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: 34.93,-88.81 Latitude: 34.93 Longitude: -88.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 990 152 21.9 18.5 81 3.4 19.6 184 13 295.9 298.4 293.1 335.2 13.65 2 950 505 19.4 17.8 90 1.7 18.3 188 33 296.9 299.4 293.4 336.2 13.59 3 900 970 17.2 16.4 95 0.8 16.7 199 49 299.2 301.6 293.7 337.6 13.13 4 850 1457 14.3 13.2 93 1.1 13.6 210 44 301.2 303.2 292.9 334.5 11.30 5 800 1968 11.8 9.7 87 2.1 10.5 219 38 303.8 305.5 292.3 332.1 9.50 6 750 2506 9.1 6.7 85 2.4 7.6 221 37 306.4 308.0 292.0 331.3 8.21 7 700 3075 5.6 3.4 86 2.2 4.4 222 40 308.7 310.0 291.7 330.1 6.99 8 650 3677 1.1 -0.3 91 1.3 0.4 219 42 310.2 311.3 291.2 328.1 5.79 9 600 4317 -1.9 -2.5 96 0.6 -2.2 219 43 313.9 315.0 291.9 330.7 5.32 10 550 5007 -4.5 -5.2 95 0.7 -4.8 231 47 318.8 319.7 292.8 334.0 4.72 11 500 5753 -8.3 -9.5 91 1.2 -8.8 243 52 323.0 323.7 293.2 335.3 3.73 12 450 6564 -13.4 -15.0 88 1.6 -13.9 249 52 326.4 327.0 293.2 335.5 2.66 13 400 7449 -19.7 -21.8 83 2.2 -20.3 246 54 329.4 329.8 293.2 335.3 1.67 14 350 8426 -27.1 -29.8 77 2.8 -27.6 242 62 332.3 332.5 293.2 335.6 0.92 15 300 9516 -36.7 -39.8 73 3.1 -37.1 234 65 333.6 333.7 293.1 335.1 0.40 16 250 10748 -46.2 -53.7 43 7.5 -46.6 233 70 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.8 0.10 17 200 12211 -50.9 -71.9 7 21.0 -51.4 252 61 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 14038 -62.0 -80.0 7 18.1 -62.1 249 59 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16507 -68.0 -87.2 5 19.2 -68.1 265 29 396.3 396.3 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5691.41 m Freezing level: 631.80 mb = 3909.73 m = 12827.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.72 mb = 3766.73 m = 12357.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.60 % Est. max temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.15 mb = 585.79 m = 1921.85 ft T: 19.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.18 C/km ThetaE index: 9.43 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.70 mb = 1087.30 m = 3567.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.66 C = 78.19 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: -0.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: 0.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.62 C Cross Totals Index: 21.49 C K Index: 33.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 392.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 174.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.45 mb = 823.80 m = 2702.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 810.45 mb = 1858.33 m = 6096.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 490.45 mb = 5901.51 m = 19361.67 ft B at Equ Level: 157.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 220.45 mb = 11572.70 m = 37967.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 42.5 knts Storm direction: 250.9 at 31.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 360.6 neg: -4.3 tot: 356.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 118.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.38 Bulk Rich Number: 2.17 Bulk Shear: 80.35 m/s