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: 34.39,-89.68 Latitude: 34.39 Longitude: -89.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 998 107 22.0 21.5 97 0.5 21.6 213 9 295.3 298.3 294.8 342.3 16.37 2 950 532 20.3 20.2 99 0.1 20.2 229 31 297.8 300.7 295.3 343.9 15.88 3 900 999 18.1 17.9 99 0.1 18.0 255 44 300.1 302.8 295.0 342.6 14.50 4 850 1487 14.9 14.3 96 0.6 14.5 264 46 301.7 304.0 293.7 337.6 12.16 5 800 1998 11.3 10.3 94 1.0 10.7 260 46 303.2 305.1 292.4 332.8 9.91 6 750 2535 8.0 5.1 82 2.9 6.3 258 41 305.3 306.6 291.0 327.6 7.39 7 700 3101 4.9 -0.5 68 5.4 2.1 258 46 307.9 308.9 290.0 324.1 5.25 8 650 3703 2.6 -5.6 55 8.2 -1.2 263 47 311.9 312.6 290.0 324.2 3.87 9 600 4347 -0.8 -5.2 72 4.4 -2.9 272 45 315.2 316.1 291.5 329.1 4.34 10 550 5036 -5.1 -20.5 29 15.4 -10.0 293 54 318.0 318.3 289.5 322.6 1.36 11 500 5775 -11.2 -50.3 2 39.1 -16.6 283 53 319.4 319.4 288.6 319.7 0.08 12 450 6574 -17.3 -43.0 9 25.6 -21.0 290 56 321.5 321.5 289.4 322.2 0.19 13 400 7442 -24.9 -47.0 11 22.1 -27.2 281 56 322.6 322.7 289.7 323.2 0.14 14 350 8398 -31.7 -51.7 12 20.0 -33.2 253 56 326.0 326.0 290.7 326.4 0.09 15 300 9476 -37.8 -65.7 4 27.9 -38.9 251 59 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.02 16 250 10710 -45.8 -62.6 13 16.8 -46.3 245 61 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.1 0.03 17 200 12173 -51.6 -74.8 5 23.1 -52.0 254 63 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 14000 -61.0 -81.9 5 21.0 -61.2 255 63 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16473 -66.6 -86.4 5 19.8 -66.8 267 35 399.0 399.0 305.0 399.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.62 m Freezing level: 611.31 mb = 4201.38 m = 13783.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.29 mb = 3478.03 m = 11410.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.23 % Est. max temperature: 28.46 C = 83.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.67 mb = 168.12 m = 551.58 ft T: 21.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 19.78 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.13 mb = 659.15 m = 2162.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.10 C = 77.18 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -5.72 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.59 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.74 C Showalter Index: -3.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.63 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.10 C Cross Totals Index: 25.52 C K Index: 34.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 369.16 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.51 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1883.69 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.10 mb = 585.93 m = 1922.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 909.10 mb = 912.11 m = 2992.45 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.10 mb = 11282.24 m = 37014.78 ft B at Equ Level: 1878.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.10 mb = 15406.88 m = 50546.91 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.0 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 298.0 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 449.0 neg: -45.2 tot: 403.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 5.02 Bulk Rich Number: 14.05 Bulk Shear: 134.06 m/s