MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.16,-85.49 Latitude: 38.16 Longitude: -85.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 983 193 21.7 18.0 80 3.7 19.1 183 17 296.2 298.6 292.9 334.5 13.29 2 950 489 20.1 17.1 83 3.0 18.1 188 36 297.6 299.9 293.2 335.3 13.02 3 900 954 17.5 14.6 83 2.8 15.6 198 55 299.5 301.7 292.7 333.8 11.72 4 850 1441 14.3 11.0 81 3.3 12.2 207 54 301.1 302.9 291.7 329.8 9.74 5 800 1950 10.7 6.3 74 4.4 8.2 208 48 302.6 304.0 290.3 325.0 7.50 6 750 2485 8.0 2.1 66 5.9 4.8 200 47 305.3 306.4 289.8 323.4 5.95 7 700 3052 5.3 -5.2 47 10.5 0.4 209 47 308.3 309.0 288.7 319.9 3.69 8 650 3654 2.9 -9.7 39 12.5 -2.4 216 46 312.2 312.7 289.2 321.3 2.83 9 600 4297 -1.5 -12.2 44 10.7 -5.7 214 46 314.4 314.8 289.5 322.5 2.49 10 550 4984 -6.0 -16.6 43 10.6 -9.7 216 47 316.9 317.3 289.8 323.3 1.90 11 500 5722 -11.4 -14.8 76 3.4 -12.6 222 49 319.1 319.6 290.9 327.2 2.42 12 450 6526 -14.8 -19.9 65 5.1 -16.3 222 45 324.7 325.0 291.9 330.7 1.76 13 400 7407 -20.5 -22.9 81 2.5 -21.1 223 52 328.4 328.7 292.7 333.7 1.51 14 350 8381 -27.9 -35.3 49 7.4 -29.0 226 59 331.2 331.3 292.6 333.2 0.54 15 300 9467 -37.8 -45.7 43 7.9 -38.4 227 61 332.1 332.2 292.5 333.0 0.21 16 250 10694 -47.4 -60.3 21 12.9 -47.8 236 75 335.6 335.6 293.3 335.8 0.05 17 200 12147 -52.7 -73.3 7 20.5 -53.1 240 69 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.3 0.01 18 150 13971 -60.5 -80.9 5 20.4 -60.7 248 63 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16459 -66.0 -85.5 5 19.5 -66.2 247 32 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5676.75 m Freezing level: 617.27 mb = 4074.58 m = 13367.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.40 mb = 3129.10 m = 10265.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.67 % Est. max temperature: 26.97 C = 80.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.20 mb = 660.94 m = 2168.42 ft T: 19.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 15.44 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.79 mb = 1353.06 m = 4439.12 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.19 C = 79.14 F Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lifted Index: -2.24 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: -0.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 26.16 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.37 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 178.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 26.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 891.25 mb = 1037.33 m = 3403.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.25 mb = 1781.03 m = 5843.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 656.25 mb = 3576.15 m = 11732.64 ft B at Equ Level: 44.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 216.25 mb = 11638.29 m = 38182.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.0 at 46.9 knts Storm direction: 240.0 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 412.0 neg: -61.6 tot: 350.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 3.11 Bulk Shear: 57.35 m/s