MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 37.00,-86.64 Latitude: 37.00 Longitude: -86.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 116 SFC 993 175 22.0 17.1 74 4.8 18.7 195 9 295.7 297.9 292.2 331.5 12.47 2 950 560 22.7 13.7 57 9.0 16.8 239 26 300.2 302.1 291.9 330.7 10.39 3 900 1028 19.0 13.1 69 5.9 15.2 244 25 301.1 303.0 292.3 332.3 10.59 4 850 1516 14.6 10.7 77 3.9 12.2 245 25 301.5 303.2 291.6 329.8 9.58 5 800 2026 10.7 9.4 92 1.3 9.9 245 23 302.5 304.2 291.7 330.1 9.29 6 750 2561 7.5 4.7 82 2.9 5.9 236 23 304.7 306.1 290.6 326.3 7.13 7 700 3128 5.9 -5.4 44 11.3 0.7 235 25 309.1 309.8 288.9 320.5 3.65 8 650 3732 3.8 -11.0 33 14.8 -2.4 233 27 313.3 313.8 289.2 321.5 2.53 9 600 4377 -0.9 -6.2 67 5.3 -3.4 236 28 315.1 315.8 291.1 327.9 4.01 10 550 5065 -6.5 -9.2 81 2.7 -7.6 238 27 316.4 317.1 291.0 327.7 3.48 11 500 5802 -11.3 -15.9 69 4.6 -12.9 240 27 319.3 319.7 290.7 326.7 2.22 12 450 6602 -16.5 -27.5 38 11.0 -19.1 243 30 322.4 322.6 290.5 325.6 0.89 13 400 7477 -21.8 -41.5 15 19.7 -24.5 253 28 326.7 326.7 291.0 327.7 0.25 14 350 8447 -28.0 -50.7 10 22.7 -30.1 275 32 330.9 331.0 292.1 331.4 0.10 15 300 9533 -37.3 -52.7 19 15.4 -38.2 276 41 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.2 0.10 16 250 10766 -46.6 -59.6 21 13.0 -47.0 265 51 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.0 0.05 17 200 12221 -52.0 -73.1 6 21.1 -52.4 273 65 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.5 0.01 18 150 14044 -61.7 -81.8 5 20.1 -61.9 272 58 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16500 -69.3 -87.3 6 18.0 -69.4 253 28 393.8 393.8 304.3 393.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.38 m Freezing level: 609.66 mb = 4252.01 m = 13949.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.10 mb = 3255.73 m = 10681.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.01 % Est. max temperature: 27.88 C = 82.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 925.01 mb = 790.89 m = 2594.76 ft T: 20.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 9.59 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.99 mb = 1849.05 m = 6066.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.43 C = 83.18 F Cap Strength: 2.15 C Lifted Index: -0.73 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.12 C Showalter Index: 0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.89 C Cross Totals Index: 22.00 C K Index: 25.29 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 204.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 67.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.60 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 66.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 848.25 mb = 1533.54 m = 5031.23 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 763.25 mb = 2415.99 m = 7926.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 733.25 mb = 2746.75 m = 9011.52 ft B at Equ Level: 20.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 683.25 mb = 3325.30 m = 10909.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 238.1 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 268.1 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.9 neg: -8.9 tot: 86.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 28.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 12.16 Bulk Shear: 5.53 m/s