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: 34.41,-89.86 Latitude: 34.41 Longitude: -89.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 999 94 22.2 21.8 97 0.4 21.9 220 10 295.4 298.4 295.1 343.3 16.65 2 950 533 20.4 20.3 99 0.1 20.4 235 32 297.9 300.8 295.3 344.3 15.97 3 900 1000 17.8 17.4 98 0.4 17.6 262 41 299.9 302.4 294.6 341.0 14.07 4 850 1488 14.8 14.3 97 0.5 14.5 265 44 301.6 303.9 293.7 337.5 12.17 5 800 1999 11.4 10.2 92 1.2 10.6 261 44 303.3 305.1 292.4 332.4 9.79 6 750 2535 7.8 5.0 82 2.8 6.2 260 42 305.0 306.4 290.9 327.1 7.30 7 700 3101 4.6 -1.2 66 5.8 1.7 259 46 307.6 308.5 289.7 323.1 5.01 8 650 3703 2.4 -4.8 59 7.2 -1.0 266 46 311.7 312.5 290.2 324.8 4.13 9 600 4346 -0.8 -8.2 58 7.3 -4.1 274 44 315.1 315.8 290.6 326.2 3.44 10 550 5035 -5.2 -20.8 28 15.6 -10.1 295 55 317.9 318.2 289.5 322.5 1.33 11 500 5774 -11.3 -47.9 3 36.6 -16.6 277 55 319.3 319.3 288.6 319.7 0.10 12 450 6572 -17.5 -39.7 13 22.1 -21.0 288 57 321.2 321.3 289.4 322.2 0.27 13 400 7440 -24.9 -48.0 10 23.1 -27.2 283 58 322.7 322.7 289.7 323.2 0.12 14 350 8396 -31.6 -56.7 7 25.1 -33.3 255 59 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.3 0.05 15 300 9474 -38.0 -64.3 5 26.3 -39.1 254 59 331.8 331.8 292.2 331.9 0.02 16 250 10707 -45.5 -61.9 14 16.4 -46.1 246 61 338.4 338.4 294.0 338.5 0.04 17 200 12171 -51.6 -74.7 5 23.1 -52.0 255 63 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 13999 -60.8 -82.2 4 21.5 -60.9 255 62 365.4 365.4 299.7 365.4 0.00 19 100 16473 -66.7 -86.1 5 19.4 -66.8 267 36 398.8 398.8 305.0 398.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.98 m Freezing level: 612.83 mb = 4180.97 m = 13716.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.51 mb = 3475.00 m = 11400.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.69 % Est. max temperature: 28.43 C = 83.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.18 mb = 146.64 m = 481.09 ft T: 22.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.96 C/km ThetaE index: 21.19 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.11 mb = 651.14 m = 2136.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.18 C = 77.32 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: -5.81 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -4.01 C Showalter Index: -3.46 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.07 C Cross Totals Index: 25.62 C K Index: 34.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.49 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1907.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.22 mb = 576.76 m = 1892.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.22 mb = 808.20 m = 2651.55 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.22 mb = 11248.09 m = 36902.72 ft B at Equ Level: 1901.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 120.22 mb = 15349.29 m = 50357.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 269.2 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 299.2 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 372.4 neg: -23.0 tot: 349.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.23 Bulk Rich Number: 16.07 Bulk Shear: 118.72 m/s