MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.57,-94.14 Latitude: 33.57 Longitude: -94.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 996 91 25.8 22.6 82 3.2 23.5 199 7 299.3 302.5 296.8 350.6 17.57 2 950 508 21.7 20.3 92 1.4 20.8 200 21 299.2 302.2 295.7 345.9 15.99 3 900 977 18.8 18.2 97 0.6 18.4 208 30 300.8 303.5 295.3 344.2 14.76 4 850 1466 16.0 15.5 97 0.5 15.7 227 35 302.9 305.3 294.8 341.8 13.14 5 800 1981 13.1 12.6 97 0.5 12.8 247 37 305.1 307.3 294.2 339.7 11.54 6 750 2522 10.2 10.0 98 0.2 10.1 243 39 307.7 309.6 294.1 339.0 10.34 7 700 3094 7.2 7.0 99 0.2 7.1 234 40 310.4 312.1 293.9 338.1 9.03 8 650 3702 4.2 3.1 92 1.1 3.5 229 44 313.7 315.1 293.5 336.7 7.37 9 600 4349 0.6 -5.9 62 6.5 -2.4 229 50 316.8 317.6 291.7 330.0 4.10 10 550 5041 -5.0 -13.3 52 8.3 -8.2 229 54 318.2 318.7 290.7 326.4 2.49 11 500 5783 -8.7 -36.9 8 28.2 -14.4 235 50 322.5 322.5 289.9 323.7 0.32 12 450 6590 -14.1 -38.6 11 24.5 -18.5 236 54 325.5 325.6 290.7 326.6 0.30 13 400 7473 -20.0 -39.9 15 20.0 -23.1 237 61 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.2 0.30 14 350 8447 -28.0 -43.7 21 15.7 -29.9 240 64 330.9 331.0 292.2 331.8 0.23 15 300 9533 -36.3 -52.0 18 15.7 -37.4 243 66 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.10 16 250 10778 -43.3 -69.7 4 26.4 -44.0 249 52 341.8 341.8 294.7 341.8 0.01 17 200 12251 -52.0 -71.2 8 19.2 -52.4 257 61 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 14068 -62.6 -83.0 5 20.4 -62.8 255 63 362.2 362.2 299.1 362.2 0.00 19 100 16514 -70.2 -85.7 9 15.5 -70.2 254 38 392.2 392.2 304.1 392.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5723.44 m Freezing level: 594.55 mb = 4424.44 m = 14515.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 620.42 mb = 4078.39 m = 13380.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.48 % Est. max temperature: 29.60 C = 85.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.97 mb = 499.37 m = 1638.34 ft T: 21.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 26.97 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.41 mb = 820.08 m = 2690.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.84 C = 80.31 F Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lifted Index: -4.48 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.46 C Showalter Index: -2.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.85 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.68 C Cross Totals Index: 24.18 C K Index: 40.03 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 348.23 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1515.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.32 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.45 mb = 744.38 m = 2442.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.45 mb = 981.77 m = 3220.98 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.45 mb = 11638.17 m = 38182.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1505.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.45 mb = 15441.44 m = 50660.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.6 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 260.6 at 30.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 260.1 neg: -14.9 tot: 245.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.46 Bulk Rich Number: 13.92 Bulk Shear: 108.84 m/s