MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511191200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511191200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z THU 20 NOV 25 Station: 33.0,-99.9 Latitude: 33.00 Longitude: -99.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 124 SFC 959 490 20.1 19.8 98 0.3 19.9 169 7 296.8 299.6 294.6 341.3 15.38 2 950 568 20.3 20.0 98 0.3 20.1 171 13 297.7 300.6 295.1 343.1 15.64 3 900 1037 20.2 15.6 75 4.6 17.1 199 15 302.3 304.6 294.1 339.1 12.44 4 850 1528 16.4 11.8 74 4.6 13.5 207 19 303.3 305.2 292.8 334.0 10.32 5 800 2041 12.6 9.4 81 3.2 10.6 202 23 304.6 306.3 292.4 332.5 9.29 6 750 2580 9.6 4.5 71 5.1 6.6 205 19 307.0 308.3 291.3 328.4 7.05 7 700 3150 6.9 -6.1 39 13.0 0.8 229 17 310.1 310.8 289.0 321.0 3.45 8 650 3753 1.8 -9.2 44 11.0 -2.9 235 22 311.0 311.6 288.8 320.4 2.92 9 600 4392 -3.2 -16.7 34 13.5 -7.8 231 23 312.4 312.8 288.1 318.1 1.73 10 550 5073 -8.7 -13.5 68 4.8 -10.5 245 28 313.7 314.2 289.3 321.7 2.45 11 500 5805 -13.1 -16.7 75 3.5 -14.3 248 43 317.0 317.4 289.9 323.9 2.08 12 450 6604 -16.2 -17.9 86 1.7 -16.7 227 59 322.9 323.3 291.7 329.9 2.07 13 400 7480 -22.3 -24.8 80 2.4 -22.9 221 69 326.0 326.2 291.9 330.5 1.28 14 350 8446 -29.4 -32.9 72 3.5 -29.9 224 69 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.7 0.69 15 300 9527 -37.9 -41.1 72 3.2 -38.2 229 76 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.35 16 250 10759 -46.9 -50.0 70 3.2 -47.0 235 90 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.16 17 200 12201 -56.6 -62.1 50 5.5 -56.7 235 102 343.2 343.2 295.1 343.3 0.05 18 150 13993 -62.5 -81.5 6 19.0 -62.7 247 79 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16452 -69.2 -86.0 7 16.8 -69.3 240 44 394.0 394.0 304.4 394.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.70 m Freezing level: 631.85 mb = 3985.22 m = 13074.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.62 mb = 3283.63 m = 10772.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.46 % Est. max temperature: 27.59 C = 81.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.99 mb = 522.85 m = 1715.35 ft T: 20.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.54 C/km ThetaE index: 24.95 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 832.91 mb = 1700.01 m = 5577.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.98 C = 80.56 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: -6.12 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.64 C Showalter Index: -3.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 54.53 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.55 C Cross Totals Index: 24.98 C K Index: 28.39 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 440.40 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1228.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 49.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.19 mb = 1356.19 m = 4449.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 802.19 mb = 2018.15 m = 6621.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.19 mb = 11521.13 m = 37798.52 ft B at Equ Level: 1219.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.19 mb = 14759.93 m = 48424.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.5 at 25.7 knts Storm direction: 258.5 at 19.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 96.6 neg: -12.2 tot: 84.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.0 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.68 Bulk Rich Number: 25.81 Bulk Shear: 47.60 m/s