MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.44,-84.33 Latitude: 36.44 Longitude: -84.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 950 495 16.1 15.0 94 1.0 15.4 213 10 293.5 295.5 290.5 325.9 11.38 2 950 496 15.9 15.1 95 0.8 15.4 213 9 293.3 295.3 290.5 325.8 11.42 3 900 953 12.7 12.6 99 0.1 12.6 221 32 294.6 296.4 289.9 323.9 10.22 4 850 1431 9.6 9.4 99 0.2 9.5 233 44 296.2 297.7 289.2 321.5 8.74 5 800 1932 6.3 6.0 98 0.3 6.1 247 46 297.8 299.2 288.5 319.4 7.34 6 750 2459 3.1 2.8 98 0.3 2.9 252 38 300.0 301.1 288.3 318.6 6.27 7 700 3015 0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 232 39 302.5 303.5 288.3 318.6 5.35 8 650 3606 -3.1 -3.8 95 0.7 -3.4 227 54 305.5 306.3 288.5 319.2 4.45 9 600 4237 -6.2 -10.6 71 4.3 -7.9 227 64 308.9 309.4 288.1 317.9 2.85 10 550 4911 -10.0 -39.9 7 30.0 -15.1 223 69 312.3 312.3 286.4 313.0 0.22 11 500 5643 -11.4 -50.3 2 38.9 -16.7 223 71 319.1 319.1 288.5 319.4 0.08 12 450 6446 -14.5 -54.0 2 39.5 -19.3 226 79 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.2 0.05 13 400 7327 -20.6 -58.3 2 37.7 -24.1 221 84 328.2 328.2 291.2 328.3 0.04 14 350 8298 -28.0 -44.7 19 16.7 -29.9 215 99 331.0 331.1 292.2 331.8 0.20 15 300 9385 -36.7 -40.5 68 3.8 -37.1 209 99 333.7 333.8 293.1 335.1 0.37 16 250 10624 -44.3 -60.7 14 16.4 -44.9 217 89 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.4 0.04 17 200 12107 -48.6 -74.7 3 26.1 -49.2 226 71 355.8 355.8 297.8 355.8 0.01 18 150 13952 -59.0 -81.3 4 22.3 -59.2 222 62 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16459 -66.4 -87.2 4 20.8 -66.5 236 39 399.5 399.5 305.2 399.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.65 m Freezing level: 699.92 mb = 3016.43 m = 9896.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.51 mb = 2986.58 m = 9798.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.12 % Est. max temperature: 20.36 C = 68.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.86 mb = 622.73 m = 2043.04 ft T: 14.99 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.36 C/km ThetaE index: 7.34 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 895.12 mb = 998.87 m = 3277.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.28 C = 63.10 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: 2.89 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.95 C Showalter Index: 4.12 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.85 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.01 C Cross Totals Index: 20.84 C K Index: 30.09 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.41 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 197.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.89 mb = 991.70 m = 3253.56 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.89 mb = 1038.51 m = 3407.15 ft Equ Level (EL): 540.89 mb = 5039.54 m = 16533.72 ft B at Equ Level: 196.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 440.89 mb = 6599.20 m = 21650.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 228.8 at 53.8 knts Storm direction: 258.8 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 3.8 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.1 neg: -10.7 tot: 294.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 1.41 Bulk Shear: 139.65 m/s