MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 36.21,-86.17 Latitude: 36.21 Longitude: -86.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 144 SFC 993 200 12.9 3.8 54 9.1 8.2 285 5 286.6 287.5 281.7 300.8 5.04 2 950 575 12.1 1.8 50 10.2 7.0 299 22 289.4 290.2 282.4 302.6 4.60 3 900 1024 7.8 0.6 60 7.2 4.4 301 25 289.5 290.3 282.3 302.4 4.45 4 850 1492 3.2 -0.3 78 3.5 1.6 301 25 289.5 290.3 282.3 302.2 4.41 5 800 1979 -0.2 -12.7 38 12.5 -4.4 316 31 290.9 291.3 279.7 296.3 1.80 6 750 2493 -2.3 -29.1 11 26.8 -8.3 310 34 294.1 294.1 279.3 295.5 0.46 7 700 3037 -5.0 -42.0 4 37.0 -10.9 305 41 296.9 296.9 280.2 297.4 0.14 8 650 3616 -6.6 -41.1 5 34.5 -12.3 301 55 301.5 301.5 282.2 302.1 0.16 9 600 4240 -7.0 -42.5 4 35.5 -12.8 298 72 308.1 308.1 284.8 308.6 0.15 10 550 4918 -7.6 -43.9 4 36.3 -13.7 298 96 315.0 315.1 287.3 315.6 0.14 11 500 5653 -12.1 -44.5 5 32.4 -17.1 295 109 318.2 318.3 288.3 318.8 0.15 12 450 6447 -19.0 -51.3 4 32.3 -22.5 296 110 319.3 319.4 288.6 319.6 0.08 13 400 7311 -25.6 -49.7 9 24.1 -27.9 299 113 321.7 321.7 289.4 322.1 0.10 14 350 8262 -33.8 -57.9 7 24.2 -35.1 300 114 323.2 323.2 289.8 323.4 0.04 15 300 9325 -40.6 -57.8 14 17.2 -41.3 299 106 328.1 328.1 291.2 328.3 0.05 16 250 10559 -42.7 -66.9 5 24.2 -43.5 292 91 342.5 342.5 295.0 342.6 0.02 17 200 12052 -45.1 -76.0 2 30.9 -45.9 270 71 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 18 150 13924 -56.3 -81.9 3 25.6 -56.6 269 62 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 19 100 16449 -64.4 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 249 25 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5508.50 m Freezing level: 802.99 mb = 1950.09 m = 6397.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 836.73 mb = 1618.19 m = 5308.97 ft Precipitable water: 0.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 23.63 % Est. max temperature: 16.00 C = 60.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 865.24 mb = 1346.40 m = 4417.28 ft T: 4.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 2.72 C/km ThetaE index: 7.09 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.02 mb = 2069.15 m = 6788.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.78 C = 64.00 F Cap Strength: 14.10 C Lifted Index: 15.32 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.15 C Showalter Index: 15.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 27.23 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 15.35 C Cross Totals Index: 11.88 C K Index: -21.86 Risk: None Sweat Index: 160.11 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15149.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.75 mb = 1763.50 m = 5785.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 299.4 at 57.1 knts Storm direction: 329.4 at 42.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 2.5 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.4 neg: -1.6 tot: 179.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 222.24 m/s