MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510201200F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510201200F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 0Z FRI 24 OCT 25 Station: 32.6,-100.3 Latitude: 32.60 Longitude: -100.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 1 950 544 SFC 943 612 23.0 15.6 63 7.4 18.1 166 10 301.2 303.4 293.4 336.3 11.91 3 900 1015 20.6 14.7 69 5.9 16.7 173 24 302.7 304.9 293.7 337.5 11.75 4 850 1506 15.8 14.5 92 1.3 14.9 175 25 302.7 304.9 294.1 339.1 12.30 5 800 2021 16.7 1.0 35 15.6 8.1 212 24 308.9 309.9 290.2 324.9 5.16 6 750 2567 13.0 1.6 46 11.5 6.7 230 20 310.7 311.8 291.3 328.5 5.73 7 700 3143 9.7 -8.6 27 18.3 1.4 241 25 313.2 313.7 289.5 322.3 2.84 8 650 3753 5.1 -10.2 32 15.3 -1.5 245 31 314.7 315.2 289.8 323.5 2.70 9 600 4399 -0.5 -8.5 55 8.0 -4.0 248 33 315.5 316.2 290.7 326.3 3.35 10 550 5086 -6.4 -9.3 80 2.9 -7.6 248 32 316.5 317.2 291.0 327.6 3.43 11 500 5825 -12.0 -13.3 90 1.2 -12.5 257 37 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.5 2.75 12 450 6624 -16.5 -32.3 24 15.8 -19.7 262 38 322.5 322.6 290.2 324.6 0.57 13 400 7498 -23.0 -35.7 30 12.7 -25.1 259 41 325.1 325.1 290.7 326.7 0.46 14 350 8459 -30.9 -34.6 70 3.7 -31.4 263 48 327.1 327.3 291.5 329.3 0.58 15 300 9536 -39.0 -42.6 69 3.6 -39.4 266 56 330.4 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.30 16 250 10756 -50.4 -54.1 64 3.8 -50.5 261 64 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.10 17 200 12174 -59.2 -66.0 41 6.8 -59.3 261 66 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.03 18 150 13967 -61.7 -81.8 5 20.1 -61.9 265 65 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16444 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 273 38 400.0 400.0 305.2 400.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5730.62 m Freezing level: 604.68 mb = 4338.55 m = 14233.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.19 mb = 3427.82 m = 11245.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.07 % Est. max temperature: 30.85 C = 87.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 845.16 mb = 1554.27 m = 5099.24 ft T: 15.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.08 C/km ThetaE index: 14.19 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 729.30 mb = 2800.92 m = 9189.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 33.36 C = 92.04 F Cap Strength: 4.46 C Lifted Index: -4.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.72 C Showalter Index: -4.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.77 C Cross Totals Index: 26.51 C K Index: 23.96 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 514.97 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.32 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1032.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.44 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 232.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 831.22 mb = 1695.74 m = 5563.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 616.22 mb = 4183.65 m = 13725.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 206.22 mb = 11979.64 m = 39302.79 ft B at Equ Level: 1027.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 136.22 mb = 14555.34 m = 47753.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.7 at 28.9 knts Storm direction: 267.7 at 21.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.1 neg: -3.3 tot: 207.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.15 Bulk Rich Number: 10.51 Bulk Shear: 98.24 m/s