MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 31.69,-94.90 Latitude: 31.69 Longitude: -94.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 995 108 26.0 22.5 81 3.6 23.5 177 10 299.6 302.8 296.8 350.7 17.48 2 950 517 24.9 20.2 76 4.6 21.6 194 30 302.4 305.3 296.5 349.5 15.92 3 900 991 22.2 18.5 79 3.7 19.6 222 33 304.4 307.2 296.4 349.2 15.03 4 850 1485 18.1 17.1 94 1.0 17.4 232 37 305.2 307.9 296.4 348.8 14.59 5 800 2003 14.5 13.2 92 1.3 13.7 242 39 306.7 308.9 295.0 342.9 12.05 6 750 2546 10.9 7.8 81 3.1 9.0 258 39 308.4 310.1 293.2 335.4 8.87 7 700 3118 7.4 0.3 61 7.1 3.6 268 49 310.7 311.7 291.2 328.1 5.59 8 650 3725 5.0 -11.7 29 16.7 -1.9 270 47 314.6 315.1 289.5 322.5 2.41 9 600 4374 2.4 -25.5 11 27.9 -6.1 265 39 318.8 319.0 289.2 321.6 0.80 10 550 5069 -3.4 -33.1 8 29.7 -10.5 273 41 320.1 320.1 289.2 321.6 0.43 11 500 5814 -7.9 -46.1 3 38.2 -14.3 273 46 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.8 0.12 12 450 6625 -12.3 -52.5 2 40.2 -17.7 271 50 327.7 327.8 291.2 328.0 0.07 13 400 7514 -18.2 -55.7 2 37.5 -22.3 275 48 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.5 0.05 14 350 8496 -25.3 -47.3 11 22.0 -27.8 285 39 334.7 334.7 293.2 335.3 0.15 15 300 9596 -33.5 -45.6 29 12.1 -34.7 301 35 338.2 338.2 294.1 339.0 0.22 16 250 10850 -41.3 -62.7 8 21.4 -42.2 278 53 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.8 0.03 17 200 12334 -51.5 -71.7 7 20.1 -51.9 269 62 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14142 -64.6 -78.9 12 14.3 -64.7 270 56 358.9 358.9 298.5 358.9 0.01 19 100 16554 -72.9 -85.6 13 12.7 -73.0 265 34 386.9 386.9 303.3 386.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5749.32 m Freezing level: 579.48 mb = 4659.36 m = 15286.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.37 mb = 3509.05 m = 11512.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.95 % Est. max temperature: 31.72 C = 89.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.10 mb = 562.33 m = 1844.89 ft T: 24.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 29.11 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.25 mb = 1422.02 m = 4665.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.48 C = 88.66 F Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lifted Index: -4.92 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.11 C Showalter Index: -4.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.13 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.09 C Cross Totals Index: 25.05 C K Index: 36.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 475.45 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1386.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 39.78 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.53 mb = 1091.92 m = 3582.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.53 mb = 1745.03 m = 5725.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 214.53 mb = 11867.48 m = 38934.82 ft B at Equ Level: 1383.62 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 256.9 at 40.0 knts Storm direction: 286.9 at 30.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 540.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 540.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 180.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 10.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.79 Bulk Rich Number: 7.80 Bulk Shear: 177.72 m/s