MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511241800F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511241800F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 24 NOV 25 Station: 30.1,-96.0 Latitude: 30.10 Longitude: -96.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 69 26.3 21.9 77 4.4 23.2 192 10 299.3 302.4 296.3 348.3 16.77 1 1000 85 26.4 21.6 75 4.8 22.9 192 10 299.5 302.5 296.1 347.5 16.41 2 950 536 22.4 19.7 85 2.7 20.5 191 21 299.9 302.7 295.5 345.0 15.41 3 900 1004 18.2 17.8 97 0.5 17.9 190 24 300.3 302.9 294.9 342.5 14.39 4 850 1493 15.1 13.7 91 1.4 14.1 205 29 301.9 304.1 293.4 336.3 11.65 5 800 2004 11.8 8.4 79 3.4 9.7 210 32 303.7 305.4 291.6 329.7 8.67 6 750 2542 9.0 5.8 81 3.1 7.2 213 31 306.3 307.8 291.6 329.8 7.75 7 700 3112 7.6 -2.7 48 10.3 2.4 219 33 310.9 311.8 290.3 325.0 4.48 8 650 3720 4.6 -7.0 43 11.5 -0.7 225 37 314.1 314.8 290.3 325.3 3.49 9 600 4365 -1.0 -2.3 91 1.3 -1.7 230 38 314.9 316.0 292.3 332.0 5.39 10 550 5053 -6.4 -11.2 68 4.9 -8.3 239 40 316.5 317.1 290.6 326.2 2.95 11 500 5791 -10.3 -26.4 25 16.1 -14.5 239 48 320.4 320.6 289.8 323.5 0.88 12 450 6593 -16.3 -29.9 30 13.5 -19.3 236 52 322.7 322.8 290.3 325.2 0.71 13 400 7466 -23.7 -31.0 51 7.3 -25.1 235 54 324.2 324.3 290.8 326.8 0.72 14 350 8424 -31.7 -36.9 60 5.2 -32.3 237 56 326.1 326.1 291.1 327.8 0.46 15 300 9494 -40.8 -47.4 49 6.6 -41.2 240 64 327.9 327.9 291.3 328.5 0.18 16 250 10710 -49.4 -65.2 14 15.8 -49.8 238 69 332.6 332.6 292.4 332.7 0.02 17 200 12143 -56.1 -73.5 10 17.4 -56.3 237 65 344.0 344.0 295.3 344.0 0.01 18 150 13965 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 240 72 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16460 -68.6 -88.4 4 19.8 -68.7 261 44 395.1 395.1 304.5 395.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.14 m Freezing level: 609.12 mb = 4247.47 m = 13935.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.72 mb = 3573.36 m = 11723.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.70 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.16 % Est. max temperature: 28.87 C = 83.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.85 mb = 629.08 m = 2063.87 ft T: 21.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 18.62 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.77 mb = 910.86 m = 2988.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.24 C = 81.03 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -5.56 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -9.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.59 C Showalter Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C Cross Totals Index: 24.01 C K Index: 28.73 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.77 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.53 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2420.82 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 69.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.84 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.40 mb = 866.86 m = 2843.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.40 mb = 1010.02 m = 3313.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.40 mb = 12487.93 m = 40970.41 ft B at Equ Level: 2382.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 109.40 mb = 15907.43 m = 52189.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.2 at 33.7 knts Storm direction: 252.2 at 25.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 168.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 168.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.27 Bulk Rich Number: 38.75 Bulk Shear: 11.18 m/s