MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.78,-84.62 Latitude: 37.78 Longitude: -84.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 44 SFC 975 263 16.3 15.2 93 1.1 15.6 201 19 291.6 293.6 289.8 323.4 11.22 2 950 480 14.6 14.3 98 0.3 14.4 203 30 292.0 293.9 289.6 322.7 10.82 3 900 936 12.4 12.2 99 0.1 12.3 219 48 294.3 296.1 289.6 323.0 10.00 4 850 1414 10.4 10.1 98 0.3 10.2 236 53 297.1 298.7 289.9 323.7 9.18 5 800 1918 7.9 7.6 98 0.3 7.7 239 46 299.6 301.1 289.9 323.7 8.21 6 750 2448 4.9 4.7 98 0.2 4.8 237 41 301.9 303.2 289.8 323.2 7.14 7 700 3008 1.0 0.5 97 0.5 0.8 237 35 303.6 304.6 289.0 320.8 5.69 8 650 3600 -2.2 -4.0 88 1.8 -3.0 232 39 306.5 307.3 288.8 320.0 4.38 9 600 4232 -5.7 -10.5 69 4.7 -7.5 229 49 309.5 310.1 288.3 318.6 2.87 10 550 4909 -9.0 -30.0 16 21.0 -13.7 221 56 313.4 313.5 287.2 315.4 0.58 11 500 5642 -11.7 -52.1 2 40.4 -17.0 210 67 318.7 318.7 288.4 319.0 0.06 12 450 6443 -15.7 -49.8 4 34.1 -20.1 217 69 323.5 323.5 289.9 323.8 0.09 13 400 7321 -21.1 -53.3 4 32.2 -24.4 217 79 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.8 0.07 14 350 8292 -27.1 -31.1 69 4.0 -27.9 207 93 332.2 332.3 293.1 335.1 0.81 15 300 9383 -36.4 -39.0 76 2.7 -36.7 207 96 334.1 334.2 293.3 335.7 0.43 16 250 10619 -46.1 -53.2 44 7.2 -46.4 217 101 337.6 337.6 293.9 338.0 0.11 17 200 12087 -49.3 -76.4 3 27.2 -49.8 236 71 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.8 0.01 18 150 13939 -57.1 -85.1 2 28.0 -57.4 231 57 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 19 100 16448 -65.0 -87.1 3 22.1 -65.2 240 33 402.1 402.1 305.5 402.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.74 m Freezing level: 684.57 mb = 3190.48 m = 10467.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.05 mb = 3122.13 m = 10243.10 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.11 % Est. max temperature: 22.98 C = 73.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.35 mb = 396.69 m = 1301.46 ft T: 15.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.83 C/km ThetaE index: 8.32 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.02 mb = 786.95 m = 2581.81 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.22 C = 64.80 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: 3.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.67 C Showalter Index: 2.65 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.16 C Cross Totals Index: 21.86 C K Index: 31.83 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.18 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.93 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 42.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 18.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.24 mb = 757.29 m = 2484.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 734.24 mb = 2620.52 m = 8597.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 584.24 mb = 4439.23 m = 14564.24 ft B at Equ Level: 41.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 514.24 mb = 5425.99 m = 17801.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.6 at 48.3 knts Storm direction: 254.6 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 2.1 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 336.7 neg: -45.6 tot: 291.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.71 Bulk Shear: 59.42 m/s