MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.52,-89.73 Latitude: 34.52 Longitude: -89.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 997 107 23.6 20.3 81 3.4 21.3 180 9 297.0 299.7 294.5 340.8 15.16 2 950 532 21.6 17.8 79 3.8 19.0 193 32 299.1 301.6 294.0 338.9 13.66 3 900 999 17.7 15.9 89 1.8 16.5 202 37 299.7 302.0 293.6 337.0 12.74 4 850 1486 16.1 3.5 43 12.6 9.1 210 34 303.0 304.1 288.9 320.5 5.80 5 800 1999 13.3 11.4 88 1.9 12.1 231 29 305.4 307.3 293.6 337.3 10.66 6 750 2540 9.9 8.8 93 1.1 9.2 240 31 307.3 309.1 293.4 336.2 9.55 7 700 3110 5.9 3.1 82 2.8 4.3 240 33 309.0 310.3 291.7 330.0 6.84 8 650 3715 3.9 -5.5 50 9.4 -0.6 227 35 313.4 314.1 290.5 325.8 3.90 9 600 4361 -0.2 -8.5 54 8.3 -3.8 225 34 315.9 316.6 290.8 326.8 3.37 10 550 5051 -5.1 -12.1 58 7.1 -7.9 225 36 318.1 318.6 290.9 327.1 2.74 11 500 5792 -10.1 -19.8 45 9.7 -13.2 232 42 320.7 321.0 290.6 326.1 1.58 12 450 6599 -13.9 -22.1 50 8.2 -16.3 238 47 325.8 326.1 291.9 330.8 1.45 13 400 7482 -20.3 -23.3 77 3.0 -21.1 245 52 328.6 328.9 292.7 333.8 1.47 14 350 8456 -27.3 -30.1 77 2.8 -27.9 240 57 331.9 332.1 293.1 335.2 0.90 15 300 9548 -36.1 -39.5 70 3.4 -36.4 240 70 334.5 334.6 293.3 336.1 0.41 16 250 10782 -46.9 -51.3 60 4.5 -47.1 244 74 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.14 17 200 12235 -52.3 -71.6 8 19.3 -52.7 251 63 350.0 350.0 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 14051 -62.2 -80.4 7 18.2 -62.3 253 57 363.0 363.0 299.2 363.0 0.00 19 100 16516 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -68.9 258 35 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.47 m Freezing level: 602.09 mb = 4334.13 m = 14219.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.82 mb = 3642.65 m = 11950.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.90 % Est. max temperature: 29.73 C = 85.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.52 mb = 536.07 m = 1758.74 ft T: 21.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 20.37 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.81 mb = 1408.08 m = 4619.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.09 C = 84.36 F Cap Strength: 1.23 C Lifted Index: -2.90 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: 6.01 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.88 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.22 C Cross Totals Index: 13.66 C K Index: 26.91 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.51 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.23 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 496.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 47.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.33 mb = 957.28 m = 3140.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 749.33 mb = 2547.80 m = 8358.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.33 mb = 11066.15 m = 36305.83 ft B at Equ Level: 488.92 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 179.33 mb = 12924.03 m = 42401.16 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 33.8 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 25.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 110.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 255.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 255.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 85.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 9.87 Bulk Shear: 50.30 m/s