.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.67 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.97 % Est. max temperature: 29.83 C = 85.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.27 mb = 1434.51 m = 4706.35 ft T: 17.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 26.99 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.74 mb = 1379.62 m = 4526.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.23 C = 84.61 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -6.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.20 C Showalter Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.80 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.98 C Cross Totals Index: 24.82 C K Index: 36.75 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 327.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1617.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.10 mb = 1296.47 m = 4253.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.10 mb = 1446.21 m = 4744.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 234.10 mb = 11218.53 m = 36805.75 ft B at Equ Level: 1614.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 114.10 mb = 15732.07 m = 51613.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 227.1 at 29.9 knts Storm direction: 257.1 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.2 neg: -7.7 tot: 63.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 21.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 52.44 Bulk Shear: 30.85 m/s