MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2601081200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2601081200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z THU 8 JAN 26 Station: 37.24,-96.36 Latitude: 37.24 Longitude: -96.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -40 SFC 958 330 18.7 11.8 64 7.0 14.4 217 20 295.5 297.2 289.3 321.8 9.08 2 950 398 18.2 10.7 62 7.5 13.6 217 25 295.6 297.2 288.8 320.3 8.53 3 900 857 13.7 9.1 74 4.6 11.0 219 35 295.6 297.1 288.4 319.1 8.08 4 850 1335 9.1 8.1 94 1.0 8.6 220 38 295.7 297.1 288.4 318.9 8.01 5 800 1835 5.5 1.6 76 3.8 3.5 231 44 297.0 298.0 286.4 312.9 5.39 6 750 2361 3.6 -2.1 66 5.7 0.9 234 56 300.5 301.3 286.6 313.6 4.37 7 700 2917 0.4 -7.9 54 8.3 -3.0 236 57 302.9 303.4 286.1 312.2 3.01 8 650 3507 -3.7 -11.2 56 7.4 -6.5 238 57 304.7 305.2 286.2 312.6 2.51 9 600 4135 -6.8 -20.3 33 13.5 -10.8 237 63 308.2 308.4 286.2 312.3 1.26 10 550 4807 -11.4 -30.1 20 18.7 -15.4 236 70 310.5 310.6 286.2 312.5 0.57 11 500 5531 -15.9 -52.3 3 36.4 -19.9 234 83 313.6 313.7 286.7 313.9 0.06 12 450 6318 -20.0 -57.4 2 37.4 -23.4 238 104 318.1 318.1 288.2 318.2 0.04 13 400 7181 -25.9 -53.8 5 27.9 -28.2 238 119 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.6 0.06 14 350 8130 -33.8 -64.0 3 30.3 -35.2 235 118 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.3 0.02 15 300 9195 -40.8 -65.8 5 25.0 -41.6 236 120 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 16 250 10414 -48.1 -75.0 3 26.9 -48.6 240 124 334.5 334.5 292.9 334.6 0.01 17 200 11861 -54.1 -75.5 6 21.4 -54.4 236 107 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13701 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.0 250 77 377.8 377.8 301.9 377.8 0.00 19 100 16271 -56.5 -84.7 2 28.1 -57.0 239 51 418.5 418.5 307.5 418.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5570.75 m Freezing level: 695.57 mb = 2969.56 m = 9742.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 738.55 mb = 2484.61 m = 8151.52 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.15 % Est. max temperature: 19.98 C = 67.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.18 mb = 1206.71 m = 3958.98 ft T: 10.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 8.88 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.06 mb = 1442.13 m = 4731.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.17 C = 66.51 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: 0.77 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.17 C Showalter Index: 1.07 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.01 C Cross Totals Index: 24.04 C K Index: 24.90 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.84 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 843.09 mb = 1402.67 m = 4601.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.09 mb = 1550.51 m = 5086.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 758.09 mb = 2273.07 m = 7457.50 ft B at Equ Level: 8.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 518.09 mb = 5260.99 m = 17260.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.9 at 60.2 knts Storm direction: 263.9 at 45.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 315.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 315.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.6 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 150.63 m/s