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: 35.35,-97.48 Latitude: 35.35 Longitude: -97.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 963 370 21.9 17.5 76 4.5 18.9 195 13 298.3 300.7 293.4 336.5 13.15 2 950 488 19.6 16.8 84 2.9 17.7 196 16 297.1 299.4 292.7 333.9 12.73 3 900 952 18.3 10.1 59 8.2 13.3 220 30 300.4 302.0 290.5 325.9 8.63 4 850 1442 18.1 2.0 34 16.2 9.3 261 29 305.1 306.1 289.0 320.9 5.19 5 800 1956 14.1 1.1 41 13.1 7.1 270 27 306.2 307.2 289.4 322.1 5.17 6 750 2496 9.6 0.1 51 9.5 4.6 275 26 307.0 307.9 289.6 322.7 5.13 7 700 3064 4.9 -7.5 40 12.4 -0.6 274 29 307.9 308.5 288.0 317.7 3.11 8 650 3662 -0.1 -13.9 34 13.8 -5.2 267 35 308.9 309.2 287.2 315.3 2.00 9 600 4297 -4.4 -26.8 16 22.4 -10.2 261 38 311.0 311.1 286.5 313.4 0.71 10 550 4975 -9.2 -31.7 14 22.5 -14.0 253 41 313.2 313.3 287.1 314.9 0.49 11 500 5704 -14.4 -40.2 9 25.8 -18.5 244 46 315.5 315.5 287.5 316.3 0.23 12 450 6496 -18.0 -47.7 6 29.7 -21.7 239 49 320.7 320.7 289.1 321.1 0.11 13 400 7368 -22.4 -55.2 3 32.8 -25.5 239 47 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.1 0.05 14 350 8337 -27.6 -56.3 5 28.7 -29.9 250 45 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.7 0.05 15 300 9431 -34.0 -63.5 3 29.5 -35.6 256 50 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.02 16 250 10688 -41.0 -67.9 4 27.0 -41.9 270 54 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.2 0.02 17 200 12179 -49.5 -73.0 5 23.5 -50.0 250 66 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 14009 -61.4 -79.4 7 18.0 -61.6 270 54 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16482 -67.5 -85.8 6 18.3 -67.6 254 40 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.96 m Freezing level: 650.87 mb = 3651.65 m = 11980.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.49 mb = 2999.44 m = 9840.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 35.35 % Est. max temperature: 29.50 C = 85.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.93 mb = 933.43 m = 3062.40 ft T: 18.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.31 C/km ThetaE index: 15.55 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 742.09 mb = 2583.62 m = 8476.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.69 C = 87.25 F Cap Strength: 5.51 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.18 C Showalter Index: 1.45 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.52 C Cross Totals Index: 16.37 C K Index: 22.11 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 128.29 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 191.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 257.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 822.03 mb = 1725.88 m = 5662.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 657.03 mb = 3575.12 m = 11729.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 437.03 mb = 6712.36 m = 22021.92 ft B at Equ Level: 190.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 337.03 mb = 8604.96 m = 28231.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.7 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 284.7 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 224.3 neg: -1.5 tot: 222.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 2.19 Bulk Shear: 87.36 m/s