MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.68,-94.03 Latitude: 32.68 Longitude: -94.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 1000 69 24.5 23.4 93 1.1 23.7 106 4 297.7 301.0 296.9 351.1 18.41 2 950 517 23.6 21.0 85 2.6 21.7 179 16 301.1 304.2 296.7 350.1 16.67 3 900 988 19.7 18.9 95 0.8 19.1 190 19 301.8 304.6 296.0 347.2 15.41 4 850 1479 16.9 15.2 90 1.7 15.8 213 21 303.9 306.3 294.8 342.3 12.92 5 800 1994 13.8 11.9 88 2.0 12.6 243 25 305.9 307.9 294.0 338.8 10.97 6 750 2536 10.7 8.3 85 2.3 9.2 240 29 308.2 309.9 293.4 336.2 9.23 7 700 3110 8.4 2.4 66 6.0 5.1 243 34 311.8 313.0 292.3 332.1 6.51 8 650 3719 5.1 -3.7 53 8.8 0.7 241 39 314.7 315.6 291.4 329.0 4.46 9 600 4366 0.0 -7.7 56 7.8 -3.4 233 43 316.2 316.9 291.0 327.7 3.56 10 550 5056 -5.2 -13.8 51 8.6 -8.5 233 45 317.9 318.4 290.5 325.8 2.39 11 500 5797 -9.6 -34.5 11 25.0 -14.9 239 48 321.4 321.4 289.6 322.8 0.41 12 450 6604 -13.4 -46.4 4 33.0 -18.3 244 54 326.4 326.4 290.8 326.9 0.13 13 400 7489 -19.7 -48.3 6 28.6 -23.3 244 62 329.4 329.4 291.7 329.8 0.12 14 350 8465 -26.9 -51.5 8 24.7 -29.2 246 66 332.5 332.6 292.5 332.9 0.09 15 300 9558 -35.4 -59.2 7 23.7 -36.7 248 59 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.04 16 250 10806 -42.4 -65.1 7 22.7 -43.2 252 68 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 17 200 12285 -51.1 -73.8 5 22.7 -51.5 258 68 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 14101 -63.3 -82.2 6 18.9 -63.4 256 58 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.00 19 100 16542 -70.0 -86.8 7 16.9 -70.1 258 34 392.5 392.5 304.2 392.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.78 m Freezing level: 599.58 mb = 4371.73 m = 14342.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.31 mb = 3828.00 m = 12558.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.19 % Est. max temperature: 30.70 C = 87.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.69 mb = 210.78 m = 691.54 ft T: 24.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 28.29 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.50 mb = 905.80 m = 2971.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.49 C = 83.29 F Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lifted Index: -6.50 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.09 C Showalter Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: 24.82 C K Index: 35.72 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 396.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.79 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1839.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.93 mb = 749.67 m = 2459.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.93 mb = 1084.39 m = 3557.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.93 mb = 11964.04 m = 39251.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1830.07 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.7 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 262.7 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 236.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 236.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.46 Bulk Rich Number: 15.88 Bulk Shear: 115.79 m/s