MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.33,-97.90 Latitude: 33.33 Longitude: -97.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 974 295 25.0 20.0 73 5.1 21.5 177 4 300.5 303.3 295.6 345.2 15.26 2 950 511 25.4 19.1 68 6.3 21.0 202 10 303.0 305.7 296.0 346.9 14.85 3 900 984 22.0 17.4 75 4.6 18.8 223 19 304.1 306.7 295.7 345.8 14.01 4 850 1479 18.5 13.8 74 4.8 15.4 247 22 305.6 307.7 294.5 340.7 11.73 5 800 1996 14.2 10.4 78 3.8 11.8 265 27 306.3 308.2 293.4 336.3 9.95 6 750 2537 9.5 6.3 80 3.2 7.6 272 29 306.9 308.4 292.0 331.2 8.02 7 700 3105 4.8 -0.4 69 5.2 2.1 280 31 307.8 308.8 290.0 324.2 5.32 8 650 3704 1.9 -20.5 17 22.4 -5.4 299 33 311.1 311.3 287.1 315.0 1.15 9 600 4346 -0.9 -26.7 12 25.8 -8.1 293 34 315.1 315.2 287.9 317.5 0.72 10 550 5034 -5.3 -27.2 16 21.9 -11.1 289 37 317.8 318.0 288.9 320.4 0.75 11 500 5774 -10.5 -40.7 6 30.2 -15.8 284 41 320.3 320.3 289.0 321.1 0.22 12 450 6576 -15.4 -51.4 3 35.9 -19.9 284 46 323.8 323.8 290.0 324.1 0.07 13 400 7454 -21.3 -52.9 4 31.6 -24.6 281 51 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.5 0.07 14 350 8425 -27.8 -56.2 5 28.4 -30.0 280 54 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.05 15 300 9517 -35.7 -59.3 7 23.6 -37.0 276 59 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.2 0.04 16 250 10763 -41.9 -66.2 5 24.3 -42.8 275 55 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.8 0.02 17 200 12250 -49.9 -73.3 5 23.5 -50.3 273 56 353.8 353.8 297.4 353.9 0.01 18 150 14076 -62.7 -79.7 8 17.0 -62.9 265 43 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 19 100 16521 -71.0 -86.4 9 15.4 -71.1 261 40 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5715.25 m Freezing level: 616.36 mb = 4135.81 m = 13568.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.81 mb = 3270.35 m = 10729.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 47.11 % Est. max temperature: 30.47 C = 86.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.08 mb = 944.60 m = 3099.04 ft T: 22.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 31.99 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.63 mb = 1747.28 m = 5732.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.47 C = 86.85 F Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lifted Index: -5.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.64 C Showalter Index: -4.00 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.26 C K Index: 37.62 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 437.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1584.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 56.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.29 mb = 1435.07 m = 4708.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.29 mb = 2002.95 m = 6571.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.29 mb = 11054.99 m = 36269.21 ft B at Equ Level: 1575.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.29 mb = 15457.33 m = 50712.40 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.9 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 308.9 at 22.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 269.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.28 Bulk Rich Number: 14.18 Bulk Shear: 111.78 m/s