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: 34.44,-89.77 Latitude: 34.44 Longitude: -89.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 998 102 22.1 21.6 97 0.5 21.8 219 9 295.4 298.4 295.0 342.9 16.53 2 950 532 20.4 20.3 99 0.1 20.4 233 32 297.9 300.8 295.3 344.2 15.96 3 900 999 17.9 17.6 98 0.4 17.7 259 42 300.0 302.6 294.7 341.5 14.18 4 850 1487 14.6 13.8 95 0.8 14.0 265 45 301.4 303.6 293.3 335.9 11.71 5 800 1997 11.1 8.9 86 2.2 9.8 260 45 303.0 304.7 291.7 329.8 9.00 6 750 2534 7.9 3.3 72 4.6 5.4 259 42 305.2 306.4 290.2 324.8 6.47 7 700 3100 4.9 -2.6 58 7.5 1.3 259 46 307.9 308.8 289.3 321.9 4.52 8 650 3702 2.7 -5.3 56 7.9 -1.1 265 46 312.0 312.7 290.1 324.5 3.97 9 600 4345 -0.9 -6.7 65 5.8 -3.6 272 45 315.1 315.8 291.0 327.5 3.86 10 550 5034 -5.1 -19.9 30 14.8 -9.9 294 55 318.0 318.3 289.6 322.8 1.43 11 500 5773 -11.3 -48.9 3 37.6 -16.6 279 54 319.3 319.3 288.6 319.6 0.09 12 450 6572 -17.5 -41.5 10 24.0 -21.1 288 57 321.3 321.3 289.4 322.1 0.22 13 400 7440 -24.9 -47.8 10 22.9 -27.2 282 57 322.7 322.7 289.7 323.1 0.13 14 350 8395 -31.7 -54.6 9 22.9 -33.3 254 58 326.0 326.0 290.6 326.3 0.07 15 300 9473 -37.9 -66.3 4 28.4 -39.0 252 59 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.0 0.02 16 250 10707 -45.6 -62.3 14 16.6 -46.2 245 61 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.04 17 200 12170 -51.6 -74.7 5 23.1 -52.0 254 63 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.1 0.01 18 150 13998 -60.8 -82.2 4 21.4 -61.0 255 63 365.3 365.3 299.7 365.3 0.00 19 100 16472 -66.6 -86.0 5 19.4 -66.7 266 36 399.1 399.1 305.1 399.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.69 m Freezing level: 612.48 mb = 4184.60 m = 13728.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.33 mb = 3415.37 m = 11205.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.90 % Est. max temperature: 28.19 C = 82.73 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.53 mb = 160.63 m = 526.98 ft T: 21.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 22.26 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.55 mb = 664.86 m = 2181.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.19 C = 77.34 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -5.80 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.72 C Showalter Index: -2.76 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.88 C Cross Totals Index: 25.04 C K Index: 32.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.18 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1902.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 61.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.03 mb = 586.87 m = 1925.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.03 mb = 818.64 m = 2685.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.03 mb = 11281.37 m = 37011.92 ft B at Equ Level: 1895.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.03 mb = 15408.92 m = 50553.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 268.6 at 44.9 knts Storm direction: 298.6 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 403.5 neg: -35.5 tot: 367.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 4.55 Bulk Rich Number: 15.45 Bulk Shear: 123.17 m/s