MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.38,-88.79 Latitude: 33.38 Longitude: -88.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 83 23.4 19.7 80 3.7 20.8 174 11 296.5 299.1 294.0 338.5 14.55 1 1000 84 23.5 20.0 80 3.6 21.1 173 10 296.7 299.4 294.2 339.6 14.87 2 950 530 20.0 18.9 94 1.1 19.3 185 31 297.5 300.1 294.3 340.0 14.66 3 900 996 18.5 15.2 81 3.3 16.3 202 43 300.6 302.8 293.4 336.2 12.15 4 850 1485 15.8 14.2 90 1.6 14.8 210 38 302.7 304.9 293.9 338.5 12.07 5 800 1998 12.9 8.0 72 4.9 9.9 215 35 304.9 306.5 291.8 330.3 8.43 6 750 2538 9.7 5.4 75 4.3 7.2 227 32 307.1 308.5 291.7 330.0 7.53 7 700 3108 6.4 3.8 83 2.6 4.9 231 33 309.5 310.9 292.2 331.6 7.18 8 650 3714 3.7 -4.6 55 8.3 -0.3 228 31 313.1 313.9 290.7 326.3 4.17 9 600 4358 -0.0 -10.8 44 10.7 -4.5 220 34 316.1 316.6 290.3 325.2 2.81 10 550 5049 -4.9 -14.1 48 9.2 -8.4 218 42 318.3 318.7 290.6 326.0 2.33 11 500 5791 -9.8 -13.2 76 3.4 -11.1 221 44 321.1 321.6 291.8 330.3 2.77 12 450 6599 -13.6 -15.6 85 2.0 -14.3 227 40 326.1 326.6 293.0 334.7 2.52 13 400 7484 -19.7 -25.0 63 5.3 -21.0 239 44 329.4 329.6 292.7 333.8 1.25 14 350 8460 -27.1 -33.7 54 6.6 -28.2 239 52 332.2 332.3 292.9 334.6 0.64 15 300 9551 -36.2 -41.4 58 5.3 -36.7 238 52 334.4 334.4 293.2 335.7 0.34 16 250 10788 -45.2 -56.7 26 11.5 -45.7 238 55 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.2 0.07 17 200 12256 -51.3 -75.7 4 24.3 -51.8 252 67 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14074 -62.6 -80.5 7 17.9 -62.7 252 62 362.3 362.3 299.1 362.3 0.00 19 100 16521 -69.5 -86.0 7 16.5 -69.6 265 35 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5706.82 m Freezing level: 600.54 mb = 4351.43 m = 14276.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 653.18 mb = 3673.78 m = 12052.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.58 % Est. max temperature: 29.57 C = 85.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.24 mb = 555.25 m = 1821.66 ft T: 19.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 8.48 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.70 mb = 1279.33 m = 4197.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.67 C = 83.60 F Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lifted Index: -2.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: -2.38 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 49.61 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.61 C Cross Totals Index: 24.00 C K Index: 37.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 425.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 42.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.08 mb = 815.32 m = 2674.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 774.08 mb = 2273.71 m = 7459.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 254.08 mb = 10678.20 m = 35033.04 ft B at Equ Level: 420.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 184.08 mb = 12780.29 m = 41929.56 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.9 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 246.9 at 26.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 296.0 neg: -2.2 tot: 293.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 6.91 Bulk Shear: 61.59 m/s