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: 33.18,-86.79 Latitude: 33.18 Longitude: -86.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 992 170 19.7 19.4 98 0.3 19.5 173 6 293.5 296.1 292.9 334.5 14.41 2 950 541 18.4 18.3 100 0.1 18.3 187 25 295.8 298.3 293.4 336.2 14.05 3 900 1005 17.4 17.2 99 0.1 17.3 212 39 299.4 301.9 294.3 339.9 13.86 4 850 1493 15.0 14.8 99 0.1 14.9 233 41 301.8 304.1 294.0 338.9 12.56 5 800 2005 12.5 12.4 99 0.1 12.4 246 41 304.5 306.6 293.9 338.4 11.36 6 750 2545 9.4 9.3 99 0.2 9.3 253 43 306.8 308.7 293.4 336.5 9.85 7 700 3115 6.2 6.0 99 0.2 6.1 252 43 309.4 310.9 293.1 335.1 8.43 8 650 3720 2.5 1.4 93 1.0 1.9 246 42 311.7 313.0 292.3 332.1 6.54 9 600 4362 -1.5 -1.8 98 0.3 -1.7 239 42 314.4 315.4 292.3 332.0 5.59 10 550 5051 -5.0 -5.5 97 0.5 -5.3 233 44 318.1 319.0 292.5 333.0 4.63 11 500 5796 -8.8 -9.9 92 1.1 -9.3 228 46 322.3 323.0 292.9 334.2 3.61 12 450 6605 -13.2 -14.8 88 1.6 -13.8 226 49 326.6 327.1 293.3 335.7 2.69 13 400 7494 -18.6 -20.6 84 2.1 -19.2 225 51 330.8 331.2 293.7 337.3 1.85 14 350 8474 -26.2 -28.9 78 2.7 -26.8 230 53 333.5 333.7 293.6 337.1 1.01 15 300 9569 -35.0 -38.1 73 3.1 -35.4 239 55 336.0 336.1 293.8 337.8 0.48 16 250 10811 -46.6 -50.0 68 3.4 -46.8 246 57 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.16 17 200 12254 -53.2 -68.0 15 14.8 -53.5 247 64 348.5 348.5 296.3 348.6 0.02 18 150 14074 -60.9 -80.0 6 19.1 -61.1 260 51 365.2 365.2 299.7 365.2 0.00 19 100 16529 -70.5 -86.2 8 15.7 -70.5 254 30 391.6 391.6 304.0 391.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5697.05 m Freezing level: 619.03 mb = 4117.83 m = 13509.78 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.49 mb = 4054.09 m = 13300.66 ft Precipitable water: 2.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.37 % Est. max temperature: 28.38 C = 83.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.71 mb = 205.31 m = 673.59 ft T: 19.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.60 C/km ThetaE index: 7.84 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.25 mb = 711.78 m = 2335.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.27 C = 73.88 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.56 C Showalter Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 23.62 C K Index: 38.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 305.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 175.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 28.44 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 938.89 mb = 641.60 m = 2104.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 753.89 mb = 2501.80 m = 8207.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 433.89 mb = 6880.31 m = 22572.91 ft B at Equ Level: 174.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 223.89 mb = 11524.16 m = 37808.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.1 at 40.4 knts Storm direction: 266.1 at 30.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.3 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 479.2 neg: -5.7 tot: 473.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 157.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 10.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.51 Bulk Rich Number: 1.32 Bulk Shear: 132.53 m/s