MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 35.61,-85.17 Latitude: 35.61 Longitude: -85.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 956 470 17.5 15.8 90 1.7 16.4 239 9 294.4 296.5 291.2 328.3 11.85 2 950 524 17.0 15.3 90 1.7 16.0 238 11 294.4 296.5 291.0 327.7 11.61 3 900 983 13.0 12.8 99 0.1 12.9 247 22 294.9 296.7 290.2 324.7 10.39 4 850 1461 9.4 9.1 98 0.3 9.2 257 30 296.0 297.5 289.0 320.8 8.56 5 800 1962 6.3 5.7 96 0.6 6.0 255 33 297.9 299.2 288.4 319.0 7.21 6 750 2489 3.2 2.7 96 0.5 2.9 249 34 300.1 301.2 288.2 318.5 6.20 7 700 3045 -0.0 -0.9 94 0.8 -0.4 246 41 302.4 303.4 288.1 318.0 5.14 8 650 3635 -2.5 -3.0 97 0.4 -2.7 247 51 306.1 307.0 288.9 320.7 4.74 9 600 4268 -4.7 -20.0 29 15.2 -9.4 250 63 310.6 310.9 287.1 315.0 1.31 10 550 4949 -7.0 -45.3 3 38.4 -13.3 254 82 315.8 315.8 287.5 316.3 0.12 11 500 5683 -12.9 -46.4 4 33.4 -17.7 250 87 317.3 317.3 288.0 317.7 0.12 12 450 6477 -18.3 -53.3 3 35.0 -22.0 251 85 320.2 320.2 288.9 320.4 0.06 13 400 7348 -22.6 -54.1 4 31.5 -25.6 241 88 325.6 325.6 290.5 325.9 0.06 14 350 8312 -29.6 -59.2 4 29.6 -31.6 232 92 328.8 328.8 291.4 329.0 0.04 15 300 9395 -36.9 -59.7 8 22.8 -38.1 223 96 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.5 0.04 16 250 10634 -44.1 -65.1 8 21.0 -44.8 226 97 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.6 0.02 17 200 12117 -47.1 -77.5 2 30.4 -47.7 250 71 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.00 18 150 13972 -59.2 -84.2 3 25.0 -59.4 230 58 368.1 368.1 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16469 -66.2 -86.8 4 20.6 -66.3 241 33 399.8 399.8 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.77 m Freezing level: 700.53 mb = 3039.22 m = 9971.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.61 mb = 2969.37 m = 9741.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.65 % Est. max temperature: 20.68 C = 69.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.97 mb = 687.01 m = 2253.93 ft T: 15.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 10.35 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.85 mb = 1003.08 m = 3290.89 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.40 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.00 C = 64.40 F Cap Strength: 1.91 C Lifted Index: 0.86 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.43 C Showalter Index: 3.03 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.33 C Cross Totals Index: 22.04 C K Index: 30.60 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 255.62 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 187.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.45 mb = 1006.79 m = 3303.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.45 mb = 1053.53 m = 3456.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 592.45 mb = 4367.09 m = 14327.55 ft B at Equ Level: 186.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 392.45 mb = 7485.17 m = 24557.33 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 250.5 at 53.6 knts Storm direction: 280.5 at 40.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 213.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 213.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.98 Bulk Shear: 191.46 m/s