MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 36.83,-80.24 Latitude: 36.83 Longitude: -80.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 1 950 508 SFC 940 599 15.0 14.3 96 0.6 14.6 186 10 293.3 295.2 290.2 324.6 10.98 3 900 966 13.0 12.8 99 0.1 12.9 201 34 294.9 296.8 290.2 324.8 10.40 4 850 1445 10.3 10.2 99 0.1 10.2 217 47 296.9 298.6 289.9 323.7 9.20 5 800 1947 7.6 5.3 85 2.3 6.3 236 41 299.3 300.6 288.8 320.0 7.02 6 750 2477 4.7 1.9 82 2.8 3.2 227 40 301.7 302.8 288.5 319.2 5.86 7 700 3036 0.5 -0.6 92 1.1 -0.0 220 56 303.1 304.0 288.3 318.9 5.23 8 650 3628 -1.2 -13.0 40 11.8 -5.5 216 64 307.6 308.0 286.9 314.5 2.16 9 600 4263 -3.0 -46.2 2 43.1 -10.4 211 66 312.6 312.6 286.4 313.0 0.10 10 550 4948 -5.7 -40.8 4 35.1 -12.3 222 67 317.3 317.4 288.1 318.0 0.20 11 500 5685 -11.9 -41.8 6 29.9 -16.8 225 72 318.5 318.5 288.5 319.2 0.19 12 450 6482 -17.7 -47.4 6 29.7 -21.4 227 80 321.0 321.0 289.2 321.5 0.12 13 400 7351 -23.8 -55.0 4 31.1 -26.6 217 79 324.0 324.0 290.0 324.2 0.05 14 350 8315 -28.6 -44.4 21 15.8 -30.3 210 92 330.2 330.2 292.0 331.0 0.21 15 300 9403 -35.9 -46.0 35 10.1 -36.8 203 93 334.7 334.8 293.2 335.6 0.21 16 250 10644 -44.2 -56.9 23 12.7 -44.7 206 89 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.7 0.07 17 200 12120 -50.9 -73.3 5 22.4 -51.3 221 77 352.2 352.2 297.1 352.2 0.01 18 150 13954 -59.9 -82.2 4 22.2 -60.2 226 62 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16463 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 216 20 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5611.96 m Freezing level: 684.47 mb = 3219.48 m = 10562.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.59 mb = 3028.88 m = 9937.15 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.27 % Est. max temperature: 21.35 C = 70.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.08 mb = 678.79 m = 2226.97 ft T: 14.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.70 C/km ThetaE index: 11.77 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 881.64 mb = 1138.60 m = 3735.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.29 C = 63.12 F Cap Strength: 3.47 C Lifted Index: 2.18 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: 2.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.07 C K Index: 31.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 328.73 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.84 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 66.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.54 mb = 1101.58 m = 3614.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 860.54 mb = 1341.65 m = 4401.67 ft Equ Level (EL): 650.54 mb = 3620.85 m = 11879.29 ft B at Equ Level: 66.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 560.54 mb = 4798.26 m = 15742.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.7 at 57.3 knts Storm direction: 250.7 at 43.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 4.7 tot: 10.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 438.9 neg: -12.8 tot: 426.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.0 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 0.42 Bulk Shear: 158.11 m/s