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: 35.42,-97.42 Latitude: 35.42 Longitude: -97.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 964 364 22.0 17.4 75 4.6 18.8 196 13 298.3 300.6 293.4 336.2 13.07 2 950 487 19.6 16.7 83 2.9 17.6 197 16 297.0 299.3 292.7 333.6 12.66 3 900 951 18.2 10.3 60 7.9 13.4 220 30 300.3 301.9 290.6 326.2 8.79 4 850 1441 18.1 1.3 32 16.9 9.0 262 30 305.1 306.1 288.8 320.3 4.94 5 800 1956 14.1 1.3 42 12.8 7.2 271 27 306.2 307.1 289.4 322.2 5.24 6 750 2496 9.6 0.2 52 9.4 4.6 275 26 307.0 307.9 289.6 322.9 5.18 7 700 3063 4.8 -6.5 44 11.3 -0.3 273 28 307.8 308.4 288.2 318.3 3.35 8 650 3661 -0.2 -13.3 36 13.1 -5.1 269 34 308.8 309.2 287.3 315.5 2.11 9 600 4296 -4.5 -26.1 17 21.6 -10.2 262 37 311.0 311.1 286.6 313.5 0.76 10 550 4974 -9.3 -31.9 14 22.6 -14.1 252 41 313.1 313.2 287.0 314.8 0.48 11 500 5702 -14.5 -41.5 8 27.0 -18.6 243 47 315.4 315.4 287.5 316.1 0.20 12 450 6494 -18.0 -48.8 5 30.8 -21.7 236 51 320.6 320.6 289.0 321.0 0.10 13 400 7366 -22.5 -56.7 3 34.2 -25.6 233 49 325.7 325.7 290.5 325.9 0.04 14 350 8335 -27.7 -58.8 3 31.1 -30.0 246 45 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.6 0.04 15 300 9429 -34.1 -62.6 4 28.5 -35.7 255 50 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.03 16 250 10686 -40.9 -67.9 4 27.0 -41.9 269 54 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.02 17 200 12177 -49.5 -73.1 5 23.5 -50.0 250 66 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 14007 -61.4 -79.7 7 18.3 -61.5 269 55 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16480 -67.5 -85.7 6 18.3 -67.5 254 40 397.4 397.4 304.9 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5659.11 m Freezing level: 651.84 mb = 3638.94 m = 11938.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.78 mb = 3030.15 m = 9941.32 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 36.07 % Est. max temperature: 29.50 C = 85.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.91 mb = 942.37 m = 3091.71 ft T: 18.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.30 C/km ThetaE index: 15.97 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 743.36 mb = 2568.63 m = 8427.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.69 C = 87.25 F Cap Strength: 5.54 C Lifted Index: -2.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.07 C Showalter Index: 1.79 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 48.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 32.61 C Cross Totals Index: 15.76 C K Index: 22.60 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 121.20 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 199.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 255.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 823.89 mb = 1706.01 m = 5597.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 668.89 mb = 3429.76 m = 11252.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 428.89 mb = 6850.10 m = 22473.81 ft B at Equ Level: 196.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 328.89 mb = 8776.62 m = 28794.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.2 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 284.2 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 223.4 neg: -1.7 tot: 221.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.9 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: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 85.11 m/s