MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z 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 101 SFC 981 266 21.2 15.9 72 5.3 17.7 167 10 296.0 298.1 291.6 329.5 11.63 2 950 545 20.3 15.8 75 4.6 17.3 177 26 297.8 300.0 292.4 332.4 11.93 3 900 1010 16.9 16.3 96 0.6 16.5 196 40 298.9 301.3 293.6 337.1 13.08 4 850 1497 14.3 11.2 82 3.1 12.4 205 38 301.1 303.0 291.8 330.4 9.90 5 800 2007 11.1 9.3 89 1.8 10.0 215 36 303.0 304.7 291.8 330.4 9.23 6 750 2543 7.8 3.2 73 4.6 5.3 214 40 305.0 306.2 290.1 324.5 6.43 7 700 3110 6.3 -10.9 28 17.2 -0.8 224 39 309.5 309.9 287.8 317.1 2.38 8 650 3714 3.8 -20.8 15 24.7 -4.4 226 35 313.3 313.5 287.8 317.1 1.12 9 600 4358 -0.6 -20.8 20 20.3 -7.1 222 35 315.5 315.7 288.6 319.6 1.21 10 550 5048 -4.8 -21.5 26 16.8 -10.0 222 41 318.4 318.6 289.6 322.6 1.24 11 500 5789 -9.3 -28.5 19 19.2 -14.1 223 41 321.7 321.8 290.0 324.3 0.73 12 450 6594 -14.0 -32.2 20 18.1 -17.9 227 44 325.6 325.7 291.0 327.7 0.57 13 400 7479 -19.4 -51.6 4 32.2 -23.1 229 46 329.7 329.7 291.7 330.1 0.08 14 350 8455 -27.0 -50.4 9 23.4 -29.3 228 50 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.8 0.11 15 300 9546 -36.2 -44.5 42 8.3 -37.0 231 54 334.3 334.4 293.1 335.3 0.24 16 250 10784 -46.8 -50.1 68 3.4 -46.9 238 60 336.5 336.6 293.6 337.2 0.16 17 200 12231 -53.4 -72.1 8 18.7 -53.7 247 60 348.2 348.2 296.3 348.3 0.01 18 150 14046 -61.4 -79.7 7 18.3 -61.5 255 57 364.4 364.4 299.5 364.4 0.00 19 100 16510 -68.6 -86.7 6 18.1 -68.7 263 30 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5687.99 m Freezing level: 606.36 mb = 4275.95 m = 14028.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.60 mb = 3032.92 m = 9950.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 48.96 % Est. max temperature: 27.04 C = 80.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.92 mb = 944.48 m = 3098.64 ft T: 17.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 13.37 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.30 mb = 1453.80 m = 4769.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.17 C = 79.11 F Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lifted Index: 0.18 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.69 C Showalter Index: 1.76 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.61 C Cross Totals Index: 20.54 C K Index: 17.65 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 316.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.10 mb = 1104.55 m = 3623.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 795.10 mb = 2058.00 m = 6751.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 715.10 mb = 2934.62 m = 9627.92 ft B at Equ Level: 19.89 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 655.10 mb = 3650.02 m = 11974.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.1 at 37.2 knts Storm direction: 246.1 at 27.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 336.3 neg: -1.1 tot: 335.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 74.46 m/s