MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512071200F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512071200F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 7 DEC 25 Station: 28.6,-94.5 Latitude: 28.60 Longitude: -94.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1011 -0 21.8 21.2 96 0.6 21.4 42 3 294.1 296.9 294.1 339.4 15.89 1 1000 94 21.2 21.1 99 0.1 21.1 74 1 294.4 297.2 294.3 339.9 15.92 2 950 540 19.6 19.4 99 0.2 19.5 220 14 297.1 299.8 294.5 340.8 15.13 3 900 1005 17.2 14.7 85 2.5 15.5 247 16 299.3 301.4 292.7 333.6 11.77 4 850 1491 14.5 10.8 78 3.8 12.2 257 18 301.4 303.1 291.6 329.7 9.60 5 800 2001 11.8 5.1 63 6.8 8.0 284 18 303.8 305.0 290.1 324.5 6.88 6 750 2538 7.9 2.1 67 5.8 4.8 279 21 305.1 306.2 289.7 323.1 5.93 7 700 3103 4.2 -0.2 73 4.4 2.0 264 29 307.1 308.1 289.9 323.7 5.40 8 650 3702 0.7 -7.7 54 8.3 -3.0 254 40 309.7 310.3 288.8 320.2 3.30 9 600 4340 -3.2 -16.1 36 13.0 -7.7 245 47 312.5 312.8 288.2 318.4 1.81 10 550 5023 -6.9 -22.5 28 15.5 -11.5 239 56 315.8 316.1 288.6 319.7 1.14 11 500 5761 -10.3 -28.1 22 17.8 -14.7 237 65 320.5 320.6 289.7 323.1 0.75 12 450 6566 -14.3 -44.4 6 30.2 -18.9 241 77 325.3 325.4 290.6 325.9 0.16 13 400 7448 -20.3 -58.1 2 37.8 -23.9 251 84 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.04 14 350 8424 -26.1 -46.9 12 20.8 -28.5 255 95 333.5 333.6 292.9 334.2 0.16 15 300 9524 -33.5 -47.5 23 14.0 -34.8 248 101 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.8 0.17 16 250 10775 -44.0 -54.0 32 10.0 -44.5 243 95 340.6 340.6 294.6 341.0 0.10 17 200 12231 -55.4 -71.2 12 15.7 -55.7 248 103 345.0 345.0 295.5 345.0 0.01 18 150 14010 -66.8 -78.4 18 11.6 -66.8 252 87 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 19 100 16433 -72.8 -86.6 11 13.9 -72.8 257 50 387.1 387.1 303.3 387.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.99 m Freezing level: 641.26 mb = 3813.94 m = 12512.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.16 mb = 3335.69 m = 10943.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.69 C = 83.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1002.41 mb = 73.34 m = 240.60 ft T: 21.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 17.68 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.33 mb = 664.33 m = 2179.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.43 C = 77.78 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -3.23 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.26 C Showalter Index: 1.05 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.84 C Cross Totals Index: 21.08 C K Index: 31.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 229.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.31 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 714.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.43 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 953.32 mb = 509.36 m = 1671.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.32 mb = 1115.84 m = 3660.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 318.32 mb = 9100.83 m = 29858.01 ft B at Equ Level: 711.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.32 mb = 13676.07 m = 44868.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.3 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 278.3 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.1 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 114.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 152.2 neg: -16.5 tot: 135.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.65 Bulk Rich Number: 6.12 Bulk Shear: 15.28 m/s