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: 36.69,-83.36 Latitude: 36.69 Longitude: -83.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 88 1 950 522 SFC 949 533 13.2 11.0 87 2.2 11.9 277 14 290.7 292.3 287.2 315.5 8.74 3 900 973 8.8 8.5 98 0.3 8.6 279 30 290.6 291.9 286.2 312.6 7.75 4 850 1444 5.3 4.2 92 1.1 4.7 273 41 291.7 292.8 285.0 309.2 6.09 5 800 1938 3.7 1.5 86 2.2 2.6 257 40 295.1 296.0 285.5 310.7 5.33 6 750 2460 0.9 -1.2 86 2.1 -0.0 246 37 297.6 298.4 285.9 311.5 4.68 7 700 3012 -1.8 -3.1 91 1.3 -2.4 229 41 300.5 301.3 286.6 313.6 4.36 8 650 3599 -4.3 -4.7 97 0.4 -4.5 215 49 304.1 304.8 287.7 316.8 4.15 9 600 4225 -8.9 -12.0 78 3.1 -10.0 214 55 305.8 306.3 286.7 313.8 2.54 10 550 4893 -12.0 -41.3 7 29.3 -16.6 227 62 309.8 309.8 285.5 310.5 0.19 11 500 5618 -14.5 -53.5 2 39.0 -18.9 236 77 315.4 315.4 287.3 315.6 0.05 12 450 6408 -19.9 -54.3 3 34.5 -23.2 236 86 318.3 318.3 288.2 318.5 0.05 13 400 7272 -24.4 -55.3 4 30.9 -27.0 233 88 323.3 323.3 289.8 323.5 0.05 14 350 8235 -28.9 -64.1 2 35.3 -31.0 225 87 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.02 15 300 9322 -35.9 -55.0 12 19.1 -37.1 212 115 334.8 334.8 293.1 335.1 0.07 16 250 10568 -42.7 -64.3 8 21.6 -43.5 219 110 342.6 342.6 295.0 342.7 0.03 17 200 12064 -44.8 -75.7 2 31.0 -45.6 248 73 361.9 361.9 299.1 361.9 0.01 18 150 13934 -56.8 -84.3 2 27.4 -57.1 239 66 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16447 -64.8 -87.0 3 22.2 -65.0 243 36 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5529.92 m Freezing level: 732.90 mb = 2648.51 m = 8689.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 750.74 mb = 2451.80 m = 8043.85 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.97 % Est. max temperature: 17.56 C = 63.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.13 mb = 806.68 m = 2646.54 ft T: 10.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.87 C/km ThetaE index: 6.27 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 886.33 mb = 1099.19 m = 3606.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.38 C = 56.08 F Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lifted Index: 6.35 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.16 C Showalter Index: 8.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.81 C Cross Totals Index: 18.69 C K Index: 22.76 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 210.07 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.85 mb = 1103.65 m = 3620.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.85 mb = 1150.22 m = 3773.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 810.85 mb = 1828.09 m = 5997.60 ft B at Equ Level: 13.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 740.85 mb = 2557.97 m = 8392.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.8 at 52.6 knts Storm direction: 265.8 at 39.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 7.4 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 13.9 neg: -72.4 tot: -58.5 m^2/s^2 ave: -19.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: -4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 200.25 m/s