MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 34.85,-97.37 Latitude: 34.85 Longitude: -97.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 119 SFC 978 311 16.9 5.9 48 11.0 10.9 196 16 291.9 293.0 284.9 309.1 5.96 2 950 554 15.6 4.1 46 11.5 9.5 204 33 293.1 294.0 284.8 308.7 5.41 3 900 1017 19.0 5.3 41 13.7 11.2 233 53 301.0 302.2 288.6 319.6 6.20 4 850 1506 18.0 -4.5 21 22.5 7.1 246 48 305.0 305.6 287.1 315.0 3.21 5 800 2021 15.2 -3.5 27 18.7 5.9 249 34 307.4 308.1 288.4 318.9 3.70 6 750 2563 11.3 -8.3 25 19.5 2.5 240 33 308.8 309.3 287.9 317.4 2.72 7 700 3135 9.1 -17.9 13 27.0 -0.9 253 36 312.5 312.8 287.8 317.0 1.33 8 650 3745 7.0 -29.9 5 36.9 -3.6 257 41 316.9 317.0 288.3 318.6 0.49 9 600 4397 3.5 -37.9 3 41.3 -6.4 260 45 320.1 320.2 289.0 321.0 0.24 10 550 5096 -1.6 -38.6 4 37.0 -9.8 265 43 322.2 322.3 289.7 323.1 0.25 11 500 5845 -7.0 -40.4 5 33.4 -13.6 271 44 324.5 324.5 290.3 325.3 0.22 12 450 6655 -13.7 -45.0 5 31.3 -18.5 273 47 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.6 0.15 13 400 7539 -19.7 -51.8 4 32.1 -23.3 278 54 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.7 0.08 14 350 8514 -27.2 -55.9 5 28.7 -29.6 280 58 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.06 15 300 9602 -36.8 -56.4 11 19.5 -37.9 283 61 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.06 16 250 10837 -46.9 -58.4 26 11.4 -47.3 284 68 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.06 17 200 12277 -56.6 -66.2 29 9.6 -56.8 284 78 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 14068 -64.1 -78.8 12 14.7 -64.3 287 70 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.01 19 100 16492 -73.6 -86.1 13 12.5 -73.6 277 51 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5725.54 m Freezing level: 565.64 mb = 4877.21 m = 16001.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.86 mb = 2984.11 m = 9790.26 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 17.36 % Est. max temperature: 30.91 C = 87.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 829.56 mb = 1712.57 m = 5618.61 ft T: 16.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 4.62 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 535.25 mb = 5309.29 m = 17418.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 47.64 C = 117.75 F Cap Strength: 13.53 C Lifted Index: 12.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 11.41 C Showalter Index: 12.21 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.53 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 2.52 C K Index: -6.50 Risk: None Sweat Index: 217.81 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11049.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 13.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 763.12 mb = 2417.27 m = 7930.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.5 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 282.5 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 564.3 neg: -71.2 tot: 493.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 164.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.9 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 107.80 m/s