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: 36.14,-89.56 Latitude: 36.14 Longitude: -89.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 997 85 21.2 19.4 89 1.8 19.9 230 11 294.6 297.2 293.2 335.6 14.33 2 950 503 18.5 17.7 95 0.8 17.9 226 26 296.0 298.4 293.0 334.9 13.51 3 900 966 16.5 16.2 98 0.3 16.3 214 34 298.5 300.9 293.4 336.2 12.96 4 850 1453 14.4 14.3 99 0.1 14.3 207 38 301.2 303.5 293.6 336.9 12.12 5 800 1964 11.7 11.3 98 0.3 11.4 206 42 303.6 305.6 293.1 335.2 10.61 6 750 2502 8.8 8.6 99 0.2 8.7 213 40 306.1 307.9 292.9 334.5 9.42 7 700 3071 5.8 5.6 99 0.2 5.7 219 40 308.9 310.5 292.8 334.0 8.19 8 650 3675 2.3 2.0 98 0.2 2.1 224 42 311.5 312.8 292.4 332.7 6.83 9 600 4317 -1.7 -2.0 98 0.3 -1.9 227 46 314.1 315.2 292.1 331.5 5.50 10 550 5006 -5.2 -5.5 98 0.3 -5.3 227 50 317.9 318.8 292.5 332.9 4.63 11 500 5749 -9.8 -10.2 97 0.4 -9.9 231 50 321.1 321.8 292.4 332.7 3.52 12 450 6555 -15.1 -15.5 97 0.3 -15.3 230 53 324.2 324.7 292.5 332.8 2.55 13 400 7434 -21.3 -21.9 95 0.6 -21.5 232 59 327.3 327.6 292.6 333.1 1.66 14 350 8405 -27.8 -30.6 77 2.8 -28.3 234 69 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.4 0.86 15 300 9494 -36.7 -42.8 53 6.1 -37.2 233 74 333.7 333.7 293.0 334.8 0.29 16 250 10728 -45.7 -61.0 16 15.3 -46.3 232 74 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.3 0.04 17 200 12196 -51.4 -73.6 5 22.2 -51.8 244 61 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 14023 -61.0 -81.2 5 20.2 -61.2 246 58 365.1 365.1 299.7 365.1 0.00 19 100 16496 -68.1 -86.3 6 18.2 -68.2 257 41 396.1 396.1 304.7 396.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.96 m Freezing level: 621.67 mb = 4039.12 m = 13251.55 ft Wetbulb zero: 623.28 mb = 4012.03 m = 13162.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.59 % Est. max temperature: 27.98 C = 82.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.89 mb = 315.26 m = 1034.29 ft T: 19.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 5.45 C Layer 800.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 818.88 m = 2686.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.31 C = 75.75 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.40 C Showalter Index: -1.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.18 C Cross Totals Index: 24.03 C K Index: 38.24 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 373.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 222.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 17.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.56 mb = 652.59 m = 2141.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 778.56 mb = 2190.21 m = 7185.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 318.56 mb = 9070.17 m = 29757.43 ft B at Equ Level: 221.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.56 mb = 11611.84 m = 38096.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 221.0 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 251.0 at 30.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 5.1 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 135.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 135.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 3.59 Bulk Shear: 61.90 m/s