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: 34.8,-97.2 Latitude: 34.80 Longitude: -97.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 131 SFC 980 304 19.4 19.3 99 0.2 19.4 170 7 294.3 296.9 293.2 335.7 14.49 2 950 575 22.3 18.7 80 3.6 19.8 199 22 299.8 302.4 294.8 342.0 14.44 3 900 1044 18.7 16.6 88 2.1 17.3 210 23 300.8 303.2 294.3 340.0 13.35 4 850 1533 15.6 12.9 84 2.7 13.8 215 21 302.5 304.5 293.2 335.3 11.08 5 800 2045 12.1 8.4 78 3.7 9.9 238 20 304.1 305.7 291.7 330.1 8.70 6 750 2583 8.9 3.0 67 5.9 5.6 236 24 306.2 307.4 290.5 325.6 6.36 7 700 3152 6.3 -2.5 53 8.8 2.0 240 24 309.5 310.3 289.9 323.7 4.56 8 650 3754 2.1 -8.3 46 10.4 -2.4 241 25 311.3 311.9 289.2 321.3 3.14 9 600 4393 -3.5 -11.8 53 8.3 -6.7 242 27 312.1 312.6 288.9 320.5 2.59 10 550 5075 -8.4 -16.6 52 8.1 -11.1 251 33 314.1 314.4 288.8 320.4 1.90 11 500 5806 -13.4 -17.6 71 4.2 -14.7 256 44 316.7 317.0 289.7 323.0 1.92 12 450 6599 -18.5 -21.1 80 2.5 -19.2 251 48 319.9 320.3 290.4 325.3 1.58 13 400 7471 -22.3 -24.3 84 2.0 -22.8 244 66 326.0 326.2 291.9 330.6 1.33 14 350 8437 -29.6 -33.4 69 3.8 -30.2 238 78 328.9 329.0 292.0 331.2 0.65 15 300 9519 -38.0 -43.1 59 5.1 -38.5 236 84 331.8 331.8 292.5 332.9 0.28 16 250 10747 -47.1 -51.0 64 3.9 -47.3 242 92 336.1 336.1 293.5 336.7 0.14 17 200 12191 -56.5 -63.1 43 6.6 -56.6 246 106 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.5 0.04 18 150 13978 -64.1 -80.6 9 16.4 -64.3 253 81 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.00 19 100 16427 -69.1 -87.1 6 18.1 -69.2 247 46 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.96 m Freezing level: 631.23 mb = 3994.13 m = 13103.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.78 mb = 3413.95 m = 11200.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.38 % Est. max temperature: 28.22 C = 82.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.05 mb = 322.94 m = 1059.51 ft T: 19.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 21.68 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.21 mb = 1371.32 m = 4499.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.04 C = 80.67 F Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lifted Index: -6.65 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: -4.63 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.36 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.02 C Cross Totals Index: 26.34 C K Index: 33.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 475.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1444.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 27.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.91 mb = 1073.48 m = 3521.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 831.91 mb = 1714.60 m = 5625.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 221.91 mb = 11518.28 m = 37789.18 ft B at Equ Level: 1440.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 121.91 mb = 15230.24 m = 49967.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.0 at 27.7 knts Storm direction: 270.0 at 20.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.3 neg: -3.9 tot: 148.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.30 Bulk Rich Number: 31.33 Bulk Shear: 46.13 m/s