MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.72,-88.60 Latitude: 33.72 Longitude: -88.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 71 21.3 21.1 99 0.2 21.2 184 3 294.4 297.3 294.3 340.0 15.95 1 1000 77 21.2 21.0 98 0.2 21.1 164 3 294.4 297.2 294.2 339.6 15.82 2 950 521 19.5 19.3 99 0.2 19.4 204 20 296.9 299.6 294.4 340.1 14.96 3 900 986 17.3 17.1 99 0.1 17.2 216 30 299.3 301.8 294.2 339.5 13.78 4 850 1474 15.1 14.9 99 0.1 15.0 222 35 301.9 304.3 294.1 339.3 12.66 5 800 1986 12.5 12.4 99 0.1 12.4 226 36 304.5 306.6 294.0 338.5 11.39 6 750 2527 10.0 9.8 99 0.1 9.9 231 37 307.4 309.3 293.9 338.4 10.23 7 700 3099 7.1 7.0 99 0.2 7.1 232 38 310.4 312.1 293.8 338.0 9.01 8 650 3706 3.8 3.7 99 0.2 3.8 233 39 313.3 314.8 293.6 337.3 7.70 9 600 4353 0.1 -0.2 98 0.3 -0.0 236 41 316.3 317.5 293.4 336.3 6.32 10 550 5047 -3.2 -3.6 97 0.4 -3.4 238 43 320.3 321.3 293.7 337.5 5.32 11 500 5796 -7.3 -7.9 96 0.5 -7.6 240 45 324.1 324.9 293.9 338.1 4.23 12 450 6611 -12.0 -13.1 92 1.0 -12.4 240 48 328.1 328.7 294.0 338.7 3.11 13 400 7502 -17.9 -19.5 87 1.6 -18.4 240 50 331.7 332.1 294.0 338.9 2.03 14 350 8485 -25.5 -27.8 81 2.3 -26.0 240 51 334.4 334.6 293.9 338.4 1.11 15 300 9582 -35.4 -38.1 76 2.7 -35.7 237 55 335.5 335.6 293.6 337.3 0.48 16 250 10820 -47.2 -50.6 68 3.4 -47.4 237 62 335.9 335.9 293.4 336.5 0.15 17 200 12260 -53.0 -65.8 20 12.9 -53.2 248 62 348.9 348.9 296.4 349.0 0.03 18 150 14083 -61.6 -80.6 6 19.1 -61.7 257 57 364.0 364.0 299.5 364.0 0.00 19 100 16539 -70.4 -86.7 7 16.4 -70.4 263 35 391.8 391.8 304.0 391.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5719.61 m Freezing level: 597.97 mb = 4381.03 m = 14373.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 600.51 mb = 4346.03 m = 14258.44 ft Precipitable water: 2.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.81 C = 83.85 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 998.10 mb = 93.04 m = 305.24 ft T: 21.15 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.37 C/km ThetaE index: 3.85 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.23 mb = 609.94 m = 2001.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.29 C = 75.72 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -0.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.51 C Showalter Index: -0.28 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.70 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.42 C Cross Totals Index: 22.28 C K Index: 37.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 355.38 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 278.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.44 mb = 544.24 m = 1785.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.44 mb = 962.98 m = 3159.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.44 mb = 11289.80 m = 37039.58 ft B at Equ Level: 271.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.44 mb = 12842.38 m = 42133.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.0 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 261.0 at 27.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 259.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 86.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.4 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 3.02 Bulk Shear: 92.35 m/s