MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.96,-96.52 Latitude: 32.96 Longitude: -96.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 991 162 21.1 19.7 92 1.4 20.2 66 5 295.0 297.6 293.6 337.3 14.75 2 950 535 24.8 17.6 64 7.2 19.8 161 8 302.4 304.8 294.8 342.2 13.48 3 900 1008 21.5 16.7 74 4.8 18.2 228 11 303.7 306.2 295.1 343.5 13.41 4 850 1502 18.4 12.0 66 6.4 14.3 269 18 305.4 307.4 293.5 336.7 10.42 5 800 2018 14.3 7.1 62 7.3 10.0 291 20 306.4 307.9 291.8 330.4 7.92 6 750 2559 9.3 4.4 72 4.9 6.5 299 25 306.7 308.0 291.2 328.1 7.03 7 700 3127 5.4 -9.7 33 15.1 -1.0 304 26 308.5 309.0 287.7 316.8 2.61 8 650 3727 2.1 -19.0 19 21.1 -5.0 294 30 311.3 311.6 287.3 315.7 1.31 9 600 4368 -1.6 -24.9 15 23.3 -8.3 289 35 314.3 314.4 287.8 317.1 0.84 10 550 5055 -6.0 -29.2 14 23.2 -11.8 288 40 317.0 317.1 288.5 319.1 0.62 11 500 5794 -9.8 -50.8 2 41.0 -15.7 295 45 321.1 321.1 289.2 321.3 0.07 12 450 6599 -14.7 -52.5 2 37.8 -19.4 316 57 324.7 324.7 290.3 325.0 0.07 13 400 7478 -21.6 -48.5 7 26.9 -24.7 323 66 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.3 0.12 14 350 8447 -27.8 -55.7 5 27.9 -30.0 283 58 331.2 331.2 292.1 331.5 0.06 15 300 9535 -36.3 -59.2 8 22.9 -37.5 291 70 334.1 334.2 292.9 334.3 0.04 16 250 10772 -44.4 -64.4 9 20.0 -45.1 262 59 340.0 340.0 294.3 340.1 0.03 17 200 12248 -50.4 -72.7 6 22.2 -50.9 272 60 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14072 -61.9 -80.9 6 19.0 -62.1 273 52 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16531 -69.6 -86.7 7 17.1 -69.7 261 39 393.3 393.3 304.3 393.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.11 m Freezing level: 621.66 mb = 4090.58 m = 13420.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.51 mb = 3050.55 m = 10008.23 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.15 % Est. max temperature: 31.69 C = 89.04 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 971.73 mb = 337.36 m = 1106.82 ft T: 22.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.71 C/km ThetaE index: 27.85 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 813.48 mb = 1875.96 m = 6154.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 32.24 C = 90.03 F Cap Strength: 3.20 C Lifted Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.76 C Showalter Index: -1.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.24 C Cross Totals Index: 21.83 C K Index: 25.11 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1089.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 108.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.11 mb = 1289.96 m = 4232.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.11 mb = 2272.19 m = 7454.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 246.11 mb = 10876.11 m = 35682.36 ft B at Equ Level: 1086.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 146.11 mb = 14231.32 m = 46690.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 290.5 at 27.6 knts Storm direction: 320.5 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 131.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 224.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 224.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 74.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.42 Bulk Rich Number: 7.28 Bulk Shear: 149.64 m/s