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: 35.86,-88.18 Latitude: 35.86 Longitude: -88.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 990 152 20.7 19.9 95 0.8 20.1 207 11 294.7 297.4 293.7 337.4 14.94 2 950 504 18.7 18.5 99 0.1 18.6 212 29 296.1 298.7 293.6 337.3 14.29 3 900 968 16.3 16.2 99 0.1 16.3 236 38 298.3 300.7 293.3 336.0 12.94 4 850 1453 13.7 13.5 99 0.1 13.6 259 41 300.5 302.6 292.9 334.4 11.56 5 800 1962 9.9 9.6 98 0.4 9.7 258 39 301.7 303.5 291.6 329.5 9.40 6 750 2495 6.6 3.0 78 3.6 4.6 255 46 303.8 304.9 289.6 322.8 6.33 7 700 3059 3.4 0.3 80 3.1 1.8 255 53 306.2 307.3 289.8 323.3 5.58 8 650 3657 0.6 -1.1 89 1.7 -0.3 255 58 309.6 310.6 290.7 326.5 5.44 9 600 4297 -2.8 -3.7 94 0.9 -3.3 252 66 312.9 313.8 291.2 328.1 4.85 10 550 4983 -6.3 -16.4 44 10.1 -9.8 253 71 316.6 317.0 289.7 323.1 1.93 11 500 5720 -11.2 -42.9 5 31.7 -16.3 268 68 319.4 319.5 288.8 320.1 0.17 12 450 6518 -17.6 -44.9 7 27.4 -21.2 269 75 321.2 321.2 289.3 321.7 0.15 13 400 7387 -24.7 -52.0 6 27.3 -27.2 257 71 322.9 323.0 289.8 323.2 0.08 14 350 8345 -30.3 -52.9 9 22.6 -32.0 229 73 327.9 328.0 291.2 328.3 0.08 15 300 9427 -37.3 -60.0 8 22.7 -38.4 228 73 332.7 332.7 292.5 332.9 0.04 16 250 10662 -45.7 -62.1 14 16.5 -46.2 227 74 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.3 0.04 17 200 12129 -50.9 -74.7 4 23.8 -51.3 239 66 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 13964 -59.5 -82.6 3 23.1 -59.7 256 67 367.6 367.6 300.1 367.6 0.00 19 100 16455 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.1 258 32 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.10 m Freezing level: 641.68 mb = 3763.64 m = 12347.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 656.66 mb = 3574.82 m = 11728.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.05 % Est. max temperature: 26.71 C = 80.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 979.08 mb = 244.67 m = 802.71 ft T: 20.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 14.58 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.42 mb = 664.36 m = 2179.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.86 C = 73.14 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -3.04 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.25 C Showalter Index: -1.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.72 C K Index: 35.29 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.84 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1000.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.68 mb = 634.41 m = 2081.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.68 mb = 772.96 m = 2535.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 270.68 mb = 10123.69 m = 33213.82 ft B at Equ Level: 998.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.68 mb = 13140.17 m = 43110.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.4 at 52.9 knts Storm direction: 284.4 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 2.3 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 445.2 neg: -9.1 tot: 436.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 145.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.43 Bulk Rich Number: 4.95 Bulk Shear: 202.23 m/s