MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.57,-99.25 Latitude: 31.57 Longitude: -99.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 955 453 32.6 12.3 29 20.3 19.2 261 12 309.8 311.6 294.0 338.7 9.47 2 950 500 30.9 11.9 31 18.9 18.5 261 13 308.5 310.3 293.5 336.7 9.27 3 900 979 25.8 10.8 39 15.0 16.1 261 16 308.1 309.8 293.2 335.7 9.07 4 850 1478 20.9 9.8 49 11.1 13.8 261 16 308.0 309.7 293.1 335.3 8.96 5 800 1998 15.8 9.0 64 6.8 11.6 261 17 308.0 309.7 293.2 335.6 9.07 6 750 2541 11.2 6.3 72 4.8 8.3 262 25 308.7 310.2 292.6 333.2 8.03 7 700 3113 7.9 -9.6 28 17.6 0.3 262 40 311.3 311.8 288.6 319.7 2.63 8 650 3720 4.7 -31.8 5 36.5 -5.0 268 41 314.3 314.4 287.3 315.8 0.41 9 600 4366 1.1 -33.3 6 34.4 -7.5 285 34 317.4 317.5 288.3 318.8 0.38 10 550 5060 -2.7 -33.3 7 30.6 -10.1 296 39 320.8 320.9 289.5 322.4 0.42 11 500 5806 -9.0 -37.4 8 28.4 -14.7 288 44 322.1 322.1 289.8 323.2 0.31 12 450 6611 -14.6 -41.0 9 26.4 -19.0 278 48 324.9 324.9 290.5 325.8 0.24 13 400 7492 -20.6 -52.5 4 31.9 -24.0 268 52 328.2 328.2 291.3 328.5 0.07 14 350 8465 -27.0 -56.5 4 29.5 -29.5 263 59 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.5 0.05 15 300 9559 -34.8 -60.0 6 25.2 -36.2 271 60 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.04 16 250 10812 -42.0 -65.7 6 23.7 -42.8 266 73 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.02 17 200 12290 -51.1 -73.0 6 22.0 -51.5 268 76 351.9 351.9 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14108 -62.7 -80.2 8 17.5 -62.9 269 57 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16540 -73.0 -86.4 11 13.4 -73.1 261 30 386.6 386.6 303.3 386.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5763.68 m Freezing level: 585.57 mb = 4566.59 m = 14982.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.03 mb = 3148.11 m = 10328.33 ft Precipitable water: 0.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 28.99 % Est. max temperature: 30.86 C = 87.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 711.88 mb = 2973.78 m = 9756.38 ft T: 8.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.29 C/km ThetaE index: 19.83 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 680.86 mb = 3340.20 m = 10958.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 35.17 C = 95.31 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -0.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.59 C Showalter Index: -0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.66 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.89 C Cross Totals Index: 18.78 C K Index: 22.10 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 193.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.27 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 65.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 137.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 721.35 mb = 2864.22 m = 9396.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 506.35 mb = 5706.86 m = 18723.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 356.35 mb = 8334.23 m = 27342.93 ft B at Equ Level: 64.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 286.35 mb = 9878.78 m = 32410.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.6 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 306.6 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.2 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 142.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 142.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 1.43 Bulk Shear: 46.07 m/s