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: 34.81,-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 83 SFC 979 266 20.9 18.7 87 2.2 19.4 177 13 295.8 298.3 293.3 336.1 13.98 2 950 526 18.6 18.2 97 0.4 18.4 181 24 296.1 298.6 293.4 336.3 13.98 3 900 989 16.4 16.3 99 0.1 16.4 200 42 298.4 300.8 293.4 336.4 13.05 4 850 1476 14.4 11.3 82 3.1 12.5 212 42 301.3 303.1 291.9 330.6 9.95 5 800 1986 11.4 9.9 91 1.4 10.5 225 36 303.3 305.1 292.3 332.0 9.65 6 750 2523 8.3 8.1 98 0.3 8.2 231 36 305.6 307.3 292.5 332.9 9.06 7 700 3091 4.9 4.1 94 0.9 4.4 234 31 308.0 309.3 291.8 330.3 7.33 8 650 3693 2.3 -0.8 80 3.1 0.7 231 36 311.6 312.6 291.4 328.9 5.56 9 600 4336 -1.2 -11.9 44 10.8 -5.5 222 41 314.7 315.2 289.7 323.1 2.55 10 550 5024 -5.4 -17.4 38 12.0 -9.5 218 49 317.7 318.0 289.9 323.6 1.78 11 500 5764 -10.1 -19.4 46 9.3 -13.0 216 51 320.7 321.1 290.7 326.3 1.65 12 450 6569 -14.5 -17.7 76 3.2 -15.5 236 51 325.1 325.5 292.3 332.3 2.12 13 400 7453 -20.0 -25.3 62 5.3 -21.3 244 49 329.0 329.3 292.6 333.4 1.22 14 350 8428 -27.1 -31.5 66 4.4 -27.9 233 58 332.2 332.3 293.1 335.0 0.78 15 300 9521 -35.4 -38.5 73 3.1 -35.8 238 65 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.2 0.46 16 250 10760 -47.0 -50.4 68 3.4 -47.2 235 65 336.1 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.15 17 200 12209 -51.2 -71.3 7 20.1 -51.6 243 56 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 14034 -61.4 -79.8 7 18.4 -61.6 253 50 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16494 -69.0 -87.1 6 18.1 -69.1 252 29 394.5 394.5 304.5 394.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5681.04 m Freezing level: 617.06 mb = 4116.42 m = 13505.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 644.60 mb = 3760.07 m = 12336.05 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.13 C = 80.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.03 mb = 543.60 m = 1783.44 ft T: 18.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 9.83 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.77 mb = 896.94 m = 2942.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.02 C = 73.44 F Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lifted Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.05 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.47 C Showalter Index: 0.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.52 C Cross Totals Index: 21.40 C K Index: 34.95 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.86 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 232.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.13 mb = 809.10 m = 2654.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.13 mb = 1735.86 m = 5695.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 364.13 mb = 8139.24 m = 26703.22 ft B at Equ Level: 232.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 214.13 mb = 11765.44 m = 38600.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.4 at 39.8 knts Storm direction: 249.4 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 324.8 neg: -7.8 tot: 317.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 2.84 Bulk Shear: 81.87 m/s