MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512071200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512071200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 8 DEC 25 Station: 30.9,-86.8 Latitude: 30.90 Longitude: -86.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1007 60 11.9 11.4 97 0.5 11.6 51 2 284.4 285.9 284.4 307.7 8.43 1 1000 122 11.4 11.1 98 0.3 11.2 60 2 284.5 285.9 284.4 307.4 8.30 2 950 552 11.5 11.0 97 0.5 11.2 157 3 288.9 290.4 286.5 313.4 8.71 3 900 1007 13.0 4.1 54 9.0 8.2 223 11 295.0 296.0 285.9 311.6 5.69 4 850 1486 11.5 -3.0 36 14.5 4.7 225 15 298.2 298.9 285.0 309.1 3.61 5 800 1988 7.3 5.5 88 1.8 6.3 258 20 299.0 300.2 288.7 319.9 7.09 6 750 2518 4.4 0.0 73 4.3 2.2 269 29 301.3 302.3 287.6 316.7 5.11 7 700 3075 0.3 -1.3 89 1.6 -0.5 268 36 302.8 303.7 288.1 317.8 4.97 8 650 3666 -3.6 -4.4 94 0.8 -4.0 260 44 304.9 305.7 288.1 318.0 4.25 9 600 4294 -6.5 -11.0 70 4.5 -8.2 255 56 308.6 309.1 287.8 317.3 2.75 10 550 4971 -9.2 -21.7 35 12.6 -12.8 247 66 313.2 313.4 287.9 317.3 1.22 11 500 5703 -12.1 -39.5 8 27.4 -16.9 251 74 318.3 318.3 288.5 319.2 0.25 12 450 6500 -17.0 -49.8 4 32.8 -21.0 254 79 321.9 321.9 289.4 322.2 0.09 13 400 7373 -22.8 -57.3 3 34.5 -25.8 254 79 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.5 0.04 14 350 8338 -29.8 -58.0 5 28.1 -31.7 255 79 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.04 15 300 9418 -36.8 -59.3 8 22.5 -37.9 251 106 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.7 0.04 16 250 10660 -44.9 -59.9 17 15.1 -45.4 249 128 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.6 0.05 17 200 12120 -53.5 -73.5 7 20.0 -53.8 251 120 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.0 0.01 18 150 13933 -61.5 -83.7 4 22.2 -61.7 257 84 364.1 364.1 299.5 364.1 0.00 19 100 16381 -71.4 -87.7 7 16.3 -71.5 262 68 389.8 389.8 303.8 389.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5581.29 m Freezing level: 696.47 mb = 3116.68 m = 10225.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.42 mb = 2967.02 m = 9734.18 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.14 % Est. max temperature: 25.21 C = 77.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1000.21 mb = 120.28 m = 394.62 ft T: 11.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.72 C/km ThetaE index: 4.29 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 798.05 mb = 2008.53 m = 6589.59 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.52 C = 79.74 F Cap Strength: 6.97 C Lifted Index: 9.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.83 C Showalter Index: 10.76 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 32.83 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.66 C Cross Totals Index: 9.16 C K Index: 19.14 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 102.84 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10485.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 928.82 mb = 741.48 m = 2432.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.5 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 283.5 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.2 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 174.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 174.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 20.77 m/s