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: 34.45,-96.11 Latitude: 34.45 Longitude: -96.11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 985 198 21.4 20.8 97 0.5 21.0 19 1 295.8 298.7 294.7 341.6 15.94 2 950 511 19.0 17.7 92 1.3 18.1 282 6 296.5 298.9 293.2 335.5 13.53 3 900 975 17.5 13.6 78 3.9 15.0 257 15 299.5 301.5 292.1 331.5 10.92 4 850 1462 15.4 10.1 71 5.3 12.1 251 27 302.3 304.0 291.6 329.5 9.18 5 800 1974 12.7 7.3 70 5.4 9.5 254 39 304.6 306.1 291.3 328.8 8.03 6 750 2513 9.0 4.5 73 4.5 6.5 254 46 306.4 307.7 291.1 327.8 7.05 7 700 3081 4.8 1.5 79 3.3 3.1 252 49 307.8 309.0 290.7 326.6 6.11 8 650 3680 0.3 -0.6 94 0.8 -0.2 249 52 309.3 310.3 290.8 326.7 5.65 9 600 4319 -2.8 -3.5 95 0.7 -3.1 239 52 312.9 313.8 291.2 328.3 4.91 10 550 5005 -6.4 -7.3 93 1.0 -6.8 230 54 316.5 317.3 291.6 329.4 4.01 11 500 5745 -10.3 -11.6 90 1.3 -10.8 222 57 320.5 321.1 291.9 330.9 3.14 12 450 6549 -15.4 -17.2 86 1.8 -16.0 217 61 323.9 324.3 292.1 331.4 2.21 13 400 7428 -21.0 -23.3 82 2.3 -21.6 214 59 327.7 328.0 292.4 332.8 1.46 14 350 8400 -28.1 -31.0 76 2.9 -28.6 213 53 330.9 331.1 292.8 333.9 0.82 15 300 9488 -35.9 -43.6 45 7.7 -36.6 226 60 334.8 334.9 293.3 335.9 0.27 16 250 10737 -42.2 -68.9 4 26.7 -43.0 255 58 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.01 17 200 12221 -50.7 -77.5 3 26.8 -51.1 261 57 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.00 18 150 14043 -61.8 -80.9 6 19.1 -62.0 268 51 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.6 0.00 19 100 16504 -69.5 -86.7 6 17.2 -69.5 251 39 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.13 m Freezing level: 645.67 mb = 3735.51 m = 12255.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.42 mb = 3650.09 m = 11975.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.51 C = 83.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.99 mb = 259.68 m = 851.96 ft T: 20.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 15.03 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 842.58 mb = 1536.27 m = 5040.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.16 C = 82.68 F Cap Strength: 1.67 C Lifted Index: -1.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 20.41 C K Index: 32.49 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.31 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 300.14 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 69.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.80 mb = 929.25 m = 3048.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 739.80 mb = 2625.73 m = 8614.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 339.80 mb = 8608.62 m = 28243.15 ft B at Equ Level: 298.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 239.80 mb = 11014.43 m = 36136.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.2 at 42.2 knts Storm direction: 271.2 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 7.0 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 132.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 124.0 neg: -22.8 tot: 101.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 1.52 Bulk Shear: 197.40 m/s