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: 33.58,-95.44 Latitude: 33.58 Longitude: -95.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 989 146 30.1 20.5 56 9.7 23.2 195 12 304.2 307.1 296.7 350.3 15.49 2 950 502 25.2 19.4 70 5.9 21.1 196 17 302.8 305.6 296.0 347.3 15.05 3 900 975 20.6 18.5 88 2.0 19.2 198 18 302.7 305.5 296.0 347.4 15.09 4 850 1467 16.9 15.4 91 1.5 16.0 224 23 303.9 306.3 295.0 342.8 13.10 5 800 1982 13.3 11.2 87 2.1 12.0 233 23 305.3 307.2 293.5 336.8 10.51 6 750 2522 9.4 5.5 77 3.8 7.2 234 24 306.8 308.2 291.7 329.8 7.60 7 700 3092 7.5 -6.4 37 13.8 1.1 228 33 310.8 311.4 289.2 321.5 3.39 8 650 3698 4.0 -3.7 57 7.7 0.2 224 40 313.4 314.3 291.0 327.6 4.47 9 600 4344 -0.3 -6.1 65 5.9 -3.0 222 48 315.8 316.6 291.4 328.8 4.04 10 550 5033 -5.5 -13.4 54 7.8 -8.5 224 54 317.5 318.0 290.5 325.7 2.48 11 500 5774 -9.8 -26.9 24 17.0 -14.2 230 52 321.1 321.2 290.0 324.0 0.85 12 450 6578 -15.3 -31.9 23 16.6 -18.7 235 57 324.1 324.2 290.6 326.2 0.59 13 400 7457 -21.1 -36.7 23 15.6 -23.7 239 66 327.5 327.6 291.5 329.1 0.41 14 350 8427 -28.0 -39.8 31 11.8 -29.6 245 68 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.3 0.34 15 300 9518 -35.3 -46.6 31 11.3 -36.2 252 69 335.7 335.7 293.4 336.5 0.19 16 250 10766 -42.3 -67.3 5 24.9 -43.2 258 65 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.02 17 200 12245 -52.0 -72.3 7 20.3 -52.4 266 67 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14068 -62.4 -81.2 6 18.8 -62.5 262 50 362.6 362.6 299.2 362.6 0.00 19 100 16509 -71.4 -86.5 9 15.1 -71.5 249 32 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.84 m Freezing level: 603.00 mb = 4304.86 m = 14123.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.35 mb = 3731.09 m = 12240.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.17 % Est. max temperature: 30.09 C = 86.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 860.33 mb = 1362.80 m = 4471.09 ft T: 17.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 25.84 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.28 mb = 1333.32 m = 4374.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.48 C = 85.07 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -6.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.56 C Showalter Index: -4.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.77 C Cross Totals Index: 25.27 C K Index: 28.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 383.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.72 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1789.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.08 mb = 1265.77 m = 4152.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.08 mb = 1415.45 m = 4643.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.08 mb = 11763.44 m = 38593.49 ft B at Equ Level: 1781.26 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 105.08 mb = 16210.29 m = 53182.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.5 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 254.5 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 86.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 86.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.71 Bulk Rich Number: 24.99 Bulk Shear: 71.62 m/s