MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.7,-88.84 Latitude: 33.70 Longitude: -88.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1002 84 23.8 17.6 69 6.1 19.6 175 9 296.8 299.1 292.7 333.7 12.77 1 1000 98 24.1 17.6 67 6.5 19.6 175 9 297.2 299.5 292.8 334.1 12.75 2 950 546 21.7 17.0 75 4.7 18.5 184 31 299.2 301.5 293.6 337.0 12.95 3 900 1013 17.7 15.6 87 2.1 16.3 193 35 299.8 302.1 293.4 336.3 12.50 4 850 1500 14.9 11.7 81 3.2 12.9 217 29 301.7 303.6 292.2 331.9 10.22 5 800 2011 12.0 2.7 53 9.3 6.9 237 28 304.0 305.1 289.2 321.6 5.82 6 750 2550 11.5 -11.6 19 23.1 1.8 219 28 309.1 309.5 287.3 315.8 2.10 7 700 3122 7.7 -5.4 39 13.1 1.5 224 31 311.0 311.7 289.5 322.6 3.66 8 650 3729 4.5 -11.6 30 16.1 -2.1 229 32 314.1 314.6 289.3 322.0 2.43 9 600 4375 0.3 -17.9 24 18.2 -6.1 229 34 316.4 316.7 289.2 321.6 1.55 10 550 5066 -4.5 -21.1 26 16.6 -9.8 228 39 318.7 319.0 289.7 323.1 1.29 11 500 5809 -8.7 -26.6 22 17.9 -13.5 231 36 322.4 322.6 290.4 325.5 0.87 12 450 6616 -13.4 -37.8 11 24.4 -17.9 241 38 326.5 326.5 291.0 327.7 0.33 13 400 7503 -19.0 -44.3 9 25.3 -22.6 240 46 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.0 0.19 14 350 8480 -26.9 -49.4 10 22.5 -29.2 239 53 332.4 332.4 292.5 332.9 0.12 15 300 9571 -36.4 -49.8 24 13.4 -37.4 240 59 334.1 334.1 293.0 334.6 0.14 16 250 10808 -45.3 -59.4 19 14.0 -45.9 243 64 338.7 338.7 294.0 338.9 0.05 17 200 12271 -52.4 -73.0 7 20.6 -52.7 248 64 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 14086 -62.9 -80.3 8 17.3 -63.1 252 61 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.00 19 100 16533 -69.4 -86.6 6 17.2 -69.5 258 36 393.7 393.7 304.3 393.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5711.27 m Freezing level: 597.19 mb = 4413.71 m = 14480.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.57 mb = 3364.75 m = 11039.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.21 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 43.90 % Est. max temperature: 28.65 C = 83.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.60 mb = 864.66 m = 2836.77 ft T: 18.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 21.16 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.47 mb = 1445.40 m = 4742.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.50 C = 83.31 F Cap Strength: 2.28 C Lifted Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.30 C Showalter Index: 1.61 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.59 C Cross Totals Index: 20.42 C K Index: 22.23 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.41 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 142.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 889.61 mb = 1111.94 m = 3648.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 574.61 mb = 4718.33 m = 15479.90 ft Equ Level (EL): 464.61 mb = 6371.63 m = 20904.05 ft B at Equ Level: 27.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 384.61 mb = 7790.33 m = 25558.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.2 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 251.2 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 251.4 neg: -12.8 tot: 238.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.51 Bulk Shear: 55.36 m/s