MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.96,-88.92 Latitude: 36.96 Longitude: -88.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 994 118 20.6 19.8 95 0.8 20.1 222 14 294.2 296.9 293.4 336.4 14.77 2 950 506 18.4 18.1 98 0.3 18.2 222 31 295.9 298.4 293.3 335.9 13.92 3 900 969 16.2 16.0 99 0.2 16.1 225 40 298.2 300.6 293.2 335.6 12.85 4 850 1455 13.9 13.8 99 0.1 13.8 226 44 300.7 302.9 293.1 335.2 11.72 5 800 1965 11.4 11.2 99 0.2 11.3 227 45 303.3 305.3 293.0 334.6 10.53 6 750 2503 8.7 8.5 99 0.2 8.6 230 45 306.0 307.7 292.8 334.1 9.33 7 700 3071 5.6 5.3 98 0.3 5.5 232 44 308.7 310.2 292.6 333.2 8.03 8 650 3674 1.6 1.3 98 0.3 1.5 236 44 310.8 312.0 292.0 330.9 6.51 9 600 4315 -2.1 -2.5 97 0.4 -2.3 238 43 313.7 314.7 291.8 330.4 5.30 10 550 5003 -5.8 -6.5 95 0.7 -6.1 237 45 317.2 318.0 292.0 331.0 4.29 11 500 5744 -10.1 -11.2 91 1.2 -10.5 232 50 320.8 321.4 292.1 331.5 3.24 12 450 6549 -15.1 -16.6 88 1.6 -15.6 228 59 324.3 324.7 292.3 332.1 2.31 13 400 7429 -21.4 -23.6 83 2.1 -22.0 227 65 327.1 327.4 292.3 332.2 1.43 14 350 8398 -28.8 -31.6 77 2.8 -29.3 226 66 329.9 330.0 292.4 332.7 0.78 15 300 9481 -37.9 -41.1 72 3.1 -38.2 228 65 331.9 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.35 16 250 10708 -48.7 -52.2 67 3.5 -48.8 229 62 333.7 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.12 17 200 12163 -50.5 -75.4 4 24.9 -51.0 256 53 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 13994 -60.7 -80.0 6 19.3 -60.9 260 56 365.5 365.5 299.8 365.5 0.00 19 100 16479 -66.8 -86.4 5 19.6 -66.9 254 38 398.7 398.7 305.0 398.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.55 m Freezing level: 628.41 mb = 3951.07 m = 12962.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 630.51 mb = 3918.11 m = 12854.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.90 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.34 C = 81.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.82 mb = 213.12 m = 699.21 ft T: 20.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 6.03 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.42 mb = 665.94 m = 2184.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.01 C = 73.42 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -1.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: -1.20 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.82 C K Index: 37.46 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 483.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.09 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.13 mb = 613.67 m = 2013.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.13 mb = 1034.22 m = 3393.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 243.13 mb = 10889.85 m = 35727.43 ft B at Equ Level: 477.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 193.13 mb = 12385.74 m = 40635.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.6 at 43.1 knts Storm direction: 261.6 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 191.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.54 Bulk Rich Number: 9.95 Bulk Shear: 48.58 m/s