MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512221800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512221800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 22 DEC 25 Station: 37.3,-67.0 Latitude: 37.30 Longitude: -67.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1026 -4 12.8 5.4 61 7.4 8.9 308 28 283.9 284.8 281.0 299.1 5.47 1 1000 206 7.9 -0.7 55 8.6 4.1 308 32 281.0 281.7 277.3 291.2 3.63 2 950 626 3.5 -2.1 67 5.6 1.2 307 32 280.7 281.3 276.9 290.4 3.44 3 900 1061 -0.8 -3.5 82 2.6 -1.9 307 33 280.6 281.2 276.6 289.9 3.29 4 850 1514 -5.2 -5.8 96 0.6 -5.4 306 34 280.7 281.2 276.1 288.9 2.91 5 800 1987 -7.9 -23.8 27 15.9 -11.3 303 45 282.7 282.9 273.9 284.9 0.70 6 750 2486 -10.5 -29.8 19 19.3 -13.9 301 52 285.2 285.2 274.8 286.5 0.43 7 700 3012 -14.2 -34.9 16 20.6 -17.2 297 55 286.7 286.8 275.5 287.7 0.28 8 650 3569 -18.6 -42.3 10 23.7 -21.1 294 57 287.9 288.0 275.9 288.4 0.14 9 600 4161 -22.0 -47.9 8 26.0 -24.1 291 61 290.7 290.7 277.2 291.0 0.08 10 550 4796 -25.2 -51.0 7 25.8 -27.1 290 65 294.2 294.2 278.8 294.4 0.06 11 500 5483 -28.6 -51.7 9 23.1 -30.1 290 73 298.2 298.2 280.6 298.4 0.06 12 450 6231 -31.7 -57.6 6 25.9 -33.0 295 85 303.4 303.4 282.8 303.5 0.04 13 400 7059 -34.6 -65.2 3 30.6 -35.7 297 94 310.1 310.1 285.4 310.1 0.01 14 350 7980 -40.3 -66.2 5 25.9 -41.1 291 92 314.3 314.3 286.9 314.4 0.01 15 300 9021 -44.8 -67.9 6 23.2 -45.3 285 95 322.2 322.2 289.5 322.3 0.01 16 250 10228 -48.0 -72.7 4 24.7 -48.5 279 89 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.7 0.01 17 200 11693 -50.1 -79.8 2 29.6 -50.6 270 83 353.4 353.4 297.4 353.4 0.00 18 150 13551 -55.2 -83.6 2 28.4 -55.5 268 82 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16129 -57.8 -85.7 2 27.8 -58.2 262 50 416.0 416.0 307.3 416.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5277.42 m Freezing level: 909.74 mb = 976.60 m = 3204.02 ft Wetbulb zero: 930.74 mb = 791.09 m = 2595.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.23 % Est. max temperature: 9.53 C = 49.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.84 mb = 912.14 m = 2992.54 ft T: 0.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 14.25 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.09 mb = 1166.83 m = 3828.13 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 9.52 C = 49.14 F Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lifted Index: 6.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.23 C Showalter Index: 8.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.37 C Cross Totals Index: 22.79 C K Index: -3.08 Risk: None Sweat Index: 141.02 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.95 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 54.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.89 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.05 mb = 1238.76 m = 4064.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.05 mb = 1283.87 m = 4212.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 745.05 mb = 2536.38 m = 8321.34 ft B at Equ Level: 53.91 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 575.05 mb = 4471.04 m = 14668.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 296.1 at 52.9 knts Storm direction: 326.1 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.7 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.1 neg: -5.8 tot: 82.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.75 Bulk Shear: 12.04 m/s