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: 35.35,-97.57 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -97.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 965 377 18.0 17.0 94 1.0 17.3 202 7 294.1 296.4 291.8 330.4 12.71 2 950 513 16.6 15.9 96 0.7 16.1 222 12 294.0 296.2 291.3 328.5 12.04 3 900 973 15.9 11.9 77 4.0 13.4 255 20 297.9 299.7 290.6 326.3 9.76 4 850 1459 14.5 9.7 73 4.8 11.6 256 30 301.3 303.0 291.0 327.7 8.92 5 800 1969 11.6 6.8 72 4.8 8.8 257 37 303.5 304.9 290.8 326.8 7.77 6 750 2506 7.9 4.3 78 3.6 5.9 257 40 305.2 306.5 290.6 326.2 6.97 7 700 3071 3.6 1.8 88 1.9 2.6 252 40 306.5 307.7 290.4 325.5 6.22 8 650 3668 0.1 -0.2 98 0.3 -0.0 243 41 309.1 310.2 290.9 327.0 5.81 9 600 4307 -2.8 -3.3 97 0.4 -3.0 235 42 312.8 313.8 291.3 328.6 5.02 10 550 4993 -6.1 -6.5 97 0.4 -6.3 227 45 316.8 317.7 291.9 330.6 4.28 11 500 5734 -10.2 -10.7 96 0.5 -10.4 223 51 320.7 321.3 292.2 331.8 3.39 12 450 6537 -16.8 -18.8 84 2.1 -17.4 222 49 322.2 322.5 291.3 328.7 1.92 13 400 7408 -23.1 -30.1 53 7.0 -24.5 221 54 324.9 325.1 291.1 327.7 0.78 14 350 8373 -30.0 -35.6 58 5.6 -30.8 215 63 328.3 328.4 291.7 330.2 0.52 15 300 9449 -39.1 -45.5 51 6.4 -39.6 216 78 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.1 0.22 16 250 10682 -42.9 -67.5 5 24.6 -43.7 238 69 342.2 342.2 294.8 342.3 0.02 17 200 12172 -49.5 -76.6 3 27.1 -50.0 269 61 354.3 354.3 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 14002 -60.8 -82.1 4 21.4 -60.9 279 54 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16480 -67.1 -85.4 6 18.3 -67.2 261 34 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.38 m Freezing level: 648.44 mb = 3688.22 m = 12100.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.74 mb = 3659.21 m = 12005.14 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.79 % Est. max temperature: 26.63 C = 79.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.29 mb = 501.46 m = 1645.20 ft T: 16.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.18 C/km ThetaE index: 4.09 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 795.21 mb = 2018.80 m = 6623.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.44 C = 81.40 F Cap Strength: 3.00 C Lifted Index: 2.30 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.21 C Showalter Index: 2.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.51 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.66 C Cross Totals Index: 19.85 C K Index: 32.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 226.93 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 144.56 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.21 mb = 1191.14 m = 3907.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 652.21 mb = 3640.92 m = 11945.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 642.21 mb = 3764.50 m = 12350.56 ft B at Equ Level: 25.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 562.21 mb = 4819.93 m = 15813.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.2 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 269.2 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 77.2 neg: -24.1 tot: 53.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 2.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 81.14 m/s