MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.09,-96.59 Latitude: 33.09 Longitude: -96.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 989 178 21.3 20.2 94 1.0 20.6 184 10 295.4 298.1 294.1 339.2 15.28 2 950 524 20.4 19.8 96 0.6 19.9 202 30 297.9 300.7 295.0 342.7 15.44 3 900 993 20.9 15.0 69 5.9 17.0 214 30 303.0 305.2 294.0 338.6 12.00 4 850 1486 17.9 12.6 71 5.3 14.4 227 25 304.9 306.9 293.6 337.2 10.81 5 800 2003 15.4 6.8 56 8.6 10.2 229 15 307.6 309.0 292.0 331.2 7.76 6 750 2546 12.1 4.2 58 7.9 7.6 232 13 309.8 311.1 292.0 331.1 6.93 7 700 3122 9.5 0.6 54 8.9 4.7 228 15 313.0 314.1 292.0 331.0 5.73 8 650 3732 4.9 -0.7 67 5.6 2.0 231 13 314.5 315.6 292.3 332.2 5.59 9 600 4379 -0.4 -3.4 80 3.0 -1.9 229 18 315.6 316.6 292.1 331.4 4.96 10 550 5069 -6.1 -11.4 66 5.4 -8.2 230 25 316.9 317.4 290.7 326.4 2.90 11 500 5807 -10.1 -33.3 13 23.2 -15.1 227 27 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.4 0.46 12 450 6613 -13.0 -44.7 5 31.7 -18.0 236 34 326.9 326.9 291.0 327.5 0.16 13 400 7500 -19.5 -44.0 9 24.5 -22.9 237 43 329.7 329.7 291.8 330.5 0.19 14 350 8475 -27.5 -52.5 7 25.0 -29.7 245 48 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.0 0.08 15 300 9565 -36.0 -51.3 19 15.3 -37.1 250 57 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.11 16 250 10803 -45.7 -57.7 25 11.9 -46.2 252 65 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.06 17 200 12264 -51.8 -71.6 8 19.8 -52.2 252 73 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14078 -63.3 -80.5 8 17.3 -63.4 250 62 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16513 -72.4 -85.9 11 13.5 -72.5 252 37 387.9 387.9 303.5 387.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5727.21 m Freezing level: 603.93 mb = 4328.32 m = 14200.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 624.74 mb = 4052.70 m = 13296.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.77 % Est. max temperature: 31.35 C = 88.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.45 mb = 303.91 m = 997.07 ft T: 20.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.32 C/km ThetaE index: 11.65 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 807.81 mb = 1919.72 m = 6298.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.01 C = 91.41 F Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lifted Index: -3.58 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.65 C Showalter Index: -2.18 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.03 C Cross Totals Index: 22.68 C K Index: 31.70 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.61 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 652.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 194.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.08 mb = 963.39 m = 3160.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 648.08 mb = 3756.45 m = 12324.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.08 mb = 11123.26 m = 36493.20 ft B at Equ Level: 643.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.08 mb = 13360.65 m = 43833.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 20.4 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 15.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 1.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 32.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 141.8 neg: -19.7 tot: 122.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 40.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 56.02 Bulk Shear: 11.64 m/s