MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511240000F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511240000F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 25 NOV 25 Station: 31.2,-96.2 Latitude: 31.20 Longitude: -96.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 93 SFC 997 123 23.0 20.4 86 2.5 21.2 181 8 296.4 299.2 294.5 340.7 15.34 2 950 540 20.6 19.1 91 1.5 19.6 189 22 298.1 300.8 294.6 341.2 14.83 3 900 1006 17.0 16.9 99 0.2 17.0 190 23 299.1 301.5 294.0 338.6 13.56 4 850 1492 14.1 13.8 98 0.3 13.9 215 23 300.9 303.1 293.2 335.4 11.74 5 800 2002 11.3 11.0 98 0.3 11.1 245 31 303.2 305.1 292.8 334.0 10.36 6 750 2540 8.4 8.3 99 0.1 8.3 246 37 305.7 307.4 292.6 333.3 9.18 7 700 3108 5.3 5.1 99 0.2 5.2 239 38 308.3 309.8 292.4 332.5 7.92 8 650 3711 2.0 1.6 97 0.5 1.8 237 43 311.2 312.5 292.2 331.8 6.61 9 600 4353 -1.9 -2.2 97 0.3 -2.0 238 51 314.0 315.0 292.0 331.1 5.43 10 550 5041 -5.5 -9.6 73 4.1 -7.2 237 51 317.6 318.2 291.3 328.6 3.37 11 500 5780 -11.5 -24.6 33 13.1 -14.9 237 53 319.0 319.3 289.6 322.7 1.05 12 450 6579 -17.2 -32.9 24 15.7 -20.2 234 58 321.6 321.7 289.8 323.6 0.53 13 400 7450 -24.2 -30.1 58 5.8 -25.3 231 64 323.5 323.7 290.6 326.3 0.79 14 350 8406 -32.3 -36.8 64 4.5 -32.9 233 67 325.2 325.3 290.8 326.9 0.47 15 300 9473 -40.4 -54.6 20 14.2 -41.1 236 64 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.7 0.08 16 250 10694 -48.8 -69.0 8 20.2 -49.3 236 60 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.6 0.01 17 200 12130 -56.7 -71.5 14 14.8 -56.9 240 58 343.0 343.1 295.1 343.1 0.01 18 150 13944 -59.3 -81.5 4 22.2 -59.5 250 71 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16438 -67.7 -89.3 3 21.7 -67.8 260 44 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.43 m Freezing level: 624.00 mb = 4044.65 m = 13269.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.66 mb = 4004.02 m = 13136.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.63 C = 81.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.39 mb = 445.14 m = 1460.41 ft T: 21.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.27 C/km ThetaE index: 18.53 C Layer 900.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.58 mb = 839.03 m = 2752.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.28 C = 77.51 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -4.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.46 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.84 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 25.26 C K Index: 39.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 371.09 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.55 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1737.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 58.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.36 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.46 mb = 746.79 m = 2450.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.46 mb = 982.19 m = 3222.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 212.46 mb = 11741.21 m = 38520.57 ft B at Equ Level: 1732.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.46 mb = 15192.09 m = 49842.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.6 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 263.6 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 204.0 neg: -9.2 tot: 194.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.9 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.09 Bulk Rich Number: 14.89 Bulk Shear: 15.28 m/s