MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.29,-86.69 Latitude: 36.29 Longitude: -86.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 987 179 20.4 16.4 77 4.1 17.7 186 14 294.7 296.8 291.4 328.8 11.92 2 950 512 18.7 15.7 83 2.9 16.7 194 33 296.1 298.3 291.9 330.5 11.92 3 900 976 16.9 16.1 95 0.8 16.4 212 52 298.9 301.3 293.4 336.5 12.89 4 850 1462 14.3 12.8 91 1.5 13.3 224 49 301.1 303.1 292.6 333.4 10.97 5 800 1974 13.0 6.3 64 6.6 9.0 232 41 305.0 306.4 291.0 327.6 7.52 6 750 2512 8.4 7.5 94 1.0 7.9 231 39 305.7 307.4 292.2 331.9 8.69 7 700 3080 4.7 3.1 89 1.6 3.8 234 41 307.7 309.0 291.3 328.6 6.84 8 650 3680 1.3 -0.9 85 2.2 0.1 234 44 310.4 311.4 291.0 327.5 5.51 9 600 4321 -2.2 -4.8 82 2.7 -3.4 227 48 313.6 314.5 291.1 327.7 4.46 10 550 5007 -7.1 -8.3 91 1.2 -7.6 225 52 315.7 316.4 291.0 327.6 3.72 11 500 5742 -12.1 -13.8 87 1.7 -12.7 230 55 318.3 318.8 290.9 327.0 2.63 12 450 6539 -17.0 -21.5 68 4.5 -18.3 232 60 321.9 322.2 290.9 327.1 1.53 13 400 7414 -22.5 -42.4 15 19.8 -25.2 232 71 325.7 325.8 290.7 326.6 0.23 14 350 8379 -29.6 -44.4 22 14.8 -31.2 233 81 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.6 0.21 15 300 9459 -38.5 -45.2 49 6.7 -39.0 237 93 331.1 331.2 292.3 332.0 0.23 16 250 10685 -47.9 -54.7 46 6.7 -48.2 237 98 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.2 0.09 17 200 12134 -53.0 -71.1 9 18.1 -53.3 240 78 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13963 -59.7 -81.3 4 21.6 -59.9 257 65 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16448 -67.5 -86.7 5 19.2 -67.6 256 32 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.16 m Freezing level: 631.61 mb = 3915.86 m = 12847.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.08 mb = 3703.90 m = 12151.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.00 % Est. max temperature: 27.79 C = 82.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.72 mb = 696.99 m = 2286.68 ft T: 17.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.31 C/km ThetaE index: 8.88 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 855.47 mb = 1407.66 m = 4618.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.61 C = 79.89 F Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lifted Index: -2.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.49 C Showalter Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.26 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.37 C Cross Totals Index: 24.89 C K Index: 37.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.99 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.35 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 248.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 89.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.22 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.72 mb = 931.02 m = 3054.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 719.72 mb = 2851.15 m = 9354.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 319.72 mb = 9013.04 m = 29569.97 ft B at Equ Level: 248.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 219.72 mb = 11523.61 m = 37806.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.1 at 45.6 knts Storm direction: 256.1 at 34.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 440.7 neg: -18.1 tot: 422.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 140.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.66 Bulk Rich Number: 2.72 Bulk Shear: 91.37 m/s