MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510160000F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510160000F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 33.2,-96.3 Latitude: 33.20 Longitude: -96.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 992 179 24.5 20.4 78 4.1 21.6 196 13 298.3 301.1 295.1 343.1 15.41 2 950 558 19.9 19.4 97 0.4 19.6 201 18 297.3 300.1 294.6 341.1 15.13 3 900 1025 19.8 15.0 74 4.8 16.5 239 20 301.9 304.1 293.6 337.2 11.97 4 850 1515 16.1 12.9 82 3.2 14.0 247 17 303.0 305.0 293.3 335.9 11.08 5 800 2029 16.2 -6.1 21 22.3 5.5 237 16 308.4 308.9 288.1 317.9 3.02 6 750 2576 14.2 -2.6 31 16.8 5.5 229 11 312.0 312.8 290.3 325.3 4.21 7 700 3152 8.8 1.9 62 6.8 4.9 218 13 312.2 313.4 292.2 331.8 6.29 8 650 3760 3.9 -3.7 58 7.5 0.1 232 21 313.3 314.2 291.0 327.6 4.49 9 600 4405 0.8 -18.7 22 19.5 -6.0 243 29 317.1 317.4 289.3 322.0 1.45 10 550 5097 -3.7 -29.0 12 25.3 -10.3 253 31 319.7 319.9 289.3 322.0 0.63 11 500 5843 -8.1 -36.5 8 28.4 -14.0 259 32 323.1 323.2 290.1 324.4 0.33 12 450 6653 -13.1 -40.5 8 27.4 -17.9 264 35 326.8 326.9 291.1 327.8 0.25 13 400 7538 -19.6 -44.6 9 24.9 -23.1 263 43 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.2 0.18 14 350 8512 -27.5 -51.5 8 24.0 -29.7 265 48 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.09 15 300 9602 -36.3 -52.1 18 15.8 -37.4 268 55 334.2 334.3 293.0 334.7 0.10 16 250 10838 -46.7 -54.8 39 8.1 -47.0 271 62 336.7 336.7 293.6 337.1 0.09 17 200 12286 -54.8 -69.2 15 14.4 -55.1 267 69 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 14092 -63.0 -79.6 9 16.6 -63.1 266 57 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.6 0.00 19 100 16524 -72.9 -87.3 10 14.3 -73.0 258 30 386.8 386.8 303.3 386.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.75 m Freezing level: 590.82 mb = 4532.31 m = 14869.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.88 mb = 3774.09 m = 12382.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.16 % Est. max temperature: 29.96 C = 85.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.71 mb = 698.24 m = 2290.77 ft T: 19.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 25.21 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.57 mb = 1418.73 m = 4654.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.96 C = 84.13 F Cap Strength: 3.70 C Lifted Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.00 C Showalter Index: 0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.18 C Cross Totals Index: 21.03 C K Index: 30.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.88 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.15 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 519.16 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 184.22 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.65 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.74 mb = 960.35 m = 3150.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 671.74 mb = 3490.26 m = 11450.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.74 mb = 11329.81 m = 37170.85 ft B at Equ Level: 516.79 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 161.74 mb = 13618.85 m = 44680.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.1 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 271.1 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 10.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 65.8 neg: -18.6 tot: 47.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.25 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 1.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 20.20 Bulk Shear: 25.70 m/s