MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512120000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512120000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 13 DEC 25 Station: 38.77,-95 Latitude: 38.77 Longitude: -95.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 191 SFC 987 300 -0.0 -3.1 80 3.1 -1.2 360 5 274.2 274.7 272.7 282.6 3.08 2 950 603 -0.4 -4.6 73 4.2 -1.9 0 13 276.8 277.3 273.9 284.8 2.86 3 900 1033 -2.3 -7.2 69 4.9 -4.1 346 18 279.1 279.5 274.6 286.1 2.46 4 850 1490 0.5 -5.7 63 6.2 -1.9 312 18 286.7 287.2 279.2 295.2 2.94 5 800 1979 2.4 -9.8 40 12.2 -2.2 297 30 293.7 294.1 281.5 300.5 2.26 6 750 2499 -0.3 -5.2 70 4.9 -2.4 291 37 296.2 296.9 284.0 306.6 3.46 7 700 3048 -2.5 -7.4 69 4.9 -4.5 296 44 299.7 300.2 285.0 309.2 3.12 8 650 3635 -3.9 -11.4 56 7.5 -6.7 297 52 304.6 305.1 286.2 312.3 2.46 9 600 4260 -8.0 -14.5 60 6.5 -10.2 305 60 306.8 307.2 286.5 313.4 2.07 10 550 4932 -11.6 -17.0 64 5.4 -13.3 300 65 310.3 310.7 287.5 316.3 1.84 11 500 5655 -16.5 -21.7 64 5.2 -17.9 296 65 312.9 313.2 287.9 317.4 1.35 12 450 6439 -22.0 -27.9 58 6.0 -23.1 291 66 315.6 315.8 288.3 318.6 0.86 13 400 7295 -27.7 -34.9 51 7.1 -28.7 287 67 318.9 319.0 288.9 320.7 0.50 14 350 8240 -34.5 -41.8 48 7.3 -35.3 290 66 322.2 322.2 289.8 323.2 0.28 15 300 9300 -42.3 -47.1 60 4.8 -42.6 298 77 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.4 0.18 16 250 10505 -53.3 -56.9 64 3.6 -53.4 298 81 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.07 17 200 11897 -65.7 -69.4 59 3.8 -65.7 305 92 328.8 328.8 291.4 328.9 0.02 18 150 13640 -66.9 -77.8 20 10.9 -67.0 298 82 354.9 354.9 297.7 354.9 0.01 19 100 16113 -64.4 -86.0 4 21.6 -64.6 295 67 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5464.59 m Freezing level: Surface below freezing Freezing level: 859.28 mb = 1405.54 m = 4611.28 ft Freezing level: 755.84 mb = 2437.87 m = 7998.18 ft Wetbulb zero: Below ground Precipitable water: 0.55 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.84 % Est. max temperature: 14.27 C = 57.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.12 mb = 686.48 m = 2252.20 ft T: -0.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.36 C/km ThetaE index: 0.00 C Layer 986.5--151996493463552.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 542.77 mb = 5032.62 m = 16511.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 2.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.35 C = 97.43 F Cap Strength: 22.38 C Lifted Index: 23.49 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 28.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 16.43 C Showalter Index: 15.87 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 17.04 C Cross Totals Index: 10.81 C K Index: 6.46 Risk: None Sweat Index: 101.74 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.68 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18052.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 23.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.42 mb = 1263.80 m = 4146.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 300.5 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 330.5 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 5.6 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 107.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 197.2 neg: -39.4 tot: 157.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 207.22 m/s