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: 32.81,-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 60 SFC 999 72 24.2 22.9 92 1.3 23.3 130 3 297.5 300.7 296.5 349.3 17.86 2 950 509 21.8 21.1 96 0.7 21.3 181 17 299.3 302.4 296.3 348.3 16.78 3 900 978 19.5 19.3 99 0.2 19.4 198 31 301.6 304.5 296.3 348.4 15.87 4 850 1470 17.6 17.5 99 0.1 17.5 208 40 304.6 307.4 296.4 349.2 14.95 5 800 1988 15.1 15.0 99 0.1 15.0 216 44 307.2 309.8 296.2 347.9 13.49 6 750 2533 11.1 10.9 99 0.2 10.9 225 46 308.6 310.6 294.8 341.9 10.97 7 700 3106 7.1 5.6 90 1.5 6.2 234 49 310.3 311.9 293.2 335.4 8.15 8 650 3712 3.3 -0.9 74 4.1 1.1 238 50 312.6 313.7 291.7 330.0 5.53 9 600 4356 -1.0 -4.1 79 3.1 -2.5 242 49 314.9 315.8 291.7 329.9 4.70 10 550 5046 -5.1 -7.3 85 2.2 -6.1 248 49 318.1 318.9 292.0 331.1 4.04 11 500 5788 -9.0 -10.5 89 1.5 -9.6 252 51 322.1 322.7 292.6 333.4 3.43 12 450 6600 -12.4 -13.8 89 1.4 -12.9 261 53 327.7 328.3 293.7 337.7 2.94 13 400 7492 -17.1 -18.9 86 1.8 -17.6 271 56 332.8 333.3 294.4 340.4 2.16 14 350 8482 -22.9 -25.2 81 2.3 -23.5 281 60 337.9 338.2 295.0 343.0 1.41 15 300 9594 -31.3 -34.0 76 2.8 -31.7 287 64 341.3 341.4 295.3 344.0 0.71 16 250 10858 -41.7 -45.0 70 3.3 -41.9 291 64 344.1 344.2 295.6 345.2 0.28 17 200 12326 -54.3 -58.3 61 4.0 -54.4 291 58 346.8 346.8 296.0 347.1 0.07 18 150 14125 -62.9 -77.1 13 14.2 -63.0 258 64 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.01 19 100 16567 -70.4 -86.2 8 15.9 -70.4 259 34 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5728.43 m Freezing level: 611.98 mb = 4201.44 m = 13784.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.53 mb = 3905.89 m = 12814.44 ft Precipitable water: 2.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.85 % Est. max temperature: 31.41 C = 88.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.72 mb = 239.22 m = 784.84 ft T: 23.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 19.32 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.59 mb = 734.68 m = 2410.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.13 C = 80.84 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -5.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.12 C Showalter Index: -5.75 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.63 C Cross Totals Index: 26.49 C K Index: 42.57 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 534.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.23 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1229.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.19 mb = 617.26 m = 2025.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.19 mb = 1848.64 m = 6065.00 ft Equ Level (EL): 193.19 mb = 12542.90 m = 41150.76 ft B at Equ Level: 1226.28 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 113.19 mb = 15821.00 m = 51905.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.4 at 42.6 knts Storm direction: 262.4 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 550.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 550.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 183.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.97 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.47 Bulk Rich Number: 6.52 Bulk Shear: 188.54 m/s