MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 31.64,-94.42 Latitude: 31.64 Longitude: -94.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 997 105 29.6 22.1 64 7.4 24.2 170 11 303.0 306.1 297.4 353.6 17.07 2 950 530 23.4 20.6 84 2.8 21.5 173 15 301.0 303.9 296.4 349.0 16.33 3 900 1000 20.2 17.3 83 2.9 18.2 190 28 302.4 304.9 295.2 343.6 13.94 4 850 1492 17.3 14.5 84 2.8 15.4 198 28 304.3 306.6 294.6 341.0 12.32 5 800 2008 14.4 12.5 88 1.9 13.1 206 26 306.5 308.6 294.6 340.9 11.44 6 750 2551 11.2 8.8 85 2.4 9.7 212 26 308.7 310.5 293.7 337.7 9.52 7 700 3126 9.5 2.1 60 7.4 5.4 218 26 313.0 314.2 292.5 333.0 6.39 8 650 3738 6.0 -7.6 37 13.6 -0.3 218 25 315.8 316.4 290.7 326.5 3.33 9 600 4387 1.0 -7.4 54 8.4 -2.9 223 25 317.2 318.0 291.5 329.1 3.66 10 550 5080 -3.9 -11.9 54 8.0 -7.1 233 30 319.4 320.0 291.3 328.6 2.79 11 500 5825 -7.6 -29.1 16 21.6 -13.1 237 37 323.8 323.9 290.6 326.3 0.69 12 450 6640 -11.4 -37.4 10 25.9 -16.6 239 39 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.2 0.34 13 400 7531 -18.2 -45.2 7 27.0 -22.1 239 44 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.9 0.17 14 350 8511 -26.2 -50.8 8 24.6 -28.6 246 49 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.8 0.10 15 300 9606 -35.0 -54.4 12 19.4 -36.3 253 55 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.4 0.08 16 250 10849 -44.7 -58.9 19 14.3 -45.2 255 60 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.05 17 200 12319 -51.7 -72.9 6 21.2 -52.1 262 60 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 14130 -63.9 -79.6 10 15.6 -64.1 248 47 359.9 359.9 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16560 -73.6 -86.1 13 12.5 -73.6 264 31 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.39 m Freezing level: 590.08 mb = 4524.44 m = 14843.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.43 mb = 3707.28 m = 12162.84 ft Precipitable water: 1.75 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.65 % Est. max temperature: 31.02 C = 87.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 895.40 mb = 1044.31 m = 3426.17 ft T: 19.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.34 C/km ThetaE index: 27.04 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 875.59 mb = 1236.90 m = 4058.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.88 C = 85.79 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: -4.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.64 C Showalter Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.92 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 32.06 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 370.48 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.85 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1407.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.97 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.59 mb = 1052.10 m = 3451.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 849.59 mb = 1496.32 m = 4909.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 209.59 mb = 12010.93 m = 39405.46 ft B at Equ Level: 1401.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.59 mb = 16011.55 m = 52530.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.8 at 26.6 knts Storm direction: 245.8 at 20.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 140.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 140.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.5 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.14 Bulk Rich Number: 28.87 Bulk Shear: 48.77 m/s