MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.72,-90.15 Latitude: 34.72 Longitude: -90.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 72 23.3 19.8 81 3.5 20.8 216 12 296.3 299.0 294.0 338.5 14.64 1 1000 81 23.5 19.6 79 3.9 20.8 217 10 296.6 299.2 293.9 338.5 14.51 2 950 528 20.4 18.6 89 1.8 19.1 213 31 297.9 300.5 294.1 339.4 14.30 3 900 994 17.3 16.8 97 0.5 17.0 211 35 299.3 301.8 294.0 338.8 13.51 4 850 1480 14.3 14.0 98 0.3 14.1 213 36 301.1 303.3 293.3 336.2 11.92 5 800 1991 11.4 10.9 96 0.5 11.1 225 39 303.3 305.2 292.7 333.9 10.27 6 750 2528 8.3 7.4 94 0.9 7.8 230 45 305.6 307.2 292.2 331.8 8.68 7 700 3095 4.9 4.1 95 0.8 4.4 233 49 307.9 309.2 291.8 330.3 7.34 8 650 3698 1.5 0.7 95 0.8 1.1 230 51 310.6 311.8 291.7 329.9 6.21 9 600 4339 -1.1 -1.4 98 0.3 -1.3 232 53 314.8 315.9 292.5 333.0 5.76 10 550 5030 -4.7 -4.9 98 0.3 -4.8 238 53 318.6 319.5 292.8 334.1 4.82 11 500 5774 -8.9 -9.6 95 0.7 -9.2 245 51 322.2 322.9 292.9 334.4 3.70 12 450 6583 -13.9 -15.6 87 1.8 -14.5 249 55 325.8 326.3 292.9 334.3 2.51 13 400 7467 -20.1 -23.6 74 3.5 -21.0 248 57 328.8 329.1 292.7 333.9 1.42 14 350 8441 -27.4 -32.0 65 4.6 -28.3 239 57 331.7 331.9 292.9 334.5 0.75 15 300 9532 -36.0 -39.6 70 3.6 -36.4 228 63 334.6 334.7 293.4 336.2 0.41 16 250 10771 -45.6 -50.4 58 4.8 -45.9 219 80 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.8 0.15 17 200 12229 -52.8 -71.8 8 19.0 -53.1 243 66 349.1 349.1 296.4 349.2 0.01 18 150 14048 -61.9 -80.1 7 18.2 -62.0 250 58 363.4 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16509 -69.3 -87.4 6 18.0 -69.4 266 37 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5692.97 m Freezing level: 621.47 mb = 4063.58 m = 13331.81 ft Wetbulb zero: 627.08 mb = 3985.36 m = 13075.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.08 % Est. max temperature: 28.01 C = 82.41 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 950.88 mb = 519.83 m = 1705.45 ft T: 20.46 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.14 C/km ThetaE index: 9.49 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.05 mb = 935.89 m = 3070.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.08 C = 78.95 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: -1.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.49 C Showalter Index: -0.50 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.20 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 36.42 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 381.76 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 599.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 922.55 mb = 780.52 m = 2560.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.55 mb = 1208.82 m = 3965.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.55 mb = 10835.92 m = 35550.49 ft B at Equ Level: 593.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.55 mb = 13348.41 m = 43793.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.3 at 44.4 knts Storm direction: 260.3 at 33.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 4.1 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 96.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 271.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 271.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 7.28 Bulk Shear: 82.38 m/s