MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.12,-89.49 Latitude: 35.12 Longitude: -89.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 95 SFC 997 122 21.7 19.1 85 2.7 19.9 215 12 295.2 297.7 293.2 335.5 14.08 2 950 539 19.5 17.7 89 1.8 18.3 218 32 297.0 299.5 293.4 336.2 13.56 3 900 1004 16.8 16.1 96 0.7 16.4 222 38 298.9 301.2 293.4 336.5 12.93 4 850 1490 14.7 14.4 98 0.3 14.5 227 39 301.5 303.8 293.7 337.4 12.19 5 800 2001 11.2 10.5 95 0.7 10.8 228 38 303.1 305.0 292.5 332.9 10.02 6 750 2538 8.7 8.6 99 0.2 8.6 232 40 306.0 307.8 292.9 334.3 9.37 7 700 3107 5.4 5.3 99 0.2 5.4 233 41 308.5 310.0 292.5 332.9 8.00 8 650 3710 1.8 1.6 99 0.2 1.7 235 40 311.0 312.3 292.2 331.6 6.64 9 600 4351 -2.2 -2.5 97 0.3 -2.3 235 42 313.6 314.6 291.8 330.4 5.31 10 550 5039 -5.4 -6.1 95 0.7 -5.8 230 43 317.6 318.5 292.2 331.8 4.40 11 500 5782 -9.4 -10.6 91 1.2 -9.9 227 47 321.6 322.3 292.5 332.9 3.42 12 450 6588 -14.3 -16.0 87 1.7 -14.9 230 49 325.3 325.8 292.7 333.6 2.45 13 400 7472 -20.0 -22.0 84 2.0 -20.6 237 52 329.0 329.3 293.0 334.7 1.64 14 350 8446 -27.9 -30.7 77 2.7 -28.4 244 56 331.1 331.3 292.9 334.2 0.85 15 300 9533 -37.2 -40.4 72 3.2 -37.5 250 59 332.9 333.0 292.9 334.4 0.38 16 250 10762 -48.0 -51.8 65 3.8 -48.1 243 73 334.8 334.8 293.2 335.3 0.13 17 200 12216 -51.2 -76.0 4 24.7 -51.7 247 58 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14044 -61.1 -80.3 6 19.2 -61.2 249 54 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16516 -69.0 -87.1 6 18.1 -69.1 260 33 394.4 394.4 304.5 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.88 m Freezing level: 627.27 mb = 4001.30 m = 13127.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.74 mb = 3976.22 m = 13045.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.77 % Est. max temperature: 28.20 C = 82.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.93 mb = 458.06 m = 1502.80 ft T: 19.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 4.53 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.83 mb = 1014.60 m = 3328.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.50 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.52 C = 77.93 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: -0.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.02 C Showalter Index: -1.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.72 C K Index: 38.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 317.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.94 mb = 787.31 m = 2583.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.94 mb = 1813.87 m = 5950.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.94 mb = 10815.89 m = 35484.77 ft B at Equ Level: 315.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 197.94 mb = 12281.85 m = 40294.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.4 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 259.4 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 187.9 neg: -1.9 tot: 186.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.3 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 8.10 Bulk Shear: 39.23 m/s