MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 32.69,-94.14 Latitude: 32.69 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 49 SFC 997 77 27.1 22.3 75 4.9 23.6 177 5 300.5 303.7 296.8 351.0 17.20 2 950 502 25.1 20.6 76 4.5 21.9 196 23 302.7 305.7 296.8 350.8 16.27 3 900 975 20.9 19.3 90 1.6 19.8 203 27 303.1 306.0 296.7 350.2 15.87 4 850 1468 17.5 17.3 99 0.1 17.4 205 29 304.4 307.2 296.3 348.5 14.79 5 800 1985 14.2 14.0 99 0.2 14.1 223 32 306.3 308.7 295.4 344.4 12.69 6 750 2528 10.9 10.0 94 0.9 10.4 242 38 308.4 310.4 294.3 339.9 10.37 7 700 3102 8.1 7.5 96 0.6 7.7 249 41 311.4 313.2 294.3 340.1 9.31 8 650 3711 4.4 3.5 94 0.9 3.9 252 45 314.0 315.4 293.8 337.8 7.62 9 600 4359 0.6 -1.3 87 1.9 -0.4 253 47 316.9 318.0 293.2 335.4 5.81 10 550 5053 -3.7 -7.9 72 4.3 -5.6 252 49 319.7 320.5 292.3 332.2 3.83 11 500 5798 -8.6 -14.6 62 5.9 -10.8 253 50 322.5 323.0 291.9 330.8 2.47 12 450 6608 -13.3 -17.8 69 4.5 -14.8 257 50 326.5 326.9 292.7 333.7 2.10 13 400 7494 -19.0 -25.2 58 6.2 -20.5 260 52 330.3 330.6 293.0 334.7 1.23 14 350 8475 -25.4 -32.0 54 6.6 -26.6 266 53 334.5 334.6 293.6 337.3 0.75 15 300 9576 -33.4 -42.1 41 8.7 -34.4 272 51 338.3 338.4 294.2 339.5 0.31 16 250 10828 -43.9 -50.1 50 6.2 -44.2 281 48 340.9 340.9 294.7 341.5 0.16 17 200 12295 -52.3 -68.3 13 16.0 -52.7 264 67 349.9 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.02 18 150 14102 -64.8 -80.0 11 15.2 -64.9 262 70 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.5 0.00 19 100 16533 -70.5 -86.2 8 15.7 -70.6 262 38 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.39 m Freezing level: 592.55 mb = 4462.07 m = 14639.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 604.50 mb = 4298.21 m = 14101.55 ft Precipitable water: 2.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.85 % Est. max temperature: 31.13 C = 88.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.04 mb = 696.94 m = 2286.52 ft T: 23.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 11.08 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.73 mb = 1190.92 m = 3907.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.26 C = 86.47 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: -5.95 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.74 C Showalter Index: -5.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 25.95 C K Index: 42.80 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 493.98 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1854.79 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.63 mb = 1016.79 m = 3335.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.63 mb = 1360.63 m = 4463.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 190.63 mb = 12596.57 m = 41326.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1844.16 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.3 at 38.6 knts Storm direction: 271.3 at 29.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 363.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 363.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.26 Bulk Rich Number: 15.03 Bulk Shear: 123.38 m/s