MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 33.84,-89.81 Latitude: 33.84 Longitude: -89.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 82 SFC 1000 84 27.1 19.2 62 8.0 21.6 185 8 300.3 302.9 294.7 341.7 14.12 2 950 535 23.9 18.0 70 5.9 19.8 189 23 301.4 304.0 294.8 342.0 13.78 3 900 1005 19.4 16.9 85 2.6 17.7 190 26 301.5 304.0 294.7 341.5 13.57 4 850 1495 15.4 13.3 87 2.1 14.0 194 29 302.3 304.4 293.3 335.9 11.35 5 800 2007 14.2 -1.7 33 15.9 6.1 213 29 306.3 307.1 288.5 319.4 4.23 6 750 2548 10.1 5.6 74 4.5 7.5 227 29 307.5 308.9 291.9 330.8 7.64 7 700 3118 7.1 -1.1 56 8.2 2.8 230 32 310.3 311.3 290.6 326.0 5.04 8 650 3724 4.0 -4.8 53 8.8 -0.3 230 35 313.5 314.2 290.7 326.5 4.12 9 600 4370 -0.4 -9.7 49 9.3 -4.4 231 37 315.7 316.3 290.5 325.5 3.04 10 550 5060 -4.3 -17.9 34 13.6 -9.0 233 40 319.0 319.3 290.2 324.7 1.70 11 500 5803 -9.4 -20.6 40 11.1 -12.9 234 44 321.5 321.8 290.7 326.6 1.49 12 450 6612 -12.8 -41.5 7 28.7 -17.8 242 50 327.1 327.2 291.2 328.0 0.22 13 400 7499 -19.1 -45.1 8 26.1 -22.7 244 53 330.2 330.3 291.9 330.9 0.17 14 350 8476 -26.8 -47.9 12 21.1 -29.0 245 54 332.7 332.7 292.6 333.3 0.14 15 300 9569 -35.4 -51.3 18 15.9 -36.5 244 59 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.11 16 250 10812 -44.7 -56.9 24 12.2 -45.2 251 59 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.9 0.07 17 200 12278 -51.9 -72.7 7 20.8 -52.3 251 68 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.6 0.01 18 150 14093 -63.6 -79.6 10 15.9 -63.8 247 60 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.5 0.00 19 100 16522 -71.1 -85.6 10 14.5 -71.1 256 35 390.4 390.4 303.9 390.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.47 m Freezing level: 604.48 mb = 4311.76 m = 14146.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.40 mb = 3669.24 m = 12038.04 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 56.67 % Est. max temperature: 29.15 C = 84.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 890.54 mb = 1095.68 m = 3594.70 ft T: 18.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.16 C/km ThetaE index: 22.61 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.28 mb = 1361.85 m = 4467.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.81 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.94 C = 84.09 F Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lifted Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.40 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.14 C Showalter Index: -0.91 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.87 C Cross Totals Index: 22.72 C K Index: 29.94 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 367.51 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.83 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 676.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 36.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.09 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.74 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 875.03 mb = 1246.07 m = 4088.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.03 mb = 1494.25 m = 4902.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 830.03 mb = 1695.49 m = 5562.57 ft B at Equ Level: 4.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 800.03 mb = 2006.63 m = 6583.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.4 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 252.4 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 195.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 195.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 11.35 Bulk Shear: 59.60 m/s