MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.24,-82.81 Latitude: 36.24 Longitude: -82.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 SFC 957 446 17.6 15.2 86 2.4 16.1 243 14 294.4 296.5 290.9 327.2 11.44 2 950 509 17.2 14.9 86 2.4 15.7 243 18 294.7 296.7 290.8 326.9 11.25 3 900 969 13.6 12.8 95 0.8 13.1 242 30 295.5 297.4 290.4 325.4 10.39 4 850 1448 10.3 10.1 99 0.1 10.2 241 32 296.9 298.6 289.8 323.5 9.17 5 800 1951 7.2 6.9 98 0.3 7.0 239 37 298.8 300.2 289.3 321.7 7.80 6 750 2479 4.0 3.7 98 0.3 3.8 240 40 300.9 302.1 288.9 320.6 6.65 7 700 3037 0.5 0.2 98 0.3 0.4 239 39 303.1 304.1 288.7 319.9 5.57 8 650 3629 -2.8 -3.1 98 0.3 -2.9 234 42 305.8 306.7 288.8 320.2 4.69 9 600 4260 -5.6 -5.9 98 0.3 -5.8 233 47 309.6 310.4 289.5 322.5 4.10 10 550 4937 -10.4 -15.0 69 4.6 -11.9 241 58 311.8 312.2 288.3 318.8 2.17 11 500 5666 -13.3 -43.0 6 29.7 -17.9 248 88 316.8 316.8 287.9 317.4 0.17 12 450 6457 -19.3 -49.6 5 30.3 -22.7 245 91 318.9 318.9 288.5 319.3 0.09 13 400 7324 -23.5 -57.6 3 34.2 -26.3 237 90 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.7 0.04 14 350 8289 -29.0 -57.0 5 28.1 -31.0 225 91 329.7 329.7 291.7 329.9 0.05 15 300 9376 -35.7 -46.2 33 10.6 -36.6 210 108 335.1 335.1 293.3 335.9 0.20 16 250 10618 -44.3 -56.3 25 12.0 -44.9 217 107 340.1 340.2 294.4 340.5 0.07 17 200 12103 -46.5 -77.0 2 30.5 -47.2 240 81 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 18 150 13957 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 233 68 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16462 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 244 39 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.42 m Freezing level: 692.04 mb = 3131.32 m = 10273.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 694.34 mb = 3101.97 m = 10176.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.34 % Est. max temperature: 21.63 C = 70.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.36 mb = 741.88 m = 2433.95 ft T: 15.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 7.29 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.55 mb = 1104.54 m = 3623.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.07 C = 66.33 F Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lifted Index: 0.10 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.13 C Showalter Index: 1.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.59 C Cross Totals Index: 23.44 C K Index: 33.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.85 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 244.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.97 mb = 1053.37 m = 3455.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.97 mb = 1195.77 m = 3923.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 495.97 mb = 5726.43 m = 18787.27 ft B at Equ Level: 240.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 335.97 mb = 8577.46 m = 28140.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.4 at 50.2 knts Storm direction: 271.4 at 37.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 4.2 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 134.4 neg: -5.9 tot: 128.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 42.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.2 stream: 4.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 2.37 Bulk Shear: 103.20 m/s