MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.11,-87.24 Latitude: 33.11 Longitude: -87.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 104 SFC 997 129 21.2 21.0 98 0.3 21.1 251 4 294.6 297.4 294.3 340.0 15.85 2 950 548 19.2 19.2 99 0.1 19.2 232 20 296.7 299.4 294.2 339.6 14.87 3 900 1013 16.9 16.8 99 0.2 16.8 239 31 298.9 301.4 293.9 338.2 13.46 4 850 1499 14.2 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 251 35 301.0 303.2 293.3 335.8 11.82 5 800 2010 11.3 10.7 96 0.6 11.0 260 38 303.2 305.1 292.7 333.5 10.17 6 750 2547 8.4 7.6 95 0.8 7.9 264 39 305.7 307.3 292.3 332.1 8.77 7 700 3115 5.0 4.1 94 0.9 4.5 261 39 308.1 309.5 291.9 330.6 7.37 8 650 3716 0.9 0.2 95 0.7 0.5 255 39 310.0 311.1 291.3 328.5 6.00 9 600 4356 -2.0 -2.4 97 0.4 -2.2 247 38 313.8 314.8 291.9 330.7 5.34 10 550 5047 -4.3 -5.0 95 0.7 -4.6 236 39 319.0 320.0 292.9 334.6 4.82 11 500 5792 -8.4 -9.6 91 1.1 -8.9 231 41 322.7 323.5 293.0 335.0 3.70 12 450 6604 -12.9 -14.5 88 1.6 -13.5 228 45 327.0 327.5 293.4 336.4 2.76 13 400 7490 -19.6 -21.8 83 2.1 -20.3 230 49 329.5 329.8 293.2 335.4 1.67 14 350 8468 -26.6 -29.2 78 2.7 -27.1 232 50 332.9 333.1 293.4 336.5 0.97 15 300 9562 -34.9 -38.0 74 3.1 -35.3 233 47 336.1 336.2 293.8 338.0 0.48 16 250 10806 -46.1 -49.4 69 3.3 -46.3 232 47 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.2 0.17 17 200 12251 -52.6 -72.4 7 19.7 -52.9 245 61 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.5 0.01 18 150 14069 -61.1 -80.3 6 19.2 -61.3 261 53 364.9 364.9 299.7 364.9 0.00 19 100 16524 -70.8 -86.4 8 15.7 -70.8 255 30 391.0 391.0 303.9 391.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.46 m Freezing level: 634.40 mb = 3915.50 m = 12845.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.07 mb = 3838.90 m = 12594.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.95 % Est. max temperature: 27.77 C = 81.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.80 mb = 157.94 m = 518.17 ft T: 21.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 11.41 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.21 mb = 628.17 m = 2060.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.71 C = 74.68 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -1.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: 0.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.00 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.67 C Cross Totals Index: 22.33 C K Index: 35.64 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 278.90 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 545.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.68 mb = 596.53 m = 1957.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.68 mb = 734.09 m = 2408.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 239.68 mb = 11078.58 m = 36346.60 ft B at Equ Level: 536.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 169.68 mb = 13289.55 m = 43600.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.5 at 35.6 knts Storm direction: 277.5 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 3.2 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 127.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 201.9 neg: -7.6 tot: 194.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 64.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 8.24 Bulk Shear: 66.24 m/s