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: 32.81,-94.09 Latitude: 32.81 Longitude: -94.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 999 72 23.9 23.3 97 0.6 23.5 100 4 297.1 300.4 296.6 350.0 18.29 2 950 516 23.3 20.8 86 2.6 21.5 178 16 300.9 303.9 296.5 349.3 16.47 3 900 987 19.7 18.5 93 1.2 18.9 189 19 301.8 304.6 295.8 346.2 15.05 4 850 1478 17.0 14.7 86 2.3 15.5 221 21 304.0 306.3 294.6 341.0 12.46 5 800 1993 13.8 11.4 85 2.4 12.2 241 27 305.8 307.8 293.7 337.7 10.61 6 750 2535 10.4 7.3 81 3.1 8.5 238 30 307.9 309.5 292.8 334.0 8.61 7 700 3108 8.5 -1.2 50 9.7 3.4 243 35 311.9 312.9 291.0 327.6 5.00 8 650 3717 4.8 -6.5 44 11.3 -0.4 240 39 314.4 315.1 290.6 326.1 3.62 9 600 4363 -0.2 -8.4 54 8.2 -3.8 232 44 315.9 316.6 290.8 326.9 3.39 10 550 5053 -5.4 -13.5 53 8.1 -8.5 231 46 317.7 318.2 290.5 325.8 2.46 11 500 5793 -9.9 -29.4 19 19.6 -14.6 237 49 321.0 321.2 289.8 323.4 0.67 12 450 6599 -13.5 -47.3 4 33.7 -18.5 243 55 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.12 13 400 7484 -19.8 -51.8 4 32.0 -23.4 245 62 329.3 329.3 291.6 329.6 0.08 14 350 8459 -26.9 -57.3 4 30.4 -29.3 249 63 332.5 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.05 15 300 9553 -35.4 -60.5 6 25.1 -36.8 250 53 335.4 335.4 293.2 335.6 0.04 16 250 10800 -42.3 -65.2 6 22.9 -43.1 252 67 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.02 17 200 12280 -51.2 -73.4 5 22.2 -51.6 257 67 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14097 -63.2 -82.1 6 18.9 -63.4 255 59 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16539 -69.9 -87.0 6 17.2 -69.9 257 33 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.47 m Freezing level: 601.66 mb = 4341.29 m = 14242.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.80 mb = 3643.68 m = 11954.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.73 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.09 % Est. max temperature: 30.78 C = 87.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.30 mb = 142.91 m = 468.86 ft T: 23.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.84 C/km ThetaE index: 23.96 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.49 mb = 943.26 m = 3094.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.55 C = 83.39 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: -6.45 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.71 C Showalter Index: -3.49 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.87 C Cross Totals Index: 24.54 C K Index: 31.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.90 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.46 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1708.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.12 mb = 746.95 m = 2450.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.12 mb = 1178.69 m = 3867.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.12 mb = 11644.63 m = 38203.69 ft B at Equ Level: 1705.23 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 110.12 mb = 15958.88 m = 52357.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.0 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 262.0 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 245.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 245.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.40 Bulk Rich Number: 13.93 Bulk Shear: 122.63 m/s