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: 35.70,-95.49 Latitude: 35.70 Longitude: -95.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 987 183 19.2 17.2 88 2.0 17.9 280 7 293.5 295.7 291.6 329.4 12.61 2 950 509 16.8 15.4 91 1.4 15.9 276 11 294.3 296.4 291.0 327.7 11.67 3 900 968 13.8 12.0 89 1.8 12.7 265 12 295.7 297.5 290.0 324.1 9.83 4 850 1450 12.4 10.8 90 1.6 11.4 252 23 299.2 300.9 291.0 327.4 9.64 5 800 1958 10.3 9.6 96 0.7 9.9 248 30 302.1 303.8 291.7 330.0 9.41 6 750 2492 7.0 6.4 96 0.6 6.6 245 37 304.2 305.7 291.2 328.3 8.05 7 700 3058 4.0 3.6 97 0.4 3.8 229 43 307.0 308.3 291.3 328.6 7.12 8 650 3657 0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 221 46 309.0 310.1 290.8 326.8 5.78 9 600 4295 -2.9 -3.2 98 0.3 -3.0 218 51 312.8 313.7 291.3 328.6 5.04 10 550 4980 -6.8 -7.1 98 0.3 -6.9 215 53 316.0 316.8 291.5 329.2 4.09 11 500 5718 -11.4 -11.8 96 0.5 -11.5 212 58 319.2 319.8 291.5 329.4 3.09 12 450 6519 -16.4 -16.8 97 0.4 -16.6 211 63 322.6 323.0 291.8 330.3 2.28 13 400 7394 -22.4 -22.8 97 0.3 -22.5 215 64 325.8 326.1 292.0 331.2 1.54 14 350 8358 -31.1 -31.4 97 0.3 -31.2 221 68 326.8 327.0 291.6 329.7 0.79 15 300 9436 -36.6 -46.7 34 10.1 -37.4 234 74 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.5 0.19 16 250 10687 -40.8 -69.4 3 28.6 -41.8 252 67 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.01 17 200 12177 -50.9 -75.2 4 24.4 -51.3 246 75 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14002 -59.7 -80.9 5 21.1 -59.9 260 55 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16476 -68.6 -85.2 7 16.6 -68.7 255 47 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5648.92 m Freezing level: 649.43 mb = 3663.87 m = 12020.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.96 mb = 3632.26 m = 11916.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.10 % Est. max temperature: 25.64 C = 78.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.17 mb = 435.74 m = 1429.58 ft T: 17.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 5.34 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.78 mb = 960.83 m = 3152.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.45 C = 70.61 F Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lifted Index: 1.52 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.97 C Showalter Index: 1.17 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 22.20 C K Index: 34.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6726.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.60 mb = 840.85 m = 2758.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.6 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 255.6 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 6.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 29.2 neg: -35.8 tot: -6.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 152.77 m/s