MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.60,-94.12 Latitude: 32.60 Longitude: -94.12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 998 81 25.7 22.1 81 3.6 23.2 179 9 299.0 302.1 296.4 348.8 17.06 2 950 513 22.8 20.7 88 2.1 21.3 193 31 300.4 303.4 296.3 348.6 16.44 3 900 983 20.1 18.9 93 1.2 19.2 208 44 302.2 305.0 296.1 347.7 15.40 4 850 1475 17.5 17.4 99 0.1 17.4 220 46 304.5 307.3 296.4 348.8 14.85 5 800 1992 13.7 12.8 94 0.9 13.1 228 43 305.7 307.9 294.5 340.7 11.66 6 750 2534 10.1 8.7 91 1.4 9.2 247 47 307.5 309.3 293.4 336.2 9.47 7 700 3104 7.1 0.3 62 6.8 3.5 251 49 310.3 311.3 291.0 327.7 5.59 8 650 3711 4.0 -10.7 34 14.6 -2.2 247 46 313.4 313.9 289.3 321.9 2.61 9 600 4355 0.2 -21.2 18 21.4 -6.7 248 44 316.4 316.6 288.8 320.3 1.17 10 550 5047 -4.5 -17.5 35 13.0 -9.0 252 44 318.8 319.1 290.2 324.7 1.76 11 500 5789 -9.8 -17.7 52 8.0 -12.4 248 45 321.1 321.5 291.0 327.5 1.90 12 450 6594 -14.3 -18.2 73 3.8 -15.6 251 45 325.2 325.6 292.3 332.2 2.03 13 400 7480 -18.6 -21.0 82 2.4 -19.3 261 43 330.8 331.1 293.6 337.1 1.79 14 350 8465 -23.7 -26.4 79 2.6 -24.4 282 46 336.8 337.0 294.7 341.4 1.27 15 300 9575 -31.5 -34.4 76 2.8 -32.0 295 52 340.9 341.1 295.2 343.6 0.69 16 250 10836 -42.5 -45.8 70 3.3 -42.8 301 53 342.9 342.9 295.3 343.9 0.25 17 200 12301 -54.3 -58.3 61 4.0 -54.5 282 55 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.07 18 150 14105 -63.1 -82.8 5 19.7 -63.2 258 63 361.4 361.4 299.0 361.4 0.00 19 100 16543 -71.4 -86.4 9 15.0 -71.4 261 35 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5726.83 m Freezing level: 597.80 mb = 4385.86 m = 14389.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.41 mb = 3470.06 m = 11384.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.31 % Est. max temperature: 31.22 C = 88.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.71 mb = 533.54 m = 1750.45 ft T: 22.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 28.46 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.04 mb = 1078.93 m = 3539.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.31 C = 84.75 F Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lifted Index: -6.28 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.10 C Showalter Index: -6.40 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 54.45 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.30 C Cross Totals Index: 27.15 C K Index: 37.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 538.37 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.26 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1416.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.35 mb = 816.90 m = 2680.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.35 mb = 1552.36 m = 5092.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.35 mb = 12545.36 m = 41158.83 ft B at Equ Level: 1410.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 112.35 mb = 15842.57 m = 51976.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.5 at 43.0 knts Storm direction: 268.5 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 119.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 580.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 580.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 193.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 11.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.30 Bulk Rich Number: 9.98 Bulk Shear: 142.03 m/s