MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.78,-82.34 Latitude: 36.78 Longitude: -82.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 1 950 494 SFC 938 601 16.4 13.9 85 2.6 14.8 206 11 294.9 296.8 290.5 325.5 10.66 3 900 953 13.7 12.6 93 1.1 13.0 209 27 295.6 297.4 290.3 325.0 10.22 4 850 1433 10.2 10.0 99 0.1 10.1 217 37 296.8 298.5 289.8 323.3 9.12 5 800 1935 6.8 6.5 98 0.3 6.6 227 47 298.4 299.8 288.9 320.7 7.61 6 750 2462 3.3 3.0 98 0.3 3.1 238 44 300.1 301.3 288.4 318.9 6.33 7 700 3019 -0.1 -0.5 97 0.4 -0.3 235 39 302.3 303.3 288.2 318.2 5.27 8 650 3608 -3.5 -3.9 97 0.4 -3.7 227 50 305.0 305.8 288.3 318.6 4.42 9 600 4238 -6.1 -8.5 83 2.4 -7.1 224 64 309.0 309.7 288.6 319.6 3.34 10 550 4915 -8.6 -43.2 4 34.6 -14.3 225 67 313.9 313.9 286.9 314.4 0.15 11 500 5649 -11.9 -46.0 4 34.1 -17.0 230 81 318.5 318.5 288.4 318.9 0.12 12 450 6446 -17.2 -51.8 3 34.6 -21.2 224 87 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.9 0.07 13 400 7319 -22.2 -55.7 3 33.6 -25.3 214 91 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.4 0.05 14 350 8289 -27.9 -45.0 18 17.1 -29.7 208 98 331.2 331.2 292.2 332.0 0.20 15 300 9381 -35.7 -45.5 36 9.8 -36.5 206 102 335.1 335.1 293.3 335.9 0.22 16 250 10622 -43.6 -58.2 18 14.6 -44.2 210 91 341.2 341.3 294.7 341.5 0.06 17 200 12105 -50.3 -76.1 3 25.8 -50.8 229 77 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 13943 -58.9 -81.9 4 23.0 -59.2 229 64 368.6 368.6 300.3 368.6 0.00 19 100 16454 -65.2 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.3 235 30 401.8 401.8 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5589.65 m Freezing level: 702.18 mb = 2994.35 m = 9823.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.80 mb = 2963.46 m = 9722.51 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.42 % Est. max temperature: 20.23 C = 68.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.74 mb = 927.52 m = 3043.02 ft T: 13.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.49 C/km ThetaE index: 7.34 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 868.95 mb = 1247.82 m = 4093.85 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.83 C = 64.09 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: 2.04 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.39 C Showalter Index: 2.68 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.12 C Cross Totals Index: 21.98 C K Index: 31.79 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.88 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 199.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 874.00 mb = 1199.17 m = 3934.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.00 mb = 1344.37 m = 4410.60 ft Equ Level (EL): 559.00 mb = 4788.51 m = 15710.16 ft B at Equ Level: 198.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 409.00 mb = 7154.21 m = 23471.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.4 at 55.9 knts Storm direction: 256.4 at 42.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.9 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 325.1 neg: -18.2 tot: 306.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 1.21 Bulk Shear: 165.08 m/s