MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.15,-95.63 Latitude: 32.15 Longitude: -95.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 993 139 25.2 22.9 87 2.4 23.5 184 8 299.0 302.3 296.9 351.3 17.93 2 950 527 24.7 21.1 80 3.6 22.1 204 22 302.3 305.4 297.0 351.9 16.79 3 900 1001 22.6 17.5 73 5.1 19.1 244 23 304.8 307.4 296.0 346.9 14.09 4 850 1496 18.2 16.5 90 1.7 17.1 249 27 305.2 307.8 296.0 347.3 14.07 5 800 2013 14.1 13.7 98 0.4 13.8 257 31 306.1 308.5 295.1 343.4 12.41 6 750 2555 9.7 8.4 91 1.4 8.9 280 35 307.1 308.9 293.1 335.2 9.26 7 700 3124 5.4 -0.0 68 5.4 2.6 289 38 308.5 309.5 290.4 325.3 5.47 8 650 3726 3.0 -13.6 28 16.5 -3.4 284 35 312.3 312.7 288.4 319.1 2.07 9 600 4371 0.6 -28.9 9 29.5 -7.5 279 35 316.8 316.9 288.3 318.9 0.58 10 550 5063 -4.0 -33.1 8 29.1 -10.9 280 36 319.3 319.4 289.0 320.8 0.43 11 500 5806 -9.1 -44.6 4 35.5 -15.0 282 40 322.0 322.0 289.5 322.5 0.14 12 450 6613 -13.7 -50.0 3 36.3 -18.7 278 47 326.0 326.0 290.7 326.3 0.09 13 400 7497 -19.7 -54.3 3 34.6 -23.4 278 47 329.4 329.5 291.6 329.7 0.06 14 350 8473 -26.8 -62.0 2 35.2 -29.3 272 52 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.03 15 300 9566 -35.0 -66.8 2 31.8 -36.5 268 48 336.0 336.0 293.3 336.1 0.02 16 250 10813 -43.2 -65.2 7 22.1 -43.9 271 51 341.9 341.9 294.8 342.0 0.02 17 200 12291 -50.5 -74.1 5 23.6 -51.0 268 71 352.7 352.7 297.2 352.8 0.01 18 150 14108 -63.7 -80.9 8 17.2 -63.8 262 60 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.00 19 100 16543 -71.0 -86.5 8 15.5 -71.1 262 31 390.6 390.6 303.9 390.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.42 m Freezing level: 593.51 mb = 4460.95 m = 14635.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.48 mb = 3377.82 m = 11081.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.68 % Est. max temperature: 31.56 C = 88.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.51 mb = 439.36 m = 1441.44 ft T: 24.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 28.40 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.84 mb = 1426.90 m = 4681.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.38 C = 88.48 F Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lifted Index: -6.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.23 C Showalter Index: -5.10 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.86 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.26 C Cross Totals Index: 25.61 C K Index: 38.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 462.30 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1997.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 63.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.08 mb = 1087.48 m = 3567.82 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.08 mb = 1637.09 m = 5370.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.08 mb = 12092.39 m = 39672.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1981.23 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.5 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 302.5 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 129.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 343.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 343.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.42 Bulk Rich Number: 15.55 Bulk Shear: 128.48 m/s