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: 34.13,-86.90 Latitude: 34.13 Longitude: -86.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 984 223 20.0 19.8 99 0.2 19.9 262 5 294.5 297.2 293.6 337.2 14.94 2 950 528 18.5 18.5 99 0.1 18.5 241 13 296.0 298.6 293.6 336.9 14.21 3 900 991 16.4 16.2 99 0.2 16.3 231 24 298.4 300.7 293.3 336.1 12.98 4 850 1477 14.2 14.0 99 0.2 14.1 237 31 301.0 303.2 293.3 336.1 11.94 5 800 1988 11.7 11.5 99 0.2 11.6 244 35 303.6 305.6 293.2 335.6 10.75 6 750 2527 8.9 8.7 98 0.2 8.8 249 37 306.3 308.0 293.0 334.8 9.45 7 700 3096 5.9 5.6 98 0.3 5.7 252 39 309.0 310.6 292.8 334.0 8.16 8 650 3700 2.7 2.4 98 0.3 2.5 253 39 312.1 313.4 292.7 333.9 7.02 9 600 4344 -1.3 -1.7 97 0.5 -1.5 251 40 314.6 315.7 292.4 332.4 5.62 10 550 5034 -5.1 -5.8 95 0.7 -5.4 250 41 318.0 318.9 292.4 332.6 4.51 11 500 5777 -9.0 -10.0 92 1.0 -9.4 247 41 322.1 322.8 292.8 334.0 3.59 12 450 6586 -13.6 -15.1 89 1.5 -14.1 243 39 326.1 326.7 293.1 335.1 2.64 13 400 7473 -19.1 -21.1 84 2.0 -19.7 233 38 330.2 330.5 293.4 336.4 1.78 14 350 8451 -26.8 -29.5 78 2.7 -27.3 225 40 332.6 332.8 293.3 336.1 0.95 15 300 9542 -36.0 -39.2 72 3.2 -36.4 219 46 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.2 0.43 16 250 10781 -46.9 -50.4 67 3.5 -47.1 216 57 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.15 17 200 12227 -50.7 -77.1 3 26.5 -51.1 251 68 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 14054 -61.0 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.2 259 56 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.00 19 100 16515 -69.9 -87.0 6 17.2 -69.9 256 32 392.7 392.7 304.2 392.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5690.69 m Freezing level: 615.91 mb = 4139.11 m = 13579.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.60 mb = 4098.46 m = 13446.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.34 % Est. max temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.50 mb = 247.24 m = 811.13 ft T: 19.91 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.55 C/km ThetaE index: 3.74 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.69 mb = 713.06 m = 2339.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.45 C = 72.41 F Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lifted Index: -0.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.68 C Showalter Index: -0.55 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.18 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.17 C Cross Totals Index: 23.01 C K Index: 36.88 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 318.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 161.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.89 mb = 692.81 m = 2272.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.89 mb = 925.91 m = 3037.71 ft Equ Level (EL): 426.89 mb = 6983.18 m = 22910.40 ft B at Equ Level: 161.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.89 mb = 11701.41 m = 38389.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.3 at 34.7 knts Storm direction: 277.3 at 26.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.9 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 115.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 188.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 188.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.95 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.8 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 2.22 Bulk Shear: 72.84 m/s