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: 34.47,-95.17 Latitude: 34.47 Longitude: -95.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 975 292 21.8 21.1 96 0.7 21.3 194 8 297.0 300.0 295.4 344.4 16.37 2 950 520 20.3 20.1 99 0.1 20.2 200 19 297.7 300.6 295.2 343.6 15.80 3 900 987 18.1 17.7 98 0.3 17.8 222 37 300.1 302.7 294.8 342.1 14.32 4 850 1476 15.4 14.2 92 1.2 14.6 240 39 302.3 304.5 293.8 338.0 12.07 5 800 1988 11.8 11.2 96 0.6 11.4 232 36 303.7 305.7 293.0 335.0 10.48 6 750 2526 8.5 7.7 95 0.8 8.0 226 31 305.8 307.5 292.4 332.5 8.85 7 700 3094 5.1 3.9 92 1.2 4.4 208 29 308.1 309.5 291.7 330.2 7.24 8 650 3696 2.1 -0.4 84 2.5 0.8 200 35 311.3 312.4 291.5 329.1 5.71 9 600 4338 -1.5 -4.2 82 2.7 -2.8 198 42 314.4 315.3 291.5 329.3 4.69 10 550 5027 -5.7 -8.1 83 2.4 -6.7 207 49 317.3 318.1 291.6 329.6 3.79 11 500 5769 -8.8 -12.6 74 3.8 -10.3 222 51 322.3 322.9 292.3 332.0 2.91 12 450 6575 -14.6 -34.8 16 20.1 -18.6 235 52 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.5 0.44 13 400 7455 -21.3 -43.4 12 22.1 -24.2 235 59 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.1 0.21 14 350 8424 -28.8 -47.0 16 18.1 -30.6 236 65 329.9 329.9 291.9 330.5 0.16 15 300 9508 -37.3 -46.6 37 9.3 -38.1 239 77 332.8 332.8 292.7 333.5 0.19 16 250 10741 -45.3 -60.3 17 15.0 -45.9 244 84 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.05 17 200 12210 -51.1 -74.3 5 23.2 -51.5 253 80 351.9 351.9 297.1 351.9 0.01 18 150 14038 -60.8 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 256 73 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16503 -70.7 -87.7 6 17.0 -70.8 259 34 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.74 m Freezing level: 620.98 mb = 4068.69 m = 13348.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 639.39 mb = 3827.84 m = 12558.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.99 % Est. max temperature: 27.70 C = 81.86 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.09 mb = 374.26 m = 1227.88 ft T: 21.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 15.30 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.67 mb = 856.38 m = 2809.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.18 C = 75.53 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -3.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.43 C Showalter Index: -1.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.21 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 37.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 299.36 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1358.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.11 mb = 795.75 m = 2610.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.11 mb = 1129.34 m = 3705.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.11 mb = 11145.31 m = 36565.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1353.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 135.11 mb = 14673.71 m = 48141.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.9 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 245.9 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 3.1 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 193.2 neg: -50.5 tot: 142.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.38 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.58 Bulk Rich Number: 26.66 Bulk Shear: 50.94 m/s