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: 33.56,-94.36 Latitude: 33.56 Longitude: -94.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 996 99 24.6 21.9 85 2.7 22.6 129 6 298.1 301.1 296.0 346.9 16.79 2 950 512 22.2 20.5 90 1.8 21.0 166 18 299.8 302.7 296.0 347.0 16.16 3 900 981 19.0 18.4 96 0.7 18.6 190 25 301.1 303.9 295.5 345.1 14.95 4 850 1472 16.3 14.7 90 1.6 15.3 211 28 303.2 305.5 294.4 340.2 12.47 5 800 1985 12.8 9.8 82 3.1 10.9 223 25 304.8 306.6 292.6 333.4 9.53 6 750 2525 9.2 6.2 82 3.0 7.5 226 33 306.6 308.1 291.9 330.7 7.96 7 700 3095 7.2 2.2 70 5.0 4.4 234 41 310.5 311.7 291.8 330.3 6.42 8 650 3702 3.2 2.0 92 1.2 2.5 239 50 312.6 313.9 292.7 333.8 6.81 9 600 4346 -0.9 -3.7 81 2.8 -2.3 239 55 315.1 316.0 291.8 330.4 4.84 10 550 5034 -5.9 -12.4 60 6.4 -8.4 237 54 317.0 317.6 290.5 325.9 2.69 11 500 5772 -11.2 -17.3 61 6.1 -13.2 237 55 319.3 319.7 290.5 325.9 1.96 12 450 6573 -15.6 -18.7 77 3.1 -16.6 242 58 323.6 324.0 291.7 330.2 1.94 13 400 7456 -19.4 -21.6 82 2.3 -20.0 251 57 329.8 330.2 293.3 335.8 1.70 14 350 8437 -25.6 -28.3 78 2.7 -26.2 258 55 334.2 334.4 293.9 338.1 1.06 15 300 9536 -33.9 -37.0 74 3.1 -34.3 263 54 337.6 337.7 294.2 339.6 0.53 16 250 10786 -44.4 -47.9 68 3.5 -44.6 263 51 340.1 340.2 294.6 340.9 0.20 17 200 12249 -52.1 -65.4 19 13.2 -52.4 260 69 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.4 0.03 18 150 14075 -61.9 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.0 247 52 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16532 -70.8 -86.4 8 15.7 -70.8 259 33 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.24 m Freezing level: 611.13 mb = 4202.38 m = 13787.18 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.89 mb = 4031.47 m = 13226.44 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.86 % Est. max temperature: 29.83 C = 85.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.28 mb = 445.41 m = 1461.31 ft T: 22.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.89 C/km ThetaE index: 16.67 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.81 mb = 906.33 m = 2973.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.40 C = 81.32 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: -6.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.38 C Showalter Index: -4.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.46 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.52 C Cross Totals Index: 25.94 C K Index: 37.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 456.31 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1553.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.80 mb = 764.26 m = 2507.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.80 mb = 1098.37 m = 3603.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.80 mb = 11689.74 m = 38351.70 ft B at Equ Level: 1547.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 117.80 mb = 15538.94 m = 50980.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.1 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 260.1 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 358.9 neg: -7.2 tot: 351.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.75 Bulk Rich Number: 8.35 Bulk Shear: 185.94 m/s