MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 30.62,-86.06 Latitude: 30.62 Longitude: -86.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1009 40 24.9 22.5 87 2.3 23.2 212 6 297.2 300.3 296.0 347.2 17.27 1 1000 121 24.1 22.1 89 2.0 22.7 211 10 297.3 300.3 295.8 346.5 17.00 2 950 570 20.3 20.1 99 0.2 20.2 210 17 297.8 300.6 295.1 343.5 15.77 3 900 1036 17.8 17.6 99 0.2 17.7 220 26 299.8 302.4 294.6 341.4 14.20 4 850 1524 15.4 15.2 99 0.1 15.3 244 25 302.3 304.6 294.4 340.4 12.92 5 800 2038 13.0 12.6 97 0.4 12.7 286 21 305.0 307.1 294.2 339.5 11.54 6 750 2579 10.2 9.6 96 0.5 9.8 308 22 307.6 309.5 293.9 338.1 10.07 7 700 3151 7.3 6.4 94 0.9 6.7 298 15 310.5 312.1 293.6 337.0 8.63 8 650 3759 4.2 2.9 91 1.3 3.5 281 18 313.8 315.2 293.4 336.5 7.28 9 600 4407 1.0 -4.1 69 5.1 -1.5 306 21 317.3 318.2 292.4 332.5 4.71 10 550 5100 -3.9 -28.6 13 24.7 -10.4 309 25 319.5 319.6 289.3 321.8 0.66 11 500 5844 -8.8 -43.8 4 34.9 -14.8 296 29 322.3 322.3 289.6 322.9 0.16 12 450 6648 -15.2 -45.3 6 30.1 -19.6 287 36 324.1 324.2 290.2 324.7 0.15 13 400 7528 -20.9 -53.1 4 32.2 -24.2 277 36 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.1 0.07 14 350 8498 -28.1 -40.0 31 11.9 -29.6 256 43 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.33 15 300 9586 -36.2 -48.9 26 12.7 -37.1 252 43 334.4 334.4 293.0 335.0 0.15 16 250 10831 -43.2 -66.7 6 23.5 -43.9 246 50 341.9 341.9 294.8 341.9 0.02 17 200 12303 -52.5 -71.4 9 18.8 -52.8 243 60 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 14109 -63.7 -80.2 9 16.5 -63.8 256 53 360.3 360.3 298.8 360.3 0.00 19 100 16538 -72.7 -85.7 12 13.0 -72.8 263 32 387.2 387.2 303.3 387.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.25 m Freezing level: 589.46 mb = 4552.92 m = 14937.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 615.10 mb = 4205.66 m = 13797.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.41 % Est. max temperature: 29.45 C = 85.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.91 mb = 334.56 m = 1097.61 ft T: 22.30 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 25.43 C Layer 1000.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 949.61 mb = 573.26 m = 1880.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.43 C = 77.77 F Cap Strength: -0.09 C Lifted Index: -3.74 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -4.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.67 C Showalter Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 48.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.06 C K Index: 38.55 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.20 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.39 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1193.54 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 48.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.70 mb = 590.61 m = 1937.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 942.70 mb = 636.22 m = 2087.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 232.70 mb = 11304.02 m = 37086.24 ft B at Equ Level: 1184.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 132.70 mb = 14842.76 m = 48696.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 281.2 at 21.3 knts Storm direction: 311.2 at 16.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 2.4 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 221.5 neg: -4.4 tot: 217.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.56 Bulk Rich Number: 20.73 Bulk Shear: 57.57 m/s