MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 34.81,-86.48 Latitude: 34.81 Longitude: -86.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 112 SFC 983 266 26.4 17.7 59 8.6 20.4 187 9 301.0 303.4 294.2 339.5 13.09 2 950 562 22.9 16.2 66 6.7 18.4 188 13 300.4 302.7 293.4 336.4 12.28 3 900 1030 18.4 15.3 83 3.0 16.4 190 14 300.4 302.7 293.4 336.4 12.27 4 850 1517 13.9 12.6 92 1.3 13.1 201 18 300.7 302.7 292.4 332.7 10.86 5 800 2026 10.8 5.4 69 5.4 7.8 211 19 302.7 304.0 289.9 323.8 7.04 6 750 2564 9.8 3.8 66 6.0 6.4 214 18 307.2 308.4 291.0 327.7 6.71 7 700 3134 6.8 -0.4 60 7.3 3.1 216 23 310.1 311.1 290.7 326.6 5.30 8 650 3738 3.0 -10.1 38 13.0 -2.5 221 27 312.3 312.8 289.1 321.1 2.74 9 600 4383 0.5 -21.9 17 22.4 -6.7 232 29 316.8 317.0 288.9 320.5 1.11 10 550 5075 -4.3 -19.4 30 15.2 -9.3 241 32 319.0 319.3 290.0 324.1 1.49 11 500 5817 -9.0 -25.7 24 16.8 -13.5 245 29 322.1 322.3 290.4 325.4 0.94 12 450 6624 -13.9 -35.2 15 21.3 -18.1 249 28 325.8 325.9 291.0 327.3 0.43 13 400 7510 -18.7 -49.6 5 31.0 -22.5 259 25 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.1 0.10 14 350 8488 -27.0 -51.3 8 24.2 -29.3 255 31 332.3 332.3 292.4 332.7 0.10 15 300 9578 -36.3 -51.2 20 14.8 -37.4 262 38 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.6 0.12 16 250 10815 -46.0 -57.0 28 11.0 -46.4 262 50 337.7 337.8 293.8 338.0 0.07 17 200 12272 -52.8 -71.6 9 18.8 -53.2 265 62 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 14082 -63.7 -80.9 8 17.2 -63.8 256 55 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 19 100 16512 -70.8 -85.8 9 15.1 -70.8 256 35 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5705.46 m Freezing level: 594.31 mb = 4461.33 m = 14636.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.45 mb = 3461.36 m = 11356.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.90 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 866.14 mb = 1356.52 m = 4450.48 ft T: 15.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 15.73 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.79 mb = 1429.16 m = 4688.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.35 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.04 C = 78.87 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.21 C Showalter Index: 0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.91 C Cross Totals Index: 21.59 C K Index: 28.26 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 98.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.96 mb = 1407.65 m = 4618.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.96 mb = 1457.28 m = 4781.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 755.96 mb = 2497.62 m = 8194.21 ft B at Equ Level: 22.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 235.96 mb = 11192.28 m = 36719.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.5 at 23.3 knts Storm direction: 254.5 at 17.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 72.1 neg: -1.3 tot: 70.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 3.09 Bulk Shear: 31.69 m/s