MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 36.20,-97.92 Latitude: 36.20 Longitude: -97.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 102 SFC 971 353 11.5 1.7 51 9.8 6.8 180 15 287.1 287.9 281.3 299.8 4.45 2 950 533 13.5 0.2 40 13.2 7.1 188 34 290.9 291.6 282.5 302.7 4.09 3 900 993 18.2 0.4 30 17.9 8.9 219 55 300.3 301.1 286.5 313.4 4.36 4 850 1480 16.4 0.7 34 15.8 8.1 240 56 303.4 304.2 288.0 317.7 4.73 5 800 1995 16.6 -2.3 27 18.9 6.9 253 41 308.8 309.6 289.2 321.5 4.04 6 750 2540 12.7 -5.1 29 17.8 4.1 252 34 310.4 311.0 289.2 321.4 3.50 7 700 3115 9.6 -12.9 19 22.4 0.3 246 31 313.1 313.5 288.6 319.7 2.02 8 650 3724 5.8 -18.1 16 23.8 -2.9 245 29 315.5 315.8 288.8 320.2 1.42 9 600 4373 1.5 -27.6 9 29.1 -6.8 249 31 317.9 318.0 288.8 320.2 0.66 10 550 5067 -3.0 -33.0 8 30.0 -10.2 258 38 320.5 320.6 289.4 322.1 0.43 11 500 5812 -8.7 -39.9 6 31.2 -14.6 263 45 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.3 0.24 12 450 6620 -14.0 -42.4 7 28.5 -18.6 270 50 325.7 325.7 290.7 326.5 0.20 13 400 7502 -20.5 -40.5 15 20.0 -23.5 278 53 328.3 328.3 291.5 329.3 0.28 14 350 8473 -28.2 -44.8 19 16.5 -30.0 282 63 330.7 330.7 292.1 331.5 0.20 15 300 9559 -37.4 -44.2 49 6.8 -37.9 285 70 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.7 0.25 16 250 10790 -47.5 -52.8 55 5.3 -47.8 292 81 335.4 335.4 293.3 335.9 0.11 17 200 12231 -55.9 -66.6 25 10.7 -56.1 292 75 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.02 18 150 14028 -63.3 -81.3 7 18.0 -63.4 285 62 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.00 19 100 16461 -71.0 -86.1 9 15.1 -71.1 272 44 390.5 390.5 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5710.00 m Freezing level: 583.25 mb = 4605.20 m = 15108.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.15 mb = 3171.91 m = 10406.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 20.74 % Est. max temperature: 30.78 C = 87.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 835.68 mb = 1624.04 m = 5328.15 ft T: 16.48 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.77 C/km ThetaE index: 1.78 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 511.13 mb = 5639.82 m = 18503.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 46.11 C = 115.00 F Cap Strength: 14.62 C Lifted Index: 14.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 14.28 C Showalter Index: 8.98 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 34.51 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.13 C Cross Totals Index: 9.38 C K Index: 3.36 Risk: None Sweat Index: 237.67 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 49.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12096.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 729.41 mb = 2771.88 m = 9094.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 246.3 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 276.3 at 29.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 54.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 760.8 neg: -43.4 tot: 717.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 239.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 17.5 stream: 9.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.24 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 128.05 m/s