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: 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 82 SFC 988 187 20.7 20.3 98 0.4 20.4 193 15 294.8 297.6 294.0 338.7 15.32 2 950 524 19.1 18.9 99 0.2 19.0 199 32 296.6 299.2 294.0 338.8 14.65 3 900 988 16.5 16.4 99 0.2 16.4 214 49 298.6 300.9 293.5 336.7 13.10 4 850 1474 13.6 13.0 97 0.5 13.2 226 58 300.3 302.4 292.6 333.2 11.18 5 800 1983 10.9 10.5 98 0.4 10.6 223 55 302.7 304.6 292.4 332.5 10.02 6 750 2520 8.3 8.0 98 0.4 8.1 224 53 305.6 307.3 292.4 332.7 9.01 7 700 3088 5.5 5.1 97 0.4 5.2 222 47 308.5 310.0 292.4 332.6 7.89 8 650 3691 1.8 1.5 98 0.2 1.7 223 40 311.0 312.2 292.1 331.4 6.59 9 600 4333 -1.7 -2.0 98 0.3 -1.9 226 34 314.2 315.2 292.2 331.6 5.52 10 550 5023 -5.1 -5.8 95 0.7 -5.4 226 37 318.0 318.9 292.4 332.6 4.52 11 500 5765 -9.2 -10.4 91 1.2 -9.7 230 44 321.9 322.5 292.6 333.3 3.47 12 450 6574 -13.7 -15.3 88 1.6 -14.3 232 48 326.0 326.5 293.0 334.8 2.59 13 400 7459 -19.7 -21.8 83 2.1 -20.3 232 49 329.4 329.7 293.1 335.2 1.67 14 350 8436 -26.7 -29.4 78 2.7 -27.3 233 51 332.7 332.9 293.4 336.2 0.96 15 300 9529 -35.8 -38.8 74 3.0 -36.2 234 62 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.44 16 250 10765 -47.5 -50.9 68 3.4 -47.7 236 69 335.4 335.4 293.3 336.0 0.14 17 200 12211 -50.0 -72.9 5 22.9 -50.5 246 63 353.6 353.6 297.4 353.6 0.01 18 150 14040 -61.0 -80.2 6 19.2 -61.2 255 51 364.9 364.9 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16504 -68.9 -87.0 6 18.1 -69.0 256 29 394.6 394.6 304.5 394.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5683.57 m Freezing level: 624.40 mb = 4019.55 m = 13187.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 626.39 mb = 3987.65 m = 13082.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.99 % Est. max temperature: 26.71 C = 80.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.39 mb = 234.99 m = 770.96 ft T: 20.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.47 C/km ThetaE index: 6.36 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.10 mb = 715.14 m = 2346.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.21 C = 73.78 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -1.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.58 C Showalter Index: 0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.73 C Cross Totals Index: 22.22 C K Index: 35.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.12 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 467.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.22 mb = 667.98 m = 2191.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.22 mb = 806.97 m = 2647.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.22 mb = 11050.47 m = 36254.37 ft B at Equ Level: 453.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 189.22 mb = 12563.14 m = 41217.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.8 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 252.8 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 1.9 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 398.5 neg: -72.7 tot: 325.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 108.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.16 Bulk Rich Number: 7.52 Bulk Shear: 62.11 m/s