MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 127 SFC 984 266 19.2 12.8 66 6.4 15.2 299 14 293.7 295.4 289.0 320.8 9.46 2 950 565 15.0 10.5 74 4.5 12.3 299 20 292.4 293.9 287.5 316.4 8.41 3 900 1019 10.4 9.2 92 1.2 9.7 297 22 292.3 293.7 287.3 315.6 8.16 4 850 1492 7.0 2.1 71 4.9 4.5 282 31 293.4 294.4 284.8 308.7 5.24 5 800 1989 5.7 -7.3 39 13.0 0.3 275 35 297.2 297.7 283.6 305.6 2.75 6 750 2513 3.1 -27.8 8 31.0 -4.8 264 37 300.0 300.1 282.0 301.7 0.52 7 700 3071 3.7 -41.6 2 45.3 -5.5 278 45 306.6 306.6 284.2 307.1 0.14 8 650 3671 3.2 -42.0 2 45.2 -6.2 287 59 312.6 312.6 286.4 313.1 0.15 9 600 4316 0.0 -36.5 4 36.6 -8.3 287 69 316.2 316.2 287.8 317.2 0.28 10 550 5004 -6.3 -38.4 6 32.1 -12.6 279 68 316.6 316.7 287.9 317.5 0.25 11 500 5739 -12.0 -47.9 3 35.8 -17.1 282 79 318.4 318.4 288.3 318.8 0.10 12 450 6536 -17.8 -52.2 3 34.4 -21.6 283 89 320.9 320.9 289.1 321.1 0.07 13 400 7403 -25.0 -53.6 5 28.6 -27.5 277 87 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.8 0.06 14 350 8360 -30.7 -64.3 2 33.6 -32.5 263 80 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.5 0.02 15 300 9441 -36.8 -54.2 15 17.4 -37.9 246 70 333.5 333.5 292.7 333.8 0.08 16 250 10683 -43.7 -66.4 6 22.7 -44.5 248 67 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.1 0.02 17 200 12152 -51.1 -73.1 6 21.9 -51.5 251 73 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13992 -58.8 -83.9 3 25.1 -59.0 239 53 368.8 368.8 300.4 368.8 0.00 19 100 16482 -66.5 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.7 267 28 399.2 399.2 305.1 399.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.53 m Freezing level: 599.61 mb = 4321.06 m = 14176.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 797.51 mb = 2014.16 m = 6608.06 ft Precipitable water: 0.56 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 26.78 % Est. max temperature: 20.11 C = 68.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 894.94 mb = 1065.66 m = 3496.22 ft T: 10.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 19.07 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 884.77 mb = 1160.28 m = 3806.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.11 C = 64.60 F Cap Strength: 8.64 C Lifted Index: 6.29 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.73 C Showalter Index: 11.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 33.13 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.99 C Cross Totals Index: 14.14 C K Index: -24.23 Risk: None Sweat Index: 167.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.33 mb = 1155.00 m = 3789.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.33 mb = 1201.88 m = 3943.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 820.33 mb = 1783.19 m = 5850.28 ft B at Equ Level: 11.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 770.33 mb = 2295.79 m = 7532.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 282.1 at 50.9 knts Storm direction: 312.1 at 38.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 4.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.1 neg: -2.0 tot: 208.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.4 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 151.79 m/s