MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.07,-89.18 Latitude: 36.07 Longitude: -89.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 69 SFC 997 98 20.7 19.7 94 1.1 20.0 203 14 294.2 296.8 293.3 335.9 14.61 2 950 512 19.7 18.6 93 1.2 18.9 225 36 297.2 299.8 294.0 338.5 14.30 3 900 978 17.0 15.7 92 1.2 16.2 244 46 299.0 301.3 293.3 335.8 12.60 4 850 1463 13.0 12.4 96 0.6 12.6 250 45 299.7 301.7 292.0 331.2 10.72 5 800 1970 9.6 9.2 97 0.4 9.3 259 45 301.4 303.0 291.3 328.4 9.14 6 750 2504 6.5 4.9 90 1.6 5.6 259 43 303.6 304.9 290.3 325.3 7.24 7 700 3067 3.3 0.6 83 2.7 1.9 251 48 306.1 307.2 289.8 323.5 5.71 8 650 3665 0.1 -3.9 74 4.0 -1.8 246 51 309.1 309.9 289.6 322.9 4.42 9 600 4302 -3.3 -11.4 53 8.1 -6.4 247 53 312.4 312.9 289.0 321.0 2.67 10 550 4984 -7.6 -34.7 9 27.1 -13.2 249 58 315.1 315.1 287.5 316.4 0.37 11 500 5719 -11.7 -39.4 8 27.7 -16.6 248 63 318.8 318.8 288.6 319.7 0.25 12 450 6517 -17.1 -27.5 40 10.4 -19.5 241 68 321.7 321.9 290.2 324.9 0.89 13 400 7389 -23.5 -28.0 66 4.6 -24.4 229 72 324.5 324.6 291.1 327.8 0.95 14 350 8353 -29.1 -39.6 36 10.5 -30.4 215 81 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.8 0.35 15 300 9439 -36.4 -55.4 12 19.0 -37.5 216 78 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.07 16 250 10678 -44.8 -63.4 11 18.5 -45.4 223 76 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.03 17 200 12149 -50.7 -75.5 4 24.9 -51.1 239 65 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.5 0.01 18 150 13979 -60.0 -80.4 5 20.4 -60.2 252 58 366.7 366.7 299.9 366.7 0.00 19 100 16458 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.6 265 38 399.3 399.3 305.1 399.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.69 m Freezing level: 648.33 mb = 3686.04 m = 12093.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.34 mb = 3368.32 m = 11050.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.45 % Est. max temperature: 26.41 C = 79.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.46 mb = 230.90 m = 757.53 ft T: 20.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 22.18 C Layer 900.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.64 mb = 914.50 m = 3000.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.34 C = 77.60 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -3.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.50 C Showalter Index: -1.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.69 C Cross Totals Index: 24.14 C K Index: 34.44 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.08 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.28 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 996.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.01 mb = 695.48 m = 2281.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.01 mb = 1120.34 m = 3675.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 285.01 mb = 9787.30 m = 32110.18 ft B at Equ Level: 994.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.01 mb = 13372.71 m = 43873.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.0 at 49.1 knts Storm direction: 278.0 at 36.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 370.1 neg: -9.0 tot: 361.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.30 Bulk Rich Number: 9.62 Bulk Shear: 103.62 m/s