MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511241800F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511241800F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z TUE 25 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 1004 69 22.7 21.5 93 1.3 21.8 204 9 295.5 298.5 294.8 342.2 16.24 1 1000 104 22.6 21.2 92 1.4 21.6 204 10 295.8 298.7 294.8 342.0 16.07 2 950 550 19.9 19.6 98 0.2 19.7 206 26 297.3 300.1 294.7 341.6 15.30 3 900 1015 17.1 17.0 99 0.1 17.0 213 31 299.1 301.6 294.0 338.9 13.64 4 850 1502 14.7 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 231 28 301.5 303.8 293.8 337.8 12.31 5 800 2014 12.5 12.0 97 0.5 12.1 253 28 304.5 306.5 293.7 337.5 11.08 6 750 2554 9.2 7.8 91 1.4 8.3 262 25 306.5 308.2 292.6 333.4 8.90 7 700 3122 5.8 -0.4 65 6.1 2.6 260 23 308.9 309.9 290.4 325.4 5.33 8 650 3726 3.3 -11.2 34 14.5 -2.7 244 35 312.7 313.1 289.0 320.8 2.50 9 600 4369 -1.5 -12.9 42 11.4 -6.0 231 43 314.3 314.8 289.3 322.0 2.35 10 550 5055 -6.6 -23.3 25 16.6 -11.4 233 47 316.2 316.4 288.7 319.9 1.07 11 500 5791 -11.4 -36.4 11 25.0 -16.2 237 54 319.1 319.2 288.8 320.3 0.34 12 450 6590 -17.3 -39.9 12 22.6 -20.8 236 60 321.5 321.6 289.5 322.5 0.26 13 400 7459 -24.7 -41.9 19 17.2 -26.8 237 63 322.9 322.9 289.9 323.8 0.24 14 350 8413 -32.6 -50.1 16 17.5 -34.0 243 69 324.8 324.8 290.3 325.2 0.11 15 300 9483 -39.7 -62.4 7 22.7 -40.5 249 65 329.5 329.5 291.6 329.6 0.03 16 250 10707 -47.8 -66.3 10 18.5 -48.2 249 61 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.1 0.02 17 200 12154 -54.2 -71.7 10 17.5 -54.5 257 51 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.01 18 150 13970 -59.4 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.6 249 61 367.7 367.7 300.1 367.7 0.00 19 100 16458 -68.3 -89.9 3 21.6 -68.4 252 39 395.8 395.8 304.6 395.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.61 m Freezing level: 616.06 mb = 4162.55 m = 13656.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.37 mb = 3414.33 m = 11201.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.43 % Est. max temperature: 28.50 C = 83.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.07 mb = 225.66 m = 740.36 ft T: 21.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.45 C/km ThetaE index: 21.43 C Layer 1000.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.84 mb = 642.32 m = 2107.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.89 C = 76.81 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -5.13 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -6.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.26 C Showalter Index: -3.73 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.05 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 25.95 C K Index: 34.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.50 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.44 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1756.49 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 59.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.89 mb = 587.14 m = 1926.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 930.89 mb = 724.72 m = 2377.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 220.89 mb = 11509.86 m = 37761.56 ft B at Equ Level: 1748.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 130.89 mb = 14806.37 m = 48576.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.3 at 34.4 knts Storm direction: 266.3 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 26.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 169.8 neg: -2.2 tot: 167.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 4.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.86 Bulk Rich Number: 29.38 Bulk Shear: 10.93 m/s