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: 33.95,-96.88 Latitude: 33.95 Longitude: -96.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 981 223 22.5 21.2 92 1.4 21.6 108 4 297.3 300.3 295.4 344.7 16.35 2 950 500 21.0 19.0 89 1.9 19.6 166 7 298.5 301.2 294.7 341.4 14.75 3 900 968 18.8 12.9 69 5.9 15.0 208 20 300.9 302.8 292.2 331.7 10.46 4 850 1458 17.7 9.9 60 7.8 12.9 230 36 304.7 306.4 292.2 331.9 9.07 5 800 1974 15.0 6.6 57 8.4 10.0 244 41 307.1 308.5 291.8 330.4 7.66 6 750 2517 10.7 4.4 65 6.3 7.1 252 43 308.2 309.5 291.6 329.7 7.02 7 700 3087 5.6 2.5 80 3.1 3.9 252 48 308.7 309.9 291.4 328.8 6.55 8 650 3688 1.4 -0.9 85 2.3 0.2 253 55 310.5 311.5 291.0 327.7 5.52 9 600 4328 -3.2 -5.1 86 2.0 -4.1 247 55 312.4 313.3 290.6 326.2 4.35 10 550 5012 -7.4 -9.5 85 2.1 -8.2 237 55 315.3 316.0 290.6 326.2 3.38 11 500 5748 -11.5 -13.9 82 2.4 -12.3 224 55 319.0 319.6 291.0 327.7 2.61 12 450 6549 -15.9 -18.8 78 2.9 -16.9 220 57 323.2 323.6 291.6 329.7 1.92 13 400 7426 -22.0 -25.1 76 3.1 -22.7 222 59 326.4 326.7 291.9 330.8 1.25 14 350 8394 -28.2 -44.8 19 16.6 -30.0 234 57 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.6 0.20 15 300 9489 -34.0 -63.3 4 29.3 -35.5 257 59 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.03 16 250 10744 -41.3 -68.1 4 26.9 -42.2 269 53 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.02 17 200 12229 -50.1 -72.2 6 22.1 -50.5 262 61 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 14056 -62.1 -80.3 7 18.2 -62.2 270 45 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16507 -71.3 -86.3 9 15.0 -71.3 257 36 390.0 390.0 303.8 390.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.33 m Freezing level: 635.04 mb = 3879.67 m = 12728.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.71 mb = 3716.60 m = 12193.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.78 % Est. max temperature: 30.75 C = 87.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.89 mb = 392.40 m = 1287.39 ft T: 21.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.41 C/km ThetaE index: 12.98 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.02 mb = 2069.02 m = 6788.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.45 C = 90.41 F Cap Strength: 3.20 C Lifted Index: -3.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.56 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -1.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.59 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.42 C K Index: 36.01 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.99 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 641.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 136.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.49 mb = 1126.34 m = 3695.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 718.49 mb = 2871.34 m = 9420.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 318.49 mb = 9063.93 m = 29736.95 ft B at Equ Level: 639.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 208.49 mb = 11952.43 m = 39213.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.4 at 43.9 knts Storm direction: 269.4 at 32.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 401.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 401.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 9.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.49 Bulk Rich Number: 2.70 Bulk Shear: 237.96 m/s