MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512221800F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2512221800F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z WED 24 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 1009 -2 17.7 17.2 97 0.5 17.4 194 35 290.1 292.3 290.2 324.6 12.30 1 1000 74 16.0 15.7 98 0.3 15.8 194 42 289.1 291.1 288.9 320.7 11.26 2 950 508 12.3 12.1 99 0.1 12.2 198 52 289.6 291.3 287.5 316.1 9.39 3 900 959 9.1 8.8 98 0.3 8.9 206 60 290.9 292.3 286.5 313.3 7.90 4 850 1431 6.2 5.9 98 0.3 6.0 216 66 292.6 293.9 286.2 312.3 6.86 5 800 1926 3.4 3.1 98 0.3 3.2 227 70 294.7 295.8 286.1 312.1 5.97 6 750 2446 0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 237 71 296.6 297.5 285.8 311.3 5.00 7 700 2996 -3.4 -3.7 98 0.3 -3.5 248 70 298.7 299.5 285.8 311.2 4.17 8 650 3579 -6.8 -7.4 96 0.5 -7.1 258 66 301.2 301.9 285.9 311.6 3.38 9 600 4199 -10.4 -11.3 93 0.9 -10.7 266 64 304.1 304.6 286.2 312.5 2.69 10 550 4864 -14.2 -15.4 91 1.2 -14.6 271 63 307.2 307.6 286.7 313.9 2.10 11 500 5581 -19.0 -20.3 89 1.4 -19.3 275 64 309.9 310.2 287.1 314.9 1.52 12 450 6356 -24.7 -26.4 86 1.7 -25.0 276 66 312.2 312.4 287.2 315.5 0.98 13 400 7201 -31.8 -34.6 76 2.8 -32.2 274 66 313.6 313.7 287.2 315.4 0.51 14 350 8127 -40.5 -44.6 64 4.2 -40.7 277 69 314.2 314.2 287.1 314.9 0.21 15 300 9157 -49.0 -55.2 48 6.2 -49.1 282 78 316.3 316.4 287.6 316.6 0.07 16 250 10332 -56.0 -67.0 24 11.0 -56.1 291 92 322.8 322.8 289.6 322.9 0.02 17 200 11745 -55.7 -76.8 5 21.1 -55.9 288 96 344.5 344.5 295.4 344.6 0.01 18 150 13587 -54.1 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 288 76 376.8 376.8 301.7 376.8 0.00 19 100 16155 -59.6 -87.0 2 27.5 -59.9 284 54 412.6 412.6 306.9 412.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5506.81 m Freezing level: 749.94 mb = 2447.03 m = 8028.20 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.34 mb = 2421.31 m = 7943.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.71 % Est. max temperature: 19.90 C = 67.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1001.77 mb = 58.76 m = 192.78 ft T: 16.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 13.38 C Layer 1000.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 958.40 mb = 433.59 m = 1422.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.14 C = 62.85 F Cap Strength: -0.15 C Lifted Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.64 C Showalter Index: 1.88 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.15 C Cross Totals Index: 24.85 C K Index: 30.76 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 419.36 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 496.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 956.09 mb = 454.03 m = 1489.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 951.09 mb = 498.43 m = 1635.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 291.09 mb = 9351.36 m = 30679.93 ft B at Equ Level: 492.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 211.09 mb = 11403.82 m = 37413.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.8 at 63.8 knts Storm direction: 274.8 at 47.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 9.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 1022.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 1022.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 340.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 12.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.52 Bulk Rich Number: 1.60 Bulk Shear: 24.88 m/s