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: 38.55,-85.30 Latitude: 38.55 Longitude: -85.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 92 SFC 984 224 9.6 7.9 89 1.7 8.7 270 15 284.0 285.2 282.5 302.9 6.81 2 950 517 6.9 6.4 97 0.5 6.6 277 29 284.2 285.3 282.1 301.9 6.36 3 900 959 3.4 3.2 98 0.3 3.3 290 40 285.1 286.0 281.3 300.0 5.34 4 850 1419 0.3 0.0 98 0.3 0.2 303 41 286.5 287.3 281.0 299.3 4.50 5 800 1905 -1.3 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.4 297 36 289.7 290.5 282.2 302.0 4.25 6 750 2417 -3.7 -4.0 98 0.3 -3.8 288 32 292.6 293.2 282.9 303.7 3.80 7 700 2959 -6.5 -6.8 98 0.3 -6.6 277 30 295.3 295.9 283.4 305.1 3.28 8 650 3535 -10.3 -11.2 93 0.9 -10.6 274 28 297.4 297.8 283.4 305.0 2.51 9 600 4145 -15.3 -16.0 94 0.7 -15.5 281 30 298.4 298.8 283.0 304.1 1.83 10 550 4796 -19.8 -25.9 58 6.1 -21.0 274 30 300.6 300.7 282.7 303.3 0.84 11 500 5498 -22.8 -44.7 12 21.9 -25.1 249 25 305.2 305.3 283.7 305.8 0.14 12 450 6266 -25.7 -60.4 2 34.7 -27.9 240 27 310.9 310.9 285.7 311.0 0.03 13 400 7114 -28.2 -61.6 3 33.4 -30.2 236 33 318.3 318.3 288.2 318.4 0.02 14 350 8065 -31.1 -62.6 3 31.6 -32.9 237 37 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.0 0.02 15 300 9151 -33.2 -67.2 2 34.1 -34.9 237 43 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.7 0.02 16 250 10427 -36.3 -69.5 2 33.2 -37.8 234 48 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.2 0.01 17 200 11954 -42.3 -73.9 2 31.6 -43.3 231 50 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.01 18 150 13858 -52.4 -81.5 2 29.1 -52.9 254 57 379.7 379.7 302.2 379.7 0.00 19 100 16407 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 232 35 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5406.23 m Freezing level: 840.61 mb = 1510.58 m = 4955.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 844.04 mb = 1475.78 m = 4841.75 ft Precipitable water: 0.68 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.21 % Est. max temperature: 13.02 C = 55.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.81 mb = 431.69 m = 1416.30 ft T: 7.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 3.62 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 924.41 mb = 739.78 m = 2427.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.19 C = 50.34 F Cap Strength: 2.55 C Lifted Index: 5.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 26.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.21 C Showalter Index: 6.66 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.81 C K Index: 22.83 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 107.67 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.45 mb = 730.59 m = 2396.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 920.45 mb = 774.86 m = 2542.16 ft Equ Level (EL): 810.45 mb = 1800.66 m = 5907.59 ft B at Equ Level: 21.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 750.45 mb = 2411.98 m = 7913.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 278.7 at 30.8 knts Storm direction: 308.7 at 23.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 2.8 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 55.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 154.9 neg: -72.0 tot: 83.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 6.06 Bulk Shear: 3.61 m/s