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: 34.65,-87.37 Latitude: 34.65 Longitude: -87.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 98 SFC 990 186 22.5 15.8 66 6.7 18.1 161 9 296.5 298.6 291.6 329.7 11.48 2 950 545 22.5 14.7 61 7.8 17.3 177 31 300.0 302.0 292.4 332.6 11.11 3 900 1013 18.5 14.2 76 4.3 15.7 186 35 300.6 302.7 292.8 334.1 11.40 4 850 1500 14.8 10.9 78 3.8 12.4 197 34 301.6 303.4 291.8 330.3 9.71 5 800 2011 11.2 10.2 94 1.0 10.6 208 32 303.1 304.9 292.3 332.3 9.82 6 750 2548 8.9 1.3 59 7.6 4.8 208 34 306.2 307.3 289.8 323.4 5.60 7 700 3119 8.7 -17.7 14 26.4 -1.0 222 30 312.1 312.4 287.6 316.6 1.36 8 650 3727 5.2 -22.3 12 27.5 -3.8 224 27 314.8 315.0 288.2 318.2 0.98 9 600 4373 0.2 -20.0 20 20.2 -6.6 224 27 316.3 316.5 288.9 320.7 1.30 10 550 5065 -3.9 -17.0 35 13.1 -8.5 227 27 319.4 319.8 290.5 325.6 1.83 11 500 5809 -9.1 -23.0 31 13.9 -13.1 232 35 322.0 322.2 290.6 326.1 1.20 12 450 6616 -12.9 -35.4 13 22.5 -17.4 236 40 327.1 327.1 291.3 328.6 0.42 13 400 7505 -18.7 -49.6 5 30.9 -22.5 237 41 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.1 0.10 14 350 8483 -26.6 -49.9 9 23.3 -28.9 239 48 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.4 0.11 15 300 9575 -36.0 -52.5 17 16.5 -37.1 241 54 334.6 334.7 293.1 335.0 0.10 16 250 10811 -47.0 -55.3 38 8.3 -47.3 244 59 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.6 0.08 17 200 12257 -54.8 -69.2 15 14.4 -55.1 248 67 345.9 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 14062 -62.1 -80.7 7 18.6 -62.3 250 62 363.1 363.1 299.3 363.1 0.00 19 100 16516 -69.0 -87.1 6 18.1 -69.1 256 37 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.10 m Freezing level: 598.11 mb = 4399.20 m = 14432.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.83 mb = 3015.00 m = 9891.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 45.57 % Est. max temperature: 27.89 C = 82.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 896.82 mb = 1043.19 m = 3422.49 ft T: 18.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.61 C/km ThetaE index: 15.67 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 819.34 mb = 1809.81 m = 5937.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.49 C = 83.28 F Cap Strength: 3.46 C Lifted Index: 0.95 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.66 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.46 C Showalter Index: 1.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.88 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.85 C Cross Totals Index: 20.02 C K Index: 8.44 Risk: None Sweat Index: 330.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.78 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4784.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.45 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.74 mb = 1452.98 m = 4766.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.5 at 30.3 knts Storm direction: 243.5 at 22.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 265.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 265.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 45.83 m/s