MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512031200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512031200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z FRI 5 DEC 25 Station: 32.7,-96.9 Latitude: 32.70 Longitude: -96.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 165 4.0 -0.1 75 4.1 2.2 357 9 276.8 277.4 275.2 287.1 3.77 1 1000 199 3.4 -0.5 75 3.9 1.7 357 9 276.5 277.2 274.9 286.6 3.67 2 950 611 -0.8 -1.5 95 0.8 -1.0 2 14 276.4 277.0 274.7 286.3 3.60 3 900 1046 1.6 -0.4 87 2.0 0.7 299 8 283.1 283.9 279.0 294.7 4.13 4 850 1507 3.6 2.3 92 1.2 2.9 303 14 289.9 290.8 283.5 305.1 5.33 5 800 2001 4.0 1.1 81 2.9 2.6 282 15 295.4 296.4 285.5 310.7 5.19 6 750 2525 3.0 1.3 89 1.7 2.2 247 27 299.9 300.9 287.6 316.6 5.63 7 700 3083 1.7 -11.3 37 13.0 -3.3 252 39 304.4 304.8 285.9 311.6 2.31 8 650 3676 -1.3 -19.9 23 18.6 -7.1 254 44 307.5 307.8 285.9 311.5 1.21 9 600 4309 -4.8 -10.7 63 5.9 -7.1 248 49 310.6 311.1 288.6 319.6 2.82 10 550 4991 -7.9 -9.0 92 1.1 -8.4 246 55 314.7 315.4 290.6 326.0 3.52 11 500 5725 -12.1 -13.5 90 1.3 -12.6 248 62 318.2 318.8 290.9 327.2 2.71 12 450 6525 -16.6 -20.1 74 3.6 -17.6 248 67 322.4 322.7 291.2 328.2 1.71 13 400 7399 -23.2 -28.6 61 5.4 -24.3 250 75 324.8 325.0 291.2 328.0 0.90 14 350 8361 -29.9 -33.2 73 3.3 -30.4 253 88 328.4 328.5 291.9 330.8 0.67 15 300 9441 -38.5 -41.7 71 3.3 -38.8 252 95 331.2 331.2 292.4 332.4 0.33 16 250 10664 -49.8 -53.4 66 3.6 -49.9 248 104 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 12081 -60.8 -65.4 55 4.5 -60.9 260 104 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.03 18 150 13858 -62.7 -81.7 6 19.0 -62.9 248 81 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 19 100 16332 -63.5 -87.7 2 24.2 -63.7 260 57 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5526.76 m Freezing level: 959.09 mb = 536.32 m = 1759.56 ft Freezing level: 933.90 mb = 751.30 m = 2464.86 ft Freezing level: 671.25 mb = 3424.13 m = 11233.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 968.79 mb = 453.78 m = 1488.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.88 % Est. max temperature: 16.50 C = 61.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.62 mb = 674.05 m = 2211.43 ft T: -0.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.24 C/km ThetaE index: 5.12 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 543.75 mb = 5078.67 m = 16662.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 42.36 C = 108.24 F Cap Strength: 23.66 C Lifted Index: 25.47 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 30.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 18.51 C Showalter Index: 13.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 30.16 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.70 C Cross Totals Index: 14.46 C K Index: 5.05 Risk: None Sweat Index: 118.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 4.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19008.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 25.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.62 mb = 829.02 m = 2719.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.4 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 284.4 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 5.8 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.5 neg: -48.1 tot: 111.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 20.69 m/s