MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.82,-87.69 Latitude: 36.82 Longitude: -87.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 988 163 19.9 19.4 97 0.5 19.5 210 13 294.0 296.6 293.1 335.3 14.46 2 950 503 18.2 18.1 99 0.1 18.1 220 33 295.7 298.2 293.2 335.5 13.87 3 900 965 15.8 15.3 97 0.5 15.5 232 46 297.8 300.0 292.6 333.2 12.23 4 850 1449 13.1 12.0 93 1.1 12.4 240 44 299.9 301.8 291.8 330.4 10.41 5 800 1958 10.1 8.6 91 1.4 9.2 250 44 301.9 303.5 291.2 328.1 8.83 6 750 2492 6.7 6.1 96 0.6 6.3 252 44 303.8 305.3 291.0 327.4 7.88 7 700 3056 3.9 3.5 97 0.4 3.7 243 43 306.8 308.1 291.2 328.2 7.03 8 650 3655 0.4 -0.2 96 0.6 0.1 238 46 309.4 310.5 290.9 327.3 5.80 9 600 4294 -2.7 -3.7 93 1.0 -3.2 236 49 313.0 313.9 291.2 328.3 4.84 10 550 4980 -6.8 -8.9 85 2.0 -7.7 235 52 316.0 316.7 291.0 327.5 3.56 11 500 5717 -11.4 -14.0 81 2.5 -12.4 234 59 319.1 319.6 291.0 327.7 2.59 12 450 6517 -16.5 -18.7 83 2.2 -17.1 229 63 322.5 322.9 291.5 329.1 1.94 13 400 7393 -22.1 -24.4 81 2.4 -22.7 224 59 326.3 326.6 292.0 331.0 1.32 14 350 8361 -28.6 -31.5 76 2.9 -29.1 217 57 330.2 330.3 292.5 333.0 0.78 15 300 9446 -37.6 -40.6 74 3.0 -37.9 213 67 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.7 0.37 16 250 10673 -47.0 -54.8 41 7.7 -47.4 225 82 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.5 0.09 17 200 12134 -51.4 -73.4 6 22.0 -51.8 238 68 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.4 0.01 18 150 13967 -59.3 -79.8 5 20.5 -59.5 256 52 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 19 100 16456 -66.0 -87.9 3 22.0 -66.1 268 37 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.54 m Freezing level: 643.77 mb = 3734.99 m = 12253.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 648.81 mb = 3670.05 m = 12040.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.77 % Est. max temperature: 26.17 C = 79.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.19 mb = 224.94 m = 737.98 ft T: 19.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 8.12 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.76 mb = 714.60 m = 2344.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.48 C = 72.46 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -2.36 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.02 C Showalter Index: -0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.98 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.55 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 36.08 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 512.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 32.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.12 mb = 656.05 m = 2152.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.12 mb = 888.40 m = 2914.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 288.12 mb = 9718.04 m = 31882.94 ft B at Equ Level: 511.13 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 198.12 mb = 12194.52 m = 40007.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.8 at 46.6 knts Storm direction: 267.8 at 34.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.0 neg: -21.4 tot: 283.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.97 Bulk Rich Number: 7.41 Bulk Shear: 69.10 m/s