MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512031200F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512031200F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 149 SFC 998 165 6.7 -1.6 55 8.3 3.1 208 5 280.0 280.6 276.4 289.5 3.39 2 950 565 1.4 -2.9 73 4.3 -0.3 215 6 278.6 279.1 275.4 287.6 3.24 3 900 1003 5.0 -5.3 47 10.2 0.8 268 12 286.6 287.2 279.1 295.0 2.87 4 850 1470 6.4 -6.9 38 13.4 1.0 269 21 292.9 293.4 281.7 300.8 2.67 5 800 1965 4.5 -9.5 35 14.0 -1.0 268 28 295.9 296.3 282.6 303.0 2.32 6 750 2488 2.2 -5.0 59 7.2 -0.9 269 43 299.0 299.6 285.2 309.6 3.51 7 700 3043 0.1 -12.3 39 12.4 -4.5 265 45 302.6 303.0 285.1 309.3 2.12 8 650 3633 -2.7 -14.7 39 12.0 -6.9 263 49 305.9 306.3 286.0 311.9 1.88 9 600 4263 -6.1 -16.5 44 10.4 -9.5 260 54 309.0 309.4 287.0 314.7 1.76 10 550 4939 -10.1 -22.6 35 12.5 -13.5 254 61 312.1 312.3 287.3 315.9 1.13 11 500 5666 -14.9 -28.4 31 13.5 -17.9 248 67 314.8 315.0 287.9 317.4 0.73 12 450 6456 -19.3 -37.5 18 18.3 -22.1 245 75 319.0 319.1 288.8 320.3 0.34 13 400 7321 -25.3 -39.4 26 14.0 -27.2 240 83 322.1 322.1 289.8 323.2 0.31 14 350 8274 -32.6 -45.3 27 12.7 -33.7 253 91 324.8 324.8 290.4 325.5 0.19 15 300 9349 -38.8 -44.4 55 5.6 -39.2 249 120 330.7 330.7 292.2 331.6 0.25 16 250 10572 -49.6 -53.2 66 3.6 -49.8 239 118 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.11 17 200 12000 -56.6 -71.6 13 15.0 -56.8 249 93 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.01 18 150 13816 -59.1 -84.1 3 25.0 -59.3 250 60 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16324 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 277 31 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5517.12 m Freezing level: 697.72 mb = 3069.86 m = 10071.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 954.61 mb = 525.58 m = 1724.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.76 % Est. max temperature: 19.68 C = 67.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 878.29 mb = 1202.47 m = 3945.07 ft T: 5.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 1.89 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 547.27 mb = 4976.84 m = 16328.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 38.89 C = 101.99 F Cap Strength: 20.02 C Lifted Index: 21.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 28.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 15.70 C Showalter Index: 13.44 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.34 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.35 C Cross Totals Index: 7.99 C K Index: 1.98 Risk: None Sweat Index: 108.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19073.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 21.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 851.05 mb = 1460.36 m = 4791.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.1 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 288.1 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 3.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 104.1 neg: -9.5 tot: 94.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 19.60 m/s