MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.58,-85.20 Latitude: 35.58 Longitude: -85.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 87 SFC 956 469 16.9 16.4 97 0.5 16.6 202 9 293.8 296.0 291.5 329.1 12.36 2 950 524 16.4 16.2 98 0.2 16.3 202 12 293.9 296.1 291.4 328.9 12.28 3 900 984 14.6 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 221 33 296.6 298.7 291.7 330.2 11.61 4 850 1467 12.9 12.8 99 0.1 12.9 248 36 299.7 301.7 292.2 331.8 10.98 5 800 1974 8.8 8.5 98 0.3 8.6 260 29 300.5 302.1 290.7 326.3 8.75 6 750 2505 5.5 0.7 71 4.8 3.1 258 31 302.6 303.6 288.3 318.8 5.39 7 700 3067 3.0 -2.8 66 5.8 0.2 255 36 305.8 306.6 288.6 319.5 4.45 8 650 3663 -0.9 -10.5 48 9.5 -4.7 243 45 307.9 308.4 287.5 316.3 2.65 9 600 4299 -3.4 -19.4 28 16.0 -8.5 239 61 312.2 312.5 287.7 316.8 1.37 10 550 4981 -7.1 -26.6 20 19.4 -12.2 236 62 315.6 315.8 288.2 318.3 0.79 11 500 5718 -10.8 -51.2 2 40.4 -16.3 238 61 319.8 319.9 288.8 320.1 0.07 12 450 6519 -16.3 -41.7 9 25.4 -20.2 235 63 322.8 322.8 289.9 323.6 0.22 13 400 7393 -22.4 -39.3 20 16.9 -24.9 226 74 325.9 325.9 290.9 327.0 0.32 14 350 8362 -28.2 -42.3 25 14.1 -29.9 216 81 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.8 0.26 15 300 9451 -36.2 -39.3 73 3.2 -36.5 208 80 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.42 16 250 10689 -46.1 -51.1 57 5.0 -46.4 221 91 337.5 337.5 293.9 338.1 0.14 17 200 12157 -48.9 -72.8 4 24.0 -49.4 242 71 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.5 0.01 18 150 13997 -59.4 -81.1 4 21.7 -59.6 243 57 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16484 -68.6 -87.5 5 18.9 -68.7 232 31 395.2 395.2 304.5 395.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5630.97 m Freezing level: 662.01 mb = 3519.73 m = 11547.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.01 mb = 3090.14 m = 10138.13 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.86 % Est. max temperature: 23.46 C = 74.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.39 mb = 529.88 m = 1738.43 ft T: 16.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 12.99 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 898.44 mb = 998.86 m = 3277.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.77 C = 67.58 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: 0.35 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.99 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.39 C Showalter Index: -0.47 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.75 C Cross Totals Index: 23.61 C K Index: 30.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.33 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 185.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.47 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.75 mb = 958.26 m = 3143.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 827.75 mb = 1689.31 m = 5542.27 ft Equ Level (EL): 507.75 mb = 5598.76 m = 18368.41 ft B at Equ Level: 185.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 317.75 mb = 9045.04 m = 29674.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.2 at 45.4 knts Storm direction: 271.2 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 2.5 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 270.9 neg: -17.7 tot: 253.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 84.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.55 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 1.75 Bulk Shear: 106.23 m/s