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: 36.78,-88.90 Latitude: 36.78 Longitude: -88.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 991 125 24.0 16.8 64 7.2 19.1 185 18 297.9 300.1 292.6 333.3 12.21 2 950 497 22.3 15.9 67 6.4 18.0 194 42 299.9 302.1 293.1 335.1 12.04 3 900 965 18.4 14.6 79 3.8 15.9 200 50 300.5 302.6 293.0 334.8 11.71 4 850 1452 14.1 13.9 99 0.2 14.0 202 51 300.9 303.0 293.2 335.6 11.80 5 800 1962 11.3 4.3 62 7.0 7.3 218 47 303.2 304.4 289.6 322.7 6.51 6 750 2499 8.7 8.3 98 0.4 8.5 223 45 306.0 307.7 292.7 333.7 9.20 7 700 3067 5.5 5.3 99 0.2 5.4 227 46 308.6 310.1 292.6 333.1 8.02 8 650 3670 1.8 1.5 98 0.3 1.6 228 50 311.0 312.2 292.0 331.3 6.56 9 600 4312 -1.8 -2.5 95 0.7 -2.1 226 55 314.1 315.1 292.0 330.9 5.33 10 550 5000 -5.8 -8.5 81 2.8 -7.0 223 55 317.3 318.0 291.5 329.1 3.65 11 500 5740 -10.3 -14.2 73 4.0 -11.7 228 57 320.5 321.0 291.5 329.0 2.54 12 450 6545 -14.6 -25.6 39 11.0 -17.4 227 56 324.9 325.1 291.3 328.6 1.05 13 400 7426 -20.8 -32.2 35 11.3 -23.0 228 61 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.3 0.64 14 350 8397 -28.5 -37.3 42 8.8 -29.7 229 64 330.3 330.4 292.3 332.0 0.44 15 300 9483 -37.0 -42.8 55 5.8 -37.5 231 45 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.3 0.29 16 250 10715 -47.2 -51.1 64 3.9 -47.4 249 58 335.9 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.14 17 200 12171 -51.5 -75.2 4 23.7 -51.9 241 66 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 14000 -60.6 -82.1 4 21.5 -60.7 245 64 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16479 -67.7 -86.8 5 19.0 -67.8 257 33 396.9 396.9 304.8 396.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5689.62 m Freezing level: 625.12 mb = 3989.43 m = 13088.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.47 mb = 3940.17 m = 12926.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.56 % Est. max temperature: 27.37 C = 81.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.16 mb = 1039.11 m = 3409.10 ft T: 17.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 12.85 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 850.29 mb = 1448.61 m = 4752.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.99 C = 80.58 F Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lifted Index: -1.19 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.42 C Showalter Index: -1.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.31 C Cross Totals Index: 24.12 C K Index: 37.99 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.38 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 174.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.33 mb = 1299.22 m = 4262.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.33 mb = 1958.35 m = 6424.94 ft Equ Level (EL): 310.33 mb = 9244.42 m = 30329.10 ft B at Equ Level: 173.65 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 220.33 mb = 11539.41 m = 37858.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.2 at 49.6 knts Storm direction: 249.2 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 402.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 402.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 134.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 2.11 Bulk Shear: 82.76 m/s