MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.67,-83.07 Latitude: 36.67 Longitude: -83.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 1 950 508 SFC 947 531 16.7 15.4 92 1.3 15.8 223 13 294.3 296.4 291.0 327.7 11.66 3 900 966 13.1 13.0 100 0.1 13.0 229 34 295.0 296.9 290.3 325.2 10.51 4 850 1445 9.9 9.7 99 0.1 9.8 241 47 296.5 298.1 289.5 322.5 8.95 5 800 1947 6.6 6.3 98 0.3 6.4 251 48 298.1 299.5 288.8 320.1 7.49 6 750 2474 3.6 3.2 97 0.4 3.4 244 44 300.4 301.6 288.6 319.5 6.41 7 700 3031 0.4 -0.7 93 1.1 -0.2 228 56 302.9 303.9 288.3 318.6 5.20 8 650 3623 -2.3 -10.2 55 7.9 -5.4 226 69 306.3 306.8 287.0 314.8 2.70 9 600 4256 -4.5 -34.2 8 29.7 -10.9 229 79 310.9 310.9 286.1 312.1 0.35 10 550 4935 -7.4 -45.5 3 38.1 -13.6 239 83 315.3 315.4 287.3 315.8 0.12 11 500 5669 -12.8 -35.7 13 23.0 -17.0 242 92 317.5 317.6 288.3 318.8 0.36 12 450 6463 -18.7 -45.5 7 26.8 -22.1 243 93 319.8 319.8 288.8 320.3 0.15 13 400 7329 -25.1 -48.6 9 23.5 -27.5 241 91 322.4 322.4 289.6 322.8 0.12 14 350 8285 -31.3 -52.6 10 21.3 -32.9 230 81 326.5 326.5 290.8 326.9 0.08 15 300 9359 -38.7 -62.2 7 23.5 -39.6 221 89 330.9 330.9 292.0 331.0 0.03 16 250 10593 -44.5 -62.1 12 17.6 -45.1 227 86 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.04 17 200 12069 -48.9 -76.1 3 27.2 -49.4 237 78 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 18 150 13925 -56.9 -82.4 3 25.5 -57.2 224 54 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16444 -64.7 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.8 241 37 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.25 m Freezing level: 693.22 mb = 3111.28 m = 10207.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.22 mb = 3005.55 m = 9860.60 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.39 % Est. max temperature: 20.53 C = 68.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.66 mb = 691.48 m = 2268.60 ft T: 15.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.97 C/km ThetaE index: 15.58 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.77 mb = 1033.97 m = 3392.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.33 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.52 C = 63.54 F Cap Strength: 1.45 C Lifted Index: 0.97 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.05 C Showalter Index: 2.29 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.64 C Cross Totals Index: 22.49 C K Index: 31.32 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 162.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.10 mb = 1040.33 m = 3413.10 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.10 mb = 1087.41 m = 3567.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 597.10 mb = 4293.43 m = 14085.88 ft B at Equ Level: 161.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 357.10 mb = 8141.16 m = 26709.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 236.9 at 65.6 knts Storm direction: 266.9 at 49.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 5.3 tot: 11.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 383.0 neg: -14.3 tot: 368.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 0.73 Bulk Shear: 222.91 m/s