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: 34.49,-95.08 Latitude: 34.49 Longitude: -95.08 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 973 315 21.5 21.0 97 0.6 21.1 193 9 297.0 299.9 295.3 344.0 16.26 2 950 520 20.2 20.0 99 0.1 20.1 198 19 297.7 300.5 295.1 343.2 15.73 3 900 987 18.0 17.9 99 0.2 17.9 222 38 300.1 302.7 294.9 342.4 14.45 4 850 1476 15.6 14.0 90 1.7 14.6 238 39 302.5 304.7 293.7 337.7 11.88 5 800 1988 11.9 11.0 94 0.9 11.3 231 35 303.8 305.7 293.0 334.7 10.37 6 750 2527 8.6 7.6 93 1.0 8.0 226 31 305.9 307.5 292.3 332.3 8.76 7 700 3094 5.2 3.6 90 1.6 4.3 208 29 308.2 309.5 291.7 329.9 7.10 8 650 3696 2.1 -0.7 82 2.8 0.6 200 35 311.3 312.4 291.3 328.8 5.59 9 600 4339 -1.5 -4.4 80 2.9 -2.9 198 41 314.4 315.2 291.4 328.9 4.59 10 550 5027 -5.7 -8.0 84 2.3 -6.7 207 48 317.3 318.1 291.6 329.6 3.81 11 500 5769 -9.1 -12.3 78 3.2 -10.4 222 52 321.9 322.5 292.2 331.9 2.98 12 450 6576 -14.5 -32.9 19 18.4 -18.4 235 52 324.9 325.1 290.8 326.9 0.53 13 400 7455 -21.2 -42.6 13 21.4 -24.2 236 60 327.4 327.4 291.2 328.2 0.22 14 350 8424 -28.8 -47.7 14 19.0 -30.6 237 66 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.15 15 300 9509 -37.3 -46.5 38 9.2 -38.0 239 77 332.8 332.9 292.7 333.6 0.20 16 250 10742 -45.5 -59.6 19 14.1 -46.0 244 84 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.6 0.05 17 200 12209 -51.1 -73.4 5 22.3 -51.5 253 81 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14038 -60.7 -81.0 5 20.3 -60.9 255 74 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16503 -70.7 -87.7 6 17.1 -70.7 259 34 391.2 391.2 304.0 391.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5693.85 m Freezing level: 621.01 mb = 4068.99 m = 13349.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.39 mb = 3803.60 m = 12478.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.20 % Est. max temperature: 27.68 C = 81.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.22 mb = 382.20 m = 1253.94 ft T: 21.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 15.25 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 871.26 m = 2858.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.00 C = 75.19 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -3.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.29 C Showalter Index: -1.34 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.08 C K Index: 37.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1339.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 51.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 918.05 mb = 815.18 m = 2674.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 883.05 mb = 1149.44 m = 3771.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 233.05 mb = 11203.37 m = 36756.03 ft B at Equ Level: 1331.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 133.05 mb = 14766.73 m = 48446.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.7 at 38.2 knts Storm direction: 245.7 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 3.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.1 neg: -45.2 tot: 149.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.57 Bulk Rich Number: 28.02 Bulk Shear: 47.78 m/s