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: 35.61,-96.96 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -96.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 975 291 17.3 15.9 91 1.4 16.4 270 10 292.6 294.7 290.5 325.9 11.73 2 950 513 15.1 14.8 98 0.3 14.9 274 17 292.5 294.5 290.0 324.3 11.21 3 900 971 14.0 12.8 92 1.2 13.3 283 18 295.9 297.8 290.5 325.8 10.37 4 850 1454 13.0 12.0 94 1.0 12.4 261 20 299.8 301.7 291.8 330.4 10.44 5 800 1963 10.9 10.1 95 0.7 10.4 255 31 302.7 304.5 292.2 331.7 9.75 6 750 2499 7.9 7.1 94 0.9 7.4 237 39 305.2 306.8 291.9 330.6 8.45 7 700 3066 4.8 4.3 96 0.6 4.5 212 41 307.8 309.2 291.9 330.5 7.44 8 650 3667 0.6 0.1 97 0.4 0.3 208 46 309.6 310.7 291.2 328.0 5.95 9 600 4306 -2.7 -3.1 97 0.4 -2.9 199 48 313.0 314.0 291.4 328.9 5.07 10 550 4992 -6.2 -7.0 94 0.8 -6.5 203 52 316.8 317.6 291.7 330.0 4.12 11 500 5731 -10.9 -12.2 90 1.3 -11.4 208 57 319.8 320.3 291.6 329.6 2.99 12 450 6533 -16.1 -17.9 86 1.8 -16.6 214 60 323.0 323.5 291.7 330.1 2.08 13 400 7410 -22.4 -24.6 82 2.2 -22.9 218 63 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.5 1.30 14 350 8375 -29.8 -32.6 76 2.9 -30.2 225 67 328.6 328.8 292.0 331.2 0.70 15 300 9452 -39.6 -42.7 72 3.1 -39.9 229 59 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.7 0.29 16 250 10678 -44.8 -58.0 21 13.2 -45.4 240 70 339.4 339.4 294.3 339.7 0.06 17 200 12159 -49.3 -76.4 3 27.1 -49.8 269 64 354.7 354.7 297.6 354.7 0.01 18 150 13994 -59.7 -82.5 4 22.8 -59.9 269 59 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16478 -69.1 -85.6 7 16.5 -69.2 249 42 394.2 394.2 304.4 394.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.75 m Freezing level: 641.50 mb = 3775.24 m = 12385.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.15 mb = 3726.37 m = 12225.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.83 % Est. max temperature: 25.90 C = 78.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.00 mb = 468.30 m = 1536.39 ft T: 15.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 3.71 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.59 mb = 1617.24 m = 5305.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.39 C = 77.71 F Cap Strength: 2.45 C Lifted Index: 2.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.16 C Showalter Index: 0.16 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.90 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 35.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.75 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7122.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.21 mb = 856.89 m = 2811.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.9 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 247.9 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.3 neg: 6.8 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 109.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 12.4 neg: -107.7 tot: -95.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -31.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: -5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 154.60 m/s