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: 34.03,-94.54 Latitude: 34.03 Longitude: -94.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 992 146 21.9 21.6 98 0.3 21.7 36 6 295.8 298.7 295.1 343.4 16.57 2 950 521 20.0 19.6 98 0.4 19.7 56 7 297.4 300.2 294.7 341.7 15.28 3 900 987 17.8 17.0 95 0.8 17.3 159 4 299.9 302.4 294.3 339.9 13.68 4 850 1475 15.3 14.2 93 1.1 14.6 232 9 302.2 304.4 293.8 337.8 12.05 5 800 1987 12.0 10.8 92 1.2 11.3 255 18 304.0 305.9 292.9 334.5 10.23 6 750 2526 8.6 7.8 94 0.9 8.1 261 25 306.0 307.6 292.4 332.7 8.87 7 700 3094 5.1 4.6 96 0.5 4.8 261 30 308.2 309.6 292.1 331.4 7.62 8 650 3696 1.4 1.0 97 0.4 1.2 260 35 310.5 311.7 291.8 330.3 6.36 9 600 4337 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.4 256 38 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.1 5.27 10 550 5024 -5.8 -6.4 95 0.6 -6.0 251 38 317.2 318.1 292.0 331.2 4.32 11 500 5766 -9.4 -10.5 92 1.1 -9.9 246 37 321.6 322.2 292.5 332.9 3.44 12 450 6575 -13.6 -15.0 89 1.4 -14.1 242 35 326.1 326.7 293.1 335.1 2.64 13 400 7461 -19.0 -21.0 84 2.0 -19.6 238 34 330.3 330.6 293.4 336.6 1.79 14 350 8441 -25.8 -28.3 79 2.6 -26.3 235 37 334.0 334.2 293.8 337.8 1.06 15 300 9540 -34.1 -37.1 74 3.0 -34.6 233 43 337.2 337.4 294.1 339.2 0.53 16 250 10789 -44.2 -47.7 68 3.5 -44.4 232 53 340.4 340.5 294.6 341.2 0.21 17 200 12253 -50.9 -69.0 10 18.1 -51.3 263 72 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.02 18 150 14085 -60.5 -80.1 6 19.6 -60.7 250 50 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16553 -70.9 -86.6 8 15.7 -70.9 258 31 390.7 390.7 303.9 390.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.69 m Freezing level: 630.87 mb = 3941.10 m = 12929.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 633.60 mb = 3900.47 m = 12796.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.36 % Est. max temperature: 28.62 C = 83.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.40 mb = 186.50 m = 611.88 ft T: 21.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 13.28 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.22 mb = 758.40 m = 2488.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.85 C = 76.74 F Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lifted Index: -3.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.97 C Showalter Index: -1.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.71 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 38.36 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 225.67 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 784.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 39.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.63 mb = 661.88 m = 2171.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.63 mb = 1182.77 m = 3880.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 249.63 mb = 10798.47 m = 35427.63 ft B at Equ Level: 780.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.63 mb = 13688.98 m = 44910.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.6 at 26.0 knts Storm direction: 283.6 at 19.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 139.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 156.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 156.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 5.71 Bulk Shear: 137.50 m/s