MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.21,-86.38 Latitude: 36.21 Longitude: -86.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 80 SFC 989 179 22.3 16.4 69 6.0 18.4 191 15 296.4 298.6 291.9 330.8 11.91 2 950 525 20.4 15.5 73 4.9 17.1 198 36 297.9 300.0 292.2 331.9 11.70 3 900 991 17.5 14.8 84 2.7 15.8 207 51 299.6 301.8 292.9 334.3 11.86 4 850 1477 13.6 12.1 90 1.5 12.6 214 50 300.4 302.3 292.0 331.2 10.47 5 800 1986 10.5 8.3 86 2.2 9.2 221 44 302.3 303.9 291.1 327.9 8.63 6 750 2520 7.9 1.8 66 6.0 4.6 229 38 305.1 306.2 289.6 322.8 5.83 7 700 3087 4.9 -0.9 66 5.7 2.0 229 38 307.9 308.8 289.9 323.7 5.13 8 650 3688 2.4 -6.3 53 8.7 -1.6 230 42 311.6 312.3 289.8 323.3 3.66 9 600 4330 -2.2 -6.2 74 4.0 -4.0 223 45 313.5 314.3 290.6 326.3 4.01 10 550 5016 -6.4 -12.0 65 5.6 -8.6 220 45 316.5 317.0 290.5 325.5 2.77 11 500 5754 -11.0 -18.2 55 7.3 -13.3 226 52 319.7 320.0 290.5 325.8 1.82 12 450 6556 -15.6 -19.3 73 3.7 -16.7 232 53 323.6 324.0 291.7 330.0 1.85 13 400 7435 -21.0 -30.2 43 9.2 -22.9 226 54 327.6 327.8 291.8 330.5 0.78 14 350 8407 -27.9 -31.9 69 4.0 -28.6 232 57 331.1 331.3 292.7 333.9 0.76 15 300 9494 -37.4 -42.5 59 5.1 -37.9 229 60 332.6 332.7 292.7 333.8 0.30 16 250 10723 -47.3 -52.7 54 5.4 -47.5 233 77 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.2 0.12 17 200 12181 -51.9 -76.5 4 24.6 -52.3 238 63 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.6 0.01 18 150 14003 -61.3 -80.5 6 19.2 -61.4 254 60 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.5 0.00 19 100 16471 -68.1 -87.2 5 19.2 -68.2 253 29 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5673.65 m Freezing level: 624.19 mb = 4019.62 m = 13187.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.67 mb = 3410.00 m = 11187.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.58 % Est. max temperature: 26.68 C = 80.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 905.86 mb = 934.75 m = 3066.73 ft T: 17.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 11.45 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 854.10 mb = 1435.76 m = 4710.45 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.78 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.20 C = 79.16 F Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lifted Index: -0.92 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.23 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.38 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.56 C Cross Totals Index: 23.04 C K Index: 30.90 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 347.98 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.10 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 99.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.14 mb = 1180.35 m = 3872.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.14 mb = 1931.75 m = 6337.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 665.14 mb = 3501.40 m = 11487.38 ft B at Equ Level: 24.74 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 315.14 mb = 9146.53 m = 30007.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.8 at 43.7 knts Storm direction: 250.8 at 32.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 335.2 neg: -5.4 tot: 329.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 1.77 Bulk Shear: 56.10 m/s