MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.77,-86.84 Latitude: 34.77 Longitude: -86.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 114 SFC 989 213 20.4 19.4 94 1.0 19.7 219 14 294.5 297.1 293.3 335.8 14.46 2 950 555 18.1 18.0 100 0.1 18.1 229 31 295.6 298.1 293.2 335.3 13.83 3 900 1017 15.3 15.1 99 0.1 15.2 250 39 297.2 299.4 292.3 332.3 12.12 4 850 1500 11.6 11.4 99 0.2 11.4 262 37 298.3 300.1 291.0 327.4 10.00 5 800 2005 8.5 5.9 84 2.6 7.0 262 35 300.2 301.5 289.3 321.7 7.30 6 750 2537 7.5 -2.1 51 9.6 2.8 256 50 304.7 305.5 288.1 318.2 4.38 7 700 3104 6.6 -19.2 14 25.8 -2.3 257 55 309.8 310.1 286.6 313.8 1.19 8 650 3708 3.7 -32.2 5 35.9 -5.6 258 53 313.1 313.2 286.9 314.5 0.40 9 600 4352 -0.1 -44.2 2 44.1 -8.6 270 45 316.1 316.1 287.6 316.5 0.13 10 550 5041 -5.6 -35.4 7 29.8 -12.1 267 52 317.4 317.5 288.3 318.6 0.34 11 500 5778 -11.8 -32.8 16 21.0 -16.2 267 60 318.6 318.7 288.8 320.3 0.48 12 450 6573 -18.6 -33.6 25 15.0 -21.4 268 62 319.8 319.9 289.2 321.6 0.50 13 400 7438 -25.0 -30.6 60 5.6 -26.0 256 58 322.5 322.6 290.3 325.1 0.75 14 350 8399 -30.7 -33.7 75 3.0 -31.2 240 58 327.4 327.5 291.6 329.7 0.63 15 300 9476 -38.7 -42.0 71 3.3 -38.9 240 64 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10704 -47.1 -52.8 52 5.8 -47.4 240 70 336.0 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.11 17 200 12159 -51.3 -73.5 5 22.2 -51.8 261 77 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14001 -59.8 -83.8 3 24.0 -60.0 255 50 367.1 367.1 300.0 367.1 0.00 19 100 16477 -67.6 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 259 35 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.56 m Freezing level: 600.77 mb = 4341.95 m = 14245.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 722.79 mb = 2840.65 m = 9319.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.28 % Est. max temperature: 24.56 C = 76.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.64 mb = 335.17 m = 1099.63 ft T: 19.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.91 C/km ThetaE index: 22.01 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.42 mb = 714.82 m = 2345.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.02 C = 71.64 F Cap Strength: 0.99 C Lifted Index: -2.60 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.82 C Showalter Index: 0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.62 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.40 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 8.94 Risk: None Sweat Index: 269.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 625.21 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.36 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.73 mb = 693.72 m = 2275.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.73 mb = 739.57 m = 2426.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 719.73 mb = 2875.62 m = 9434.34 ft B at Equ Level: 118.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.73 mb = 12496.77 m = 40999.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.6 at 46.6 knts Storm direction: 290.6 at 35.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 2.8 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 348.4 neg: -8.9 tot: 339.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.09 Bulk Rich Number: 5.90 Bulk Shear: 106.05 m/s