MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.27,-89.60 Latitude: 34.27 Longitude: -89.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 997 116 21.7 21.2 97 0.5 21.4 201 8 295.2 298.1 294.7 341.4 16.13 2 950 532 20.2 20.1 99 0.1 20.1 223 30 297.7 300.5 295.1 343.3 15.75 3 900 999 18.3 18.1 99 0.1 18.2 250 42 300.3 303.0 295.1 343.4 14.70 4 850 1488 15.5 15.4 99 0.1 15.4 261 44 302.4 304.8 294.6 341.0 13.04 5 800 2001 12.3 12.2 99 0.1 12.3 261 45 304.3 306.4 293.8 337.8 11.23 6 750 2540 8.5 8.0 96 0.6 8.2 261 42 305.8 307.5 292.5 332.9 8.99 7 700 3107 4.7 1.7 81 2.9 3.1 259 44 307.7 308.8 290.7 326.7 6.21 8 650 3708 2.3 -8.0 46 10.3 -2.2 261 47 311.6 312.2 289.3 321.8 3.22 9 600 4351 -0.8 -4.6 75 3.8 -2.7 271 46 315.1 316.0 291.6 329.5 4.52 10 550 5040 -5.2 -20.8 28 15.5 -10.1 292 51 317.9 318.1 289.5 322.4 1.33 11 500 5780 -11.0 -37.3 9 26.2 -16.0 287 51 319.6 319.7 289.0 320.7 0.31 12 450 6579 -17.2 -45.0 7 27.8 -21.0 292 53 321.7 321.7 289.5 322.3 0.15 13 400 7447 -25.0 -45.3 13 20.3 -27.2 282 53 322.5 322.6 289.7 323.2 0.17 14 350 8403 -31.4 -51.1 13 19.7 -32.9 251 54 326.4 326.4 290.8 326.8 0.10 15 300 9482 -37.7 -62.9 5 25.2 -38.8 251 58 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.03 16 250 10716 -46.0 -63.0 13 17.1 -46.5 245 61 337.7 337.7 293.8 337.9 0.03 17 200 12179 -51.5 -74.7 5 23.1 -52.0 255 61 351.2 351.2 296.9 351.2 0.01 18 150 14004 -61.2 -81.4 5 20.2 -61.4 255 62 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16477 -66.9 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 267 35 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.74 m Freezing level: 613.48 mb = 4177.72 m = 13706.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.81 mb = 3452.14 m = 11325.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.60 % Est. max temperature: 29.09 C = 84.37 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.62 mb = 177.48 m = 582.28 ft T: 21.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.88 C/km ThetaE index: 21.61 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.38 mb = 675.15 m = 2215.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.06 C = 77.10 F Cap Strength: 0.20 C Lifted Index: -5.42 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.90 C Showalter Index: -4.66 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.96 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.55 C Cross Totals Index: 26.41 C K Index: 39.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.06 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -4.00 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1804.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 60.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.02 mb = 595.64 m = 1954.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.02 mb = 1210.41 m = 3971.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.02 mb = 11318.98 m = 37135.30 ft B at Equ Level: 1795.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 128.02 mb = 14970.39 m = 49114.87 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.5 at 44.0 knts Storm direction: 297.5 at 33.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 465.4 neg: -17.4 tot: 448.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 149.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.20 Bulk Rich Number: 12.04 Bulk Shear: 149.87 m/s