MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 35.25,-95.93 Latitude: 35.25 Longitude: -95.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 983 223 22.6 18.8 79 3.8 20.0 244 11 297.2 299.7 293.8 337.8 14.03 2 950 519 19.7 17.3 86 2.4 18.1 245 19 297.2 299.6 293.1 335.3 13.16 3 900 982 15.7 15.1 96 0.6 15.3 249 24 297.7 299.8 292.4 332.7 12.08 4 850 1466 13.0 11.5 91 1.5 12.1 251 26 299.8 301.6 291.6 329.4 10.10 5 800 1976 11.6 10.1 91 1.4 10.7 240 33 303.5 305.3 292.4 332.7 9.78 6 750 2514 8.6 7.3 91 1.3 7.8 229 33 305.9 307.5 292.2 331.8 8.58 7 700 3082 5.5 3.7 88 1.8 4.5 197 33 308.6 309.9 291.8 330.4 7.13 8 650 3684 1.9 -1.0 81 3.0 0.4 194 36 311.2 312.2 291.2 328.2 5.47 9 600 4325 -2.4 -3.7 91 1.3 -3.1 196 42 313.3 314.2 291.3 328.6 4.85 10 550 5012 -6.4 -6.9 97 0.5 -6.6 208 51 316.5 317.3 291.7 329.9 4.16 11 500 5749 -11.6 -13.2 88 1.5 -12.2 215 59 318.8 319.4 291.2 328.0 2.78 12 450 6550 -16.3 -25.1 46 8.8 -18.5 229 66 322.7 323.0 290.7 326.6 1.10 13 400 7425 -22.5 -37.7 24 15.1 -24.9 232 68 325.7 325.8 290.9 327.1 0.37 14 350 8390 -29.7 -34.6 62 5.0 -30.4 234 60 328.7 328.9 291.9 330.9 0.58 15 300 9469 -38.6 -43.5 60 4.9 -39.0 238 68 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.0 0.27 16 250 10700 -44.8 -60.7 15 15.9 -45.4 240 76 339.5 339.5 294.2 339.6 0.04 17 200 12172 -51.1 -74.4 5 23.2 -51.5 258 78 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14006 -59.4 -82.6 3 23.1 -59.6 263 60 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16480 -69.1 -85.6 7 16.5 -69.2 252 42 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.57 m Freezing level: 627.90 mb = 3967.47 m = 13016.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.89 mb = 3760.11 m = 12336.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.88 % Est. max temperature: 26.40 C = 79.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.93 mb = 701.81 m = 2302.51 ft T: 18.11 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 8.35 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.59 mb = 938.68 m = 3079.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.01 C = 73.42 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -2.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.40 C Showalter Index: -0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.67 C Cross Totals Index: 23.18 C K Index: 34.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.32 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 422.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.00 mb = 915.83 m = 3004.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.00 mb = 963.21 m = 3160.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 812.00 mb = 1850.42 m = 6070.87 ft B at Equ Level: 12.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 212.00 mb = 11787.77 m = 38673.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.9 at 37.9 knts Storm direction: 245.9 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 4.7 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: -59.9 tot: -57.8 m^2/s^2 ave: -19.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: -3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 5.29 Bulk Shear: 79.90 m/s