MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.23,-95.53 Latitude: 31.23 Longitude: -95.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 30.3 22.3 62 8.0 24.5 178 9 303.5 306.7 297.6 354.6 17.21 1 1000 83 28.9 22.1 67 6.8 23.9 177 8 302.0 305.2 297.1 352.1 16.94 2 950 537 24.1 20.6 81 3.4 21.6 183 12 301.6 304.6 296.5 349.7 16.31 3 900 1008 19.6 19.1 97 0.5 19.2 194 16 301.7 304.6 296.1 347.8 15.65 4 850 1499 16.9 15.1 89 1.8 15.7 211 23 303.9 306.2 294.8 342.0 12.83 5 800 2015 14.2 12.1 88 2.0 12.9 211 24 306.3 308.3 294.3 339.9 11.19 6 750 2558 11.2 8.8 85 2.4 9.7 216 25 308.8 310.6 293.8 337.8 9.53 7 700 3132 8.3 5.7 83 2.6 6.8 218 23 311.7 313.3 293.6 337.2 8.24 8 650 3743 5.7 -2.3 56 8.0 1.6 222 23 315.4 316.4 292.0 331.2 4.96 9 600 4391 0.5 -5.6 63 6.1 -2.4 221 24 316.7 317.5 291.8 330.2 4.20 10 550 5083 -4.4 -11.6 57 7.3 -7.3 223 27 318.9 319.4 291.2 328.3 2.85 11 500 5826 -8.7 -26.3 23 17.5 -13.5 235 36 322.4 322.5 290.4 325.5 0.90 12 450 6639 -11.5 -45.0 4 33.5 -17.0 242 40 328.8 328.8 291.5 329.4 0.15 13 400 7530 -18.3 -48.8 5 30.5 -22.2 243 44 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.7 0.11 14 350 8510 -26.1 -51.9 7 25.8 -28.6 247 49 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.9 0.09 15 300 9605 -35.0 -54.2 12 19.1 -36.3 251 56 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.3 0.08 16 250 10849 -43.9 -60.5 14 16.5 -44.6 255 61 340.7 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.04 17 200 12321 -52.1 -73.9 6 21.8 -52.5 257 62 350.3 350.3 296.7 350.3 0.01 18 150 14128 -64.1 -79.9 10 15.8 -64.2 256 51 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.00 19 100 16550 -73.8 -86.5 13 12.7 -73.8 260 31 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5743.50 m Freezing level: 594.62 mb = 4465.54 m = 14650.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.12 mb = 3994.34 m = 13104.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.65 % Est. max temperature: 30.71 C = 87.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.80 mb = 1096.12 m = 3596.14 ft T: 19.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 29.06 C Layer 1000.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.34 mb = 985.18 m = 3232.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.55 C = 83.39 F Cap Strength: -0.05 C Lifted Index: -5.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.23 C Showalter Index: -2.79 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.65 C Cross Totals Index: 23.88 C K Index: 38.14 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.22 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1711.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.08 mb = 987.70 m = 3240.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.08 mb = 1035.74 m = 3398.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 197.08 mb = 12413.19 m = 40725.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1698.27 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.2 at 23.5 knts Storm direction: 248.2 at 17.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.8 neg: -3.4 tot: 76.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 25.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 46.55 Bulk Shear: 36.76 m/s