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: 35.48,-97.42 Latitude: 35.48 Longitude: -97.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 967 360 16.4 15.4 94 1.0 15.8 270 3 292.4 294.4 290.2 324.9 11.45 2 950 508 14.9 14.5 98 0.4 14.6 289 8 292.3 294.2 289.8 323.4 10.97 3 900 967 15.2 13.3 88 1.9 14.0 264 19 297.2 299.2 291.2 328.4 10.74 4 850 1451 13.4 10.3 81 3.1 11.4 242 31 300.2 301.9 291.0 327.5 9.27 5 800 1959 11.1 7.3 78 3.8 8.8 235 40 302.9 304.4 290.9 326.9 8.04 6 750 2496 8.2 4.9 80 3.3 6.3 229 43 305.5 306.8 291.0 327.4 7.26 7 700 3063 4.4 2.1 85 2.3 3.1 222 44 307.3 308.5 290.8 326.8 6.37 8 650 3662 0.2 -0.2 97 0.4 0.0 220 50 309.2 310.3 290.9 327.2 5.82 9 600 4302 -2.7 -3.2 96 0.5 -2.9 218 55 313.0 314.0 291.4 328.9 5.04 10 550 4987 -6.8 -7.8 93 0.9 -7.2 218 57 316.0 316.7 291.3 328.5 3.88 11 500 5725 -11.6 -13.0 89 1.5 -12.1 215 60 319.0 319.5 291.2 328.2 2.81 12 450 6524 -17.2 -19.1 85 1.9 -17.7 212 63 321.7 322.0 291.2 328.0 1.88 13 400 7397 -22.7 -25.0 81 2.4 -23.2 214 60 325.5 325.8 291.7 329.9 1.25 14 350 8363 -29.5 -32.3 76 2.8 -30.0 217 59 329.0 329.1 292.2 331.6 0.72 15 300 9440 -39.6 -42.9 71 3.3 -39.9 220 61 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.6 0.29 16 250 10674 -42.5 -64.6 7 22.2 -43.3 244 67 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.03 17 200 12162 -49.5 -76.6 3 27.1 -50.0 268 62 354.4 354.4 297.5 354.4 0.01 18 150 13992 -59.9 -81.5 4 21.6 -60.1 270 60 366.9 366.9 300.0 366.9 0.00 19 100 16478 -69.2 -85.7 7 16.5 -69.3 248 40 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.82 m Freezing level: 646.20 mb = 3710.73 m = 12174.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 649.66 mb = 3666.33 m = 12028.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.69 % Est. max temperature: 25.94 C = 78.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.10 mb = 488.78 m = 1603.60 ft T: 15.05 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.99 C/km ThetaE index: 1.49 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 814.45 mb = 1809.16 m = 5935.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.05 C = 78.89 F Cap Strength: 2.43 C Lifted Index: 1.43 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.41 C Showalter Index: 0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.96 C Cross Totals Index: 21.81 C K Index: 32.92 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.65 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.11 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6588.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.34 mb = 1010.69 m = 3315.89 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 7.7 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 46.1 neg: -57.8 tot: -11.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.17 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 1.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 209.34 m/s