MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.49,-95.77 Latitude: 31.49 Longitude: -95.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 997 90 29.9 22.2 63 7.7 24.3 181 8 303.3 306.5 297.5 354.1 17.12 2 950 522 25.3 20.3 74 5.0 21.7 186 10 302.8 305.8 296.7 350.1 15.95 3 900 995 20.8 19.3 91 1.5 19.7 190 11 302.9 305.8 296.6 349.8 15.84 4 850 1488 17.7 16.3 92 1.3 16.8 220 21 304.6 307.2 295.7 346.0 13.86 5 800 2005 14.5 11.8 84 2.7 12.8 227 33 306.6 308.7 294.2 339.7 10.96 6 750 2547 11.0 4.9 66 6.1 7.5 227 33 308.5 309.9 291.9 330.7 7.25 7 700 3122 9.8 -4.4 36 14.2 2.8 240 27 313.4 314.1 290.5 325.9 3.95 8 650 3733 5.5 -2.9 55 8.4 1.2 238 29 315.1 316.0 291.7 330.2 4.74 9 600 4381 0.9 -6.8 56 7.7 -2.7 232 33 317.2 317.9 291.6 329.5 3.81 10 550 5073 -4.8 -13.2 52 8.4 -8.1 236 37 318.3 318.8 290.7 326.7 2.51 11 500 5816 -8.6 -36.1 9 27.5 -14.3 243 41 322.5 322.6 289.9 323.8 0.35 12 450 6624 -13.2 -41.0 8 27.7 -18.0 244 49 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.5 0.24 13 400 7511 -18.9 -46.9 7 27.9 -22.7 242 57 330.4 330.4 292.0 330.9 0.14 14 350 8489 -26.7 -42.4 21 15.8 -28.6 248 63 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.8 0.26 15 300 9582 -35.1 -52.4 15 17.4 -36.3 250 68 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.4 0.10 16 250 10831 -42.5 -63.3 9 20.8 -43.3 259 71 342.8 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 17 200 12311 -51.4 -74.5 5 23.2 -51.8 264 69 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14123 -63.8 -78.6 12 14.8 -63.9 261 52 360.2 360.2 298.7 360.2 0.01 19 100 16542 -73.5 -85.7 14 12.1 -73.6 258 30 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.46 m Freezing level: 592.18 mb = 4489.13 m = 14727.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.59 mb = 3926.95 m = 12883.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.98 % Est. max temperature: 31.38 C = 88.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 891.81 mb = 1074.02 m = 3523.64 ft T: 20.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 28.22 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.22 mb = 1245.78 m = 4087.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.42 C = 86.75 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -6.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: -4.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.20 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.27 C Cross Totals Index: 24.93 C K Index: 28.39 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1869.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.85 mb = 1141.56 m = 3745.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.85 mb = 1388.58 m = 4555.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 199.85 mb = 12316.08 m = 40406.61 ft B at Equ Level: 1860.40 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.5 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 261.5 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 132.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 132.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 4.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.50 Bulk Rich Number: 25.90 Bulk Shear: 72.20 m/s