MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.05,-85.53 Latitude: 37.05 Longitude: -85.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 47 SFC 977 246 18.4 17.9 97 0.5 18.1 199 14 293.5 295.8 292.1 331.4 13.31 2 950 486 17.2 17.0 99 0.1 17.1 200 28 294.6 296.9 292.2 331.7 12.94 3 900 946 14.8 14.7 99 0.1 14.7 211 45 296.8 298.9 291.9 330.7 11.75 4 850 1429 12.4 12.3 99 0.1 12.3 229 55 299.2 301.1 291.7 330.2 10.62 5 800 1936 9.5 9.3 99 0.1 9.4 241 53 301.3 302.9 291.3 328.6 9.25 6 750 2470 6.3 6.1 99 0.2 6.2 246 47 303.4 304.8 290.9 327.0 7.91 7 700 3033 3.1 2.8 98 0.3 2.9 238 45 305.9 307.1 290.6 326.2 6.69 8 650 3629 -0.9 -1.2 98 0.3 -1.0 234 46 308.0 309.0 290.2 324.7 5.41 9 600 4265 -4.2 -4.5 98 0.3 -4.3 238 51 311.3 312.2 290.5 325.7 4.58 10 550 4948 -7.2 -7.5 98 0.3 -7.4 237 50 315.5 316.2 291.2 328.2 3.95 11 500 5683 -13.1 -15.4 83 2.3 -13.9 234 70 317.0 317.5 290.2 324.6 2.31 12 450 6476 -19.4 -40.2 14 20.9 -22.4 244 77 318.9 318.9 288.7 319.8 0.25 13 400 7340 -25.7 -42.5 19 16.9 -27.6 246 80 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.5 0.23 14 350 8292 -32.1 -34.9 76 2.8 -32.5 229 79 325.4 325.6 291.0 327.5 0.56 15 300 9370 -37.8 -45.5 44 7.7 -38.4 216 81 332.1 332.2 292.5 333.0 0.22 16 250 10606 -44.2 -63.5 10 19.3 -44.9 222 84 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.03 17 200 12088 -48.5 -75.8 3 27.3 -49.1 240 72 356.0 356.0 297.9 356.0 0.01 18 150 13938 -59.0 -80.8 4 21.8 -59.2 247 51 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16434 -66.0 -86.6 4 20.6 -66.1 241 31 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.59 m Freezing level: 661.04 mb = 3497.63 m = 11475.01 ft Wetbulb zero: 663.18 mb = 3467.71 m = 11376.87 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.30 % Est. max temperature: 24.98 C = 76.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.24 mb = 305.60 m = 1002.62 ft T: 18.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 7.00 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.70 mb = 752.68 m = 2469.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.75 C = 69.35 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.58 C Cross Totals Index: 25.43 C K Index: 37.58 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.81 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 583.13 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.77 mb = 724.30 m = 2376.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 898.77 mb = 957.95 m = 3142.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 318.77 mb = 8945.70 m = 29349.05 ft B at Equ Level: 580.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 218.77 mb = 11492.22 m = 37703.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 234.2 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 264.2 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 518.9 neg: -32.2 tot: 486.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.89 Bulk Rich Number: 4.53 Bulk Shear: 128.84 m/s