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: 35.0,-97.4 Latitude: 35.00 Longitude: -97.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 130 SFC 977 333 18.4 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 173 6 293.5 295.9 292.2 332.0 13.51 2 950 574 22.0 18.6 81 3.4 19.6 193 22 299.5 302.1 294.6 341.3 14.31 3 900 1042 18.5 16.9 91 1.5 17.4 203 23 300.5 303.0 294.4 340.5 13.61 4 850 1530 15.4 12.9 85 2.5 13.8 217 22 302.3 304.3 293.1 335.1 11.07 5 800 2042 12.0 8.5 79 3.5 9.9 244 19 303.9 305.5 291.7 330.0 8.71 6 750 2579 8.6 4.0 73 4.5 6.1 243 21 305.9 307.2 290.7 326.6 6.83 7 700 3148 6.4 -3.3 50 9.8 1.7 241 23 309.6 310.4 289.6 323.0 4.27 8 650 3751 1.9 -8.6 45 10.5 -2.6 241 28 311.1 311.7 289.0 320.9 3.06 9 600 4390 -3.7 -8.4 70 4.7 -5.7 244 29 311.8 312.4 289.5 322.6 3.37 10 550 5071 -8.6 -16.6 52 8.1 -11.2 251 35 313.9 314.3 288.8 320.1 1.89 11 500 5802 -13.6 -16.8 77 3.2 -14.7 255 45 316.4 316.8 289.8 323.2 2.05 12 450 6595 -18.4 -20.7 83 2.2 -19.0 252 49 320.1 320.4 290.5 325.6 1.64 13 400 7466 -23.0 -25.5 80 2.5 -23.5 243 67 325.1 325.4 291.5 329.4 1.21 14 350 8431 -30.0 -33.6 70 3.7 -30.5 236 78 328.3 328.5 291.9 330.7 0.64 15 300 9510 -38.6 -43.4 61 4.7 -39.0 238 85 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.0 0.28 16 250 10738 -47.1 -50.9 65 3.8 -47.3 243 95 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.6 0.14 17 200 12181 -56.4 -64.1 37 7.8 -56.5 245 106 343.5 343.5 295.2 343.7 0.03 18 150 13970 -64.0 -80.5 9 16.5 -64.1 252 82 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.9 0.00 19 100 16422 -68.4 -87.5 5 19.1 -68.5 247 43 395.6 395.6 304.6 395.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.52 m Freezing level: 633.07 mb = 3967.27 m = 13015.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.59 mb = 3377.09 m = 11079.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.47 % Est. max temperature: 27.87 C = 82.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.10 mb = 365.40 m = 1198.81 ft T: 18.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.57 C/km ThetaE index: 20.41 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 866.99 mb = 1361.23 m = 4465.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.72 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.52 C = 79.74 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -6.64 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -4.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.63 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.07 C Cross Totals Index: 26.56 C K Index: 32.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 479.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.42 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1435.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 53.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 25.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.07 mb = 1069.73 m = 3509.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 822.07 mb = 1812.48 m = 5946.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 222.07 mb = 11503.99 m = 37742.29 ft B at Equ Level: 1425.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.07 mb = 15215.79 m = 49919.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 240.9 at 28.4 knts Storm direction: 270.9 at 21.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.9 neg: -1.5 tot: 157.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.32 Bulk Rich Number: 24.34 Bulk Shear: 58.96 m/s