MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.22,-93.88 Latitude: 33.22 Longitude: -93.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1000 76 22.1 21.8 99 0.2 21.9 209 2 295.2 298.2 295.1 343.2 16.72 1 1000 76 22.4 22.1 99 0.2 22.2 200 2 295.5 298.6 295.4 344.3 17.00 2 950 525 22.7 20.1 85 2.6 20.9 253 26 300.2 303.1 295.8 346.5 15.78 3 900 995 20.2 16.5 79 3.7 17.7 274 27 302.4 304.8 294.7 341.5 13.23 4 850 1487 17.1 13.0 77 4.1 14.4 289 33 304.0 306.1 293.6 337.3 11.15 5 800 2001 12.6 9.4 81 3.2 10.6 297 34 304.6 306.3 292.4 332.4 9.29 6 750 2538 8.3 1.7 63 6.5 4.8 301 34 305.5 306.6 289.7 323.2 5.78 7 700 3103 3.3 -2.5 66 5.8 0.5 294 36 306.2 307.0 288.8 320.2 4.55 8 650 3700 0.5 -9.7 46 10.2 -3.7 284 38 309.5 310.0 288.2 318.4 2.82 9 600 4340 -0.6 -31.7 7 31.0 -8.4 271 43 315.4 315.5 287.8 317.0 0.45 10 550 5030 -4.7 -36.8 6 32.1 -11.5 266 46 318.5 318.6 288.6 319.6 0.30 11 500 5772 -8.7 -50.0 2 41.3 -14.9 277 45 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.8 0.08 12 450 6580 -13.9 -51.8 2 38.0 -18.8 281 46 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.1 0.07 13 400 7465 -19.5 -57.5 2 38.0 -23.3 275 52 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.8 0.04 14 350 8437 -28.3 -57.4 4 29.1 -30.4 267 51 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.8 0.05 15 300 9526 -35.8 -47.9 28 12.1 -36.8 251 47 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.5 0.17 16 250 10772 -44.2 -49.0 59 4.8 -44.5 228 43 340.3 340.4 294.6 341.1 0.18 17 200 12236 -53.1 -68.8 13 15.7 -53.4 255 60 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.02 18 150 14055 -61.1 -82.5 4 21.4 -61.3 261 65 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16518 -69.6 -86.9 6 17.3 -69.6 262 36 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5696.16 m Freezing level: 628.95 mb = 3969.62 m = 13023.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.91 mb = 3173.64 m = 10412.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.17 % Est. max temperature: 30.89 C = 87.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 997.22 mb = 100.70 m = 330.38 ft T: 22.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.50 C/km ThetaE index: 29.50 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 869.73 mb = 1289.35 m = 4230.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.22 C = 86.40 F Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lifted Index: -3.77 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.50 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -5.76 C Showalter Index: -0.72 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.75 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 32.94 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.02 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1475.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 54.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 43.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.09 mb = 821.91 m = 2696.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 833.09 mb = 1657.13 m = 5436.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 223.09 mb = 11519.00 m = 37791.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1469.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 123.09 mb = 15256.36 m = 50053.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 280.0 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 310.0 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 275.5 neg: -6.1 tot: 269.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 89.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.1 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.51 Bulk Rich Number: 19.13 Bulk Shear: 77.12 m/s