MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 34.88,-86.71 Latitude: 34.88 Longitude: -86.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 983 238 20.9 15.9 73 5.0 17.6 178 13 295.5 297.6 291.4 328.8 11.60 2 950 535 20.2 15.4 74 4.8 17.0 187 33 297.7 299.8 292.1 331.5 11.65 3 900 999 16.8 11.9 73 4.9 13.7 196 43 298.9 300.6 291.0 327.4 9.76 4 850 1484 14.0 6.3 60 7.6 9.6 199 43 300.8 302.1 289.3 321.8 7.07 5 800 1993 10.9 6.1 73 4.7 8.2 207 37 302.7 304.1 290.2 324.9 7.42 6 750 2530 9.8 -4.1 37 13.8 3.1 226 37 307.2 307.9 288.4 318.9 3.77 7 700 3099 6.3 -9.2 32 15.4 -0.4 231 37 309.4 309.9 288.1 318.1 2.72 8 650 3702 3.2 -9.9 38 13.0 -2.4 231 37 312.5 313.1 289.2 321.5 2.78 9 600 4346 -0.1 -15.3 31 15.2 -5.8 222 36 316.0 316.3 289.5 322.4 1.94 10 550 5037 -5.2 -11.3 62 6.1 -7.7 219 39 317.9 318.5 291.0 327.5 2.93 11 500 5778 -9.1 -22.8 32 13.7 -13.2 222 40 321.9 322.1 290.6 326.1 1.22 12 450 6585 -14.0 -24.4 41 10.4 -16.9 229 42 325.6 325.8 291.6 329.7 1.18 13 400 7469 -19.8 -23.6 72 3.8 -20.8 229 50 329.2 329.5 292.9 334.3 1.42 14 350 8446 -26.6 -29.5 77 2.8 -27.2 233 54 332.8 333.0 293.4 336.3 0.95 15 300 9541 -35.0 -38.1 74 3.0 -35.4 238 57 336.0 336.1 293.8 337.8 0.48 16 250 10783 -46.1 -49.5 68 3.4 -46.3 233 65 337.5 337.6 293.9 338.2 0.17 17 200 12226 -55.3 -63.0 38 7.7 -55.5 240 64 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.4 0.04 18 150 14050 -61.2 -84.5 3 23.3 -61.3 244 59 364.7 364.7 299.6 364.7 0.00 19 100 16509 -68.8 -86.8 6 17.9 -68.9 254 34 394.7 394.7 304.5 394.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.38 m Freezing level: 602.07 mb = 4319.49 m = 14171.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 705.55 mb = 3033.91 m = 9953.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.42 % Est. max temperature: 26.83 C = 80.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.75 mb = 878.53 m = 2882.28 ft T: 17.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 9.71 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 815.23 mb = 1834.76 m = 6019.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.52 C = 81.54 F Cap Strength: 2.83 C Lifted Index: 2.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.26 C Showalter Index: 6.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.57 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.11 C Cross Totals Index: 15.46 C K Index: 13.99 Risk: None Sweat Index: 277.06 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.96 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5668.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.56 mb = 1320.50 m = 4332.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 216.1 at 37.8 knts Storm direction: 246.1 at 28.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.3 neg: -2.4 tot: 303.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.26 Bulk Shear: 49.14 m/s