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: 34.81,-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 99 SFC 981 266 18.2 17.8 98 0.3 17.9 287 10 293.0 295.3 291.9 330.5 13.22 2 950 537 16.0 15.8 98 0.3 15.9 284 22 293.5 295.6 291.0 327.5 11.94 3 900 996 13.9 13.2 96 0.7 13.5 268 28 295.8 297.8 290.7 326.7 10.68 4 850 1477 11.8 10.7 93 1.1 11.1 261 31 298.5 300.2 290.6 326.3 9.52 5 800 1983 9.5 8.2 91 1.3 8.8 256 34 301.3 302.9 290.7 326.7 8.57 6 750 2517 7.0 5.7 91 1.3 6.2 251 37 304.2 305.6 290.9 327.2 7.68 7 700 3083 4.0 3.0 93 1.0 3.5 244 38 306.9 308.2 291.0 327.7 6.81 8 650 3682 0.7 0.4 98 0.3 0.5 233 37 309.7 310.9 291.3 328.5 6.06 9 600 4323 -1.9 -2.4 97 0.5 -2.1 225 38 313.9 314.9 291.9 330.8 5.36 10 550 5012 -5.2 -5.9 95 0.7 -5.5 220 41 317.9 318.8 292.3 332.4 4.48 11 500 5755 -9.3 -10.5 91 1.3 -9.8 217 45 321.8 322.4 292.6 333.1 3.44 12 450 6563 -14.0 -15.7 87 1.7 -14.6 216 49 325.6 326.1 292.9 334.2 2.50 13 400 7447 -19.9 -22.1 82 2.2 -20.5 217 51 329.1 329.5 293.0 334.9 1.63 14 350 8423 -27.1 -29.9 77 2.8 -27.6 220 55 332.2 332.4 293.2 335.5 0.91 15 300 9515 -35.7 -38.9 72 3.2 -36.1 223 61 335.1 335.2 293.5 336.8 0.44 16 250 10753 -47.0 -51.1 63 4.1 -47.2 227 65 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.8 0.14 17 200 12204 -51.8 -71.0 8 19.2 -52.2 251 71 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.7 0.01 18 150 14036 -60.4 -81.9 4 21.5 -60.6 257 54 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.00 19 100 16501 -69.2 -87.2 6 18.1 -69.2 254 31 394.1 394.1 304.4 394.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.00 m Freezing level: 637.04 mb = 3847.85 m = 12624.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 640.74 mb = 3796.69 m = 12456.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.44 % Est. max temperature: 24.75 C = 76.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.12 mb = 305.54 m = 1002.42 ft T: 17.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.96 C/km ThetaE index: 4.20 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.97 mb = 828.04 m = 2716.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.18 C = 68.33 F Cap Strength: 2.48 C Lifted Index: 3.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.60 C Showalter Index: 3.80 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.95 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.04 C Cross Totals Index: 19.91 C K Index: 30.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 235.74 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6381.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.62 mb = 775.94 m = 2545.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 36.2 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 5.3 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 121.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: -51.7 tot: -51.7 m^2/s^2 ave: -17.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: -3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 90.40 m/s