MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.98,-95.25 Latitude: 31.98 Longitude: -95.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 78 SFC 994 130 24.2 23.7 97 0.5 23.8 342 2 297.9 301.3 297.2 352.6 18.84 2 950 529 24.5 20.8 80 3.7 21.9 242 18 302.1 305.1 296.8 350.9 16.54 3 900 1002 21.8 18.0 79 3.8 19.1 265 26 304.0 306.7 296.0 347.3 14.55 4 850 1496 18.5 15.3 82 3.2 16.3 270 31 305.5 307.9 295.3 344.3 12.97 5 800 2013 14.5 11.1 80 3.4 12.3 271 32 306.6 308.5 293.8 338.0 10.44 6 750 2555 10.1 4.9 70 5.2 7.1 280 32 307.5 308.9 291.6 329.6 7.24 7 700 3125 6.4 -3.9 48 10.3 1.4 294 33 309.6 310.4 289.5 322.4 4.10 8 650 3730 4.4 -16.5 20 20.8 -3.3 283 31 313.9 314.2 288.5 319.3 1.62 9 600 4377 1.3 -30.2 7 31.5 -7.2 269 32 317.6 317.7 288.6 319.5 0.52 10 550 5070 -3.9 -30.0 11 26.2 -10.5 263 30 319.5 319.6 289.2 321.6 0.57 11 500 5813 -8.6 -40.9 5 32.3 -14.6 265 35 322.5 322.6 289.8 323.3 0.21 12 450 6622 -13.6 -51.6 2 38.0 -18.6 267 46 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.4 0.07 13 400 7507 -19.0 -55.9 2 36.9 -22.9 268 48 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.5 0.05 14 350 8486 -26.1 -58.9 3 32.9 -28.7 270 41 333.6 333.6 292.7 333.8 0.04 15 300 9581 -35.5 -60.9 6 25.4 -36.8 272 35 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.5 0.04 16 250 10825 -42.2 -67.0 5 24.8 -43.0 257 50 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.02 17 200 12311 -50.3 -73.8 5 23.5 -50.8 257 62 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 14129 -63.9 -81.1 8 17.2 -64.0 260 56 360.0 360.0 298.7 360.0 0.00 19 100 16560 -70.8 -86.5 8 15.7 -70.9 272 37 390.9 390.9 303.9 390.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5735.73 m Freezing level: 587.43 mb = 4551.03 m = 14931.03 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.98 mb = 3301.94 m = 10833.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.44 % Est. max temperature: 31.94 C = 89.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.70 mb = 195.39 m = 641.04 ft T: 24.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 33.30 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.57 mb = 1399.36 m = 4591.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.52 C = 88.74 F Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lifted Index: -5.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.19 C Showalter Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.07 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 32.03 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 320.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.07 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1806.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.88 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.62 mb = 976.33 m = 3203.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.62 mb = 1723.78 m = 5655.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 217.62 mb = 11748.70 m = 38545.14 ft B at Equ Level: 1804.58 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.2 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 302.2 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.4 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 157.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.6 neg: -2.8 tot: 166.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.52 Bulk Rich Number: 34.69 Bulk Shear: 52.08 m/s