MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.45,-89.68 Latitude: 33.45 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 105 SFC 999 116 21.8 21.3 97 0.6 21.5 215 7 295.1 298.0 294.6 341.3 16.13 2 950 551 21.0 19.3 90 1.7 19.8 239 34 298.5 301.2 294.8 342.1 14.98 3 900 1017 17.3 17.0 98 0.4 17.1 247 37 299.4 301.9 294.1 339.2 13.64 4 850 1504 14.4 13.9 96 0.6 14.1 262 36 301.3 303.4 293.3 336.0 11.81 5 800 2014 11.3 9.8 91 1.5 10.3 283 32 303.1 304.9 292.1 331.5 9.53 6 750 2551 7.9 4.6 80 3.3 6.1 285 30 305.1 306.5 290.7 326.6 7.10 7 700 3118 5.3 -0.2 67 5.6 2.5 268 30 308.4 309.4 290.3 325.0 5.38 8 650 3719 2.2 -13.8 29 16.0 -3.9 265 35 311.5 311.9 288.1 318.1 2.03 9 600 4361 -1.0 -30.8 8 29.8 -8.5 275 39 315.0 315.1 287.6 316.7 0.49 10 550 5048 -5.9 -31.4 11 25.5 -11.9 282 43 317.1 317.1 288.3 318.8 0.50 11 500 5786 -11.1 -29.5 20 18.4 -15.4 290 48 319.5 319.6 289.3 321.9 0.67 12 450 6587 -15.6 -44.7 6 29.1 -19.8 285 45 323.6 323.7 290.0 324.3 0.16 13 400 7465 -22.0 -43.0 13 21.0 -24.8 274 42 326.4 326.4 290.9 327.2 0.21 14 350 8431 -28.7 -37.1 44 8.4 -29.9 246 44 330.1 330.2 292.2 331.8 0.45 15 300 9517 -36.7 -42.4 56 5.6 -37.2 243 51 333.6 333.7 293.0 334.8 0.31 16 250 10754 -46.2 -49.9 66 3.7 -46.4 245 47 337.4 337.4 293.8 338.0 0.16 17 200 12208 -53.1 -71.3 9 18.2 -53.4 253 56 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14030 -60.6 -80.9 5 20.3 -60.8 253 65 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16498 -68.4 -87.5 5 19.1 -68.5 271 36 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.17 m Freezing level: 615.28 mb = 4165.12 m = 13664.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.72 mb = 3344.42 m = 10972.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.31 % Est. max temperature: 28.06 C = 82.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.88 mb = 184.55 m = 605.48 ft T: 21.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 25.38 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.58 mb = 850.18 m = 2789.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.81 C = 78.46 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -4.78 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.70 C Showalter Index: -2.62 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.50 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.53 C Cross Totals Index: 24.97 C K Index: 33.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.42 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.82 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1259.67 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 50.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.24 mb = 704.25 m = 2310.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.24 mb = 938.44 m = 3078.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.24 mb = 11347.33 m = 37228.33 ft B at Equ Level: 1247.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 138.24 mb = 14526.96 m = 47660.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.2 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 302.2 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 1.4 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 317.2 neg: -15.9 tot: 301.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.50 Bulk Rich Number: 19.12 Bulk Shear: 65.87 m/s