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: 32.89,-94.27 Latitude: 32.89 Longitude: -94.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 998 86 24.0 22.8 93 1.3 23.1 108 5 297.4 300.6 296.4 348.8 17.73 2 950 514 22.9 20.1 84 2.8 21.0 176 16 300.4 303.3 296.0 346.9 15.83 3 900 984 19.9 17.6 87 2.3 18.4 191 21 302.1 304.7 295.3 344.1 14.23 4 850 1476 17.3 14.5 84 2.8 15.4 229 20 304.2 306.5 294.5 340.8 12.29 5 800 1992 13.7 10.2 79 3.5 11.5 238 31 305.7 307.6 293.1 335.2 9.80 6 750 2533 10.4 4.8 68 5.7 7.2 236 30 307.9 309.3 291.7 329.9 7.20 7 700 3106 8.8 -6.8 33 15.6 1.5 244 35 312.3 312.9 289.6 322.8 3.29 8 650 3714 4.4 -6.2 46 10.6 -0.6 240 39 313.9 314.6 290.5 325.7 3.69 9 600 4359 -0.2 -7.1 60 6.9 -3.4 233 43 315.9 316.6 291.1 327.9 3.74 10 550 5048 -5.8 -13.4 55 7.7 -8.7 231 47 317.3 317.7 290.4 325.4 2.47 11 500 5788 -9.9 -32.1 14 22.2 -14.9 237 51 320.9 321.0 289.6 322.8 0.52 12 450 6594 -13.7 -43.9 6 30.2 -18.4 246 55 326.1 326.1 290.8 326.7 0.17 13 400 7479 -19.8 -51.7 4 31.9 -23.4 248 61 329.2 329.2 291.6 329.5 0.08 14 350 8454 -26.7 -60.7 2 34.1 -29.2 253 61 332.8 332.8 292.5 332.9 0.03 15 300 9548 -35.5 -60.5 6 25.0 -36.8 253 49 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.5 0.04 16 250 10795 -42.2 -66.1 6 23.9 -43.0 252 65 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 17 200 12276 -51.2 -73.1 6 21.9 -51.6 258 67 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 14093 -63.1 -82.0 6 18.9 -63.2 255 59 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16537 -69.8 -87.0 6 17.2 -69.9 258 34 392.8 392.8 304.2 392.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.97 m Freezing level: 602.49 mb = 4327.20 m = 14196.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.42 mb = 3546.44 m = 11635.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.61 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.34 % Est. max temperature: 30.95 C = 87.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.64 mb = 245.14 m = 804.27 ft T: 23.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.00 C/km ThetaE index: 25.99 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.05 mb = 1167.49 m = 3830.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.51 C = 85.12 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: -5.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.21 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 26.11 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 359.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1383.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.93 mb = 831.77 m = 2728.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 830.93 mb = 1669.12 m = 5476.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.93 mb = 11321.52 m = 37143.64 ft B at Equ Level: 1376.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.93 mb = 15391.27 m = 50495.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.1 at 34.3 knts Storm direction: 262.1 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.1 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 255.6 neg: -3.0 tot: 252.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.01 Bulk Rich Number: 10.60 Bulk Shear: 130.51 m/s