MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.25,-83.67 Latitude: 38.25 Longitude: -83.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 973 268 19.4 17.3 88 2.1 18.1 206 14 294.9 297.2 292.2 331.9 12.91 2 950 469 17.0 16.0 94 1.0 16.3 208 23 294.4 296.6 291.5 329.0 12.09 3 900 928 13.3 13.0 98 0.3 13.1 217 38 295.2 297.1 290.4 325.4 10.50 4 850 1408 10.1 9.3 95 0.8 9.7 232 48 296.8 298.3 289.4 322.1 8.70 5 800 1910 7.4 6.4 94 1.0 6.9 238 39 299.0 300.4 289.2 321.3 7.58 6 750 2440 4.7 3.4 91 1.3 4.0 222 43 301.7 302.9 289.1 321.2 6.52 7 700 2999 1.5 0.0 90 1.4 0.7 216 51 304.1 305.1 288.9 320.7 5.47 8 650 3592 -2.1 -4.2 85 2.1 -3.1 213 55 306.6 307.4 288.7 319.9 4.31 9 600 4225 -5.5 -6.4 93 0.9 -5.9 213 61 309.8 310.5 289.4 322.2 3.94 10 550 4903 -9.2 -10.6 89 1.4 -9.8 217 69 313.2 313.8 289.7 323.1 3.09 11 500 5633 -14.7 -29.8 27 15.0 -17.9 211 68 315.1 315.2 287.9 317.3 0.65 12 450 6421 -20.6 -43.0 12 22.3 -23.5 213 69 317.3 317.3 288.1 318.0 0.19 13 400 7283 -24.8 -48.6 9 23.8 -27.2 211 78 322.8 322.8 289.8 323.2 0.12 14 350 8245 -29.2 -36.7 48 7.5 -30.3 204 100 329.4 329.5 292.0 331.1 0.47 15 300 9330 -36.6 -52.7 17 16.1 -37.7 203 99 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.2 0.10 16 250 10569 -44.3 -58.3 20 14.0 -44.9 212 91 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.06 17 200 12054 -48.2 -76.9 2 28.7 -48.8 225 68 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.01 18 150 13912 -56.4 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.7 216 49 372.9 372.9 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16432 -63.5 -86.5 3 23.0 -63.7 241 33 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5601.96 m Freezing level: 679.53 mb = 3242.01 m = 10636.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.51 mb = 3108.42 m = 10198.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.96 % Est. max temperature: 22.48 C = 72.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.60 mb = 526.85 m = 1728.48 ft T: 16.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 12.01 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.33 mb = 822.26 m = 2697.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.55 C = 67.19 F Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lifted Index: -2.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.82 C Showalter Index: 0.54 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.93 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.86 C Cross Totals Index: 24.07 C K Index: 32.75 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.40 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 389.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.71 mb = 818.73 m = 2686.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.71 mb = 865.41 m = 2839.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 396.71 mb = 7342.28 m = 24088.54 ft B at Equ Level: 387.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 276.71 mb = 9879.34 m = 32412.13 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.2 at 52.9 knts Storm direction: 247.2 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 3.6 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 229.2 neg: -11.0 tot: 218.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.50 Bulk Rich Number: 3.47 Bulk Shear: 112.40 m/s