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: 34.81,-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 106 SFC 982 266 21.7 16.2 71 5.5 18.0 156 9 296.4 298.6 291.9 330.6 11.85 2 950 551 21.7 15.1 66 6.6 17.3 165 27 299.2 301.3 292.4 332.6 11.42 3 900 1018 18.1 13.7 75 4.4 15.3 181 32 300.2 302.2 292.4 332.5 11.02 4 850 1505 13.9 12.3 91 1.5 12.9 190 32 300.7 302.6 292.3 332.0 10.66 5 800 2015 12.2 5.9 65 6.3 8.6 210 27 304.1 305.5 290.6 326.1 7.31 6 750 2553 9.5 4.5 71 5.0 6.6 210 29 306.9 308.2 291.3 328.4 7.06 7 700 3124 7.1 -1.0 56 8.1 2.9 210 32 310.4 311.3 290.6 326.2 5.09 8 650 3730 4.7 -16.6 19 21.4 -3.2 222 31 314.3 314.6 288.6 319.7 1.60 9 600 4376 0.2 -16.5 27 16.7 -5.8 227 28 316.4 316.7 289.5 322.2 1.76 10 550 5068 -3.5 -21.0 24 17.4 -9.2 233 29 319.9 320.1 290.1 324.4 1.30 11 500 5813 -9.1 -22.8 32 13.7 -13.1 239 34 322.0 322.2 290.6 326.2 1.23 12 450 6620 -12.7 -39.3 9 26.5 -17.6 238 39 327.3 327.3 291.2 328.3 0.28 13 400 7509 -18.9 -44.1 9 25.2 -22.5 237 38 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.2 0.19 14 350 8487 -26.5 -49.3 10 22.8 -28.9 238 45 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.12 15 300 9579 -36.1 -52.4 17 16.4 -37.2 243 51 334.6 334.6 293.0 335.0 0.10 16 250 10815 -47.0 -55.5 38 8.4 -47.4 246 56 336.1 336.2 293.4 336.5 0.08 17 200 12260 -54.8 -69.2 15 14.4 -55.1 248 66 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.02 18 150 14065 -62.7 -80.0 8 17.3 -62.9 250 62 362.1 362.1 299.1 362.1 0.00 19 100 16516 -69.0 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.1 254 34 394.4 394.4 304.4 394.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5707.47 m Freezing level: 597.05 mb = 4417.08 m = 14491.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.03 mb = 3408.60 m = 11182.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.31 % Est. max temperature: 27.17 C = 80.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 904.85 mb = 971.81 m = 3188.31 ft T: 18.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 8.76 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.25 mb = 1949.09 m = 6394.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.30 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.95 C = 84.11 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: 1.10 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.01 C Showalter Index: 1.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.33 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.41 C K Index: 27.15 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.03 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4410.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 859.55 mb = 1409.56 m = 4624.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 30.0 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 22.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 253.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 253.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 66.58 m/s