MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.89,-87.30 Latitude: 36.89 Longitude: -87.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 985 186 22.0 16.4 70 5.7 18.3 179 16 296.4 298.6 292.0 331.0 11.98 2 950 503 20.8 15.3 71 5.4 17.2 188 36 298.3 300.4 292.3 332.0 11.59 3 900 969 18.3 13.6 74 4.7 15.3 202 52 300.4 302.4 292.4 332.5 10.93 4 850 1456 14.0 12.4 90 1.6 13.0 207 53 300.8 302.8 292.4 332.4 10.73 5 800 1965 10.8 5.3 69 5.5 7.7 214 45 302.7 304.0 289.9 323.7 7.01 6 750 2502 8.4 -0.5 53 8.9 3.9 219 42 305.7 306.6 289.0 320.8 4.93 7 700 3067 4.3 3.0 92 1.2 3.6 217 45 307.2 308.5 291.2 328.0 6.82 8 650 3669 2.0 -4.6 62 6.6 -1.1 215 44 311.2 312.0 290.1 324.4 4.19 9 600 4310 -1.8 -11.3 48 9.5 -5.6 207 44 314.0 314.6 289.6 322.8 2.69 10 550 4997 -5.7 -11.8 62 6.1 -8.1 209 44 317.3 317.8 290.7 326.5 2.81 11 500 5737 -10.7 -14.5 74 3.8 -12.1 224 42 320.0 320.5 291.2 328.3 2.49 12 450 6540 -15.2 -17.8 81 2.5 -16.0 240 54 324.1 324.5 292.0 331.3 2.10 13 400 7420 -20.9 -24.9 70 4.0 -21.9 240 59 327.8 328.1 292.3 332.3 1.27 14 350 8393 -27.6 -32.9 60 5.4 -28.5 238 55 331.6 331.7 292.8 334.1 0.68 15 300 9484 -36.2 -39.3 73 3.1 -36.5 232 75 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.42 16 250 10719 -46.9 -51.1 62 4.3 -47.1 231 90 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.14 17 200 12174 -52.5 -72.1 8 19.7 -52.8 244 70 349.7 349.7 296.6 349.8 0.01 18 150 13994 -61.8 -80.9 6 19.1 -62.0 252 65 363.5 363.5 299.4 363.5 0.00 19 100 16467 -68.0 -85.7 6 17.7 -68.1 255 37 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5678.05 m Freezing level: 623.71 mb = 4005.64 m = 13141.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.90 mb = 3521.30 m = 11552.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.33 % Est. max temperature: 26.93 C = 80.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.79 mb = 904.60 m = 2967.80 ft T: 18.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 11.68 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 834.96 mb = 1606.16 m = 5269.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.95 C = 80.51 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: -0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.77 C Showalter Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.15 C K Index: 35.91 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.72 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.89 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 55.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.23 mb = 1295.22 m = 4249.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.23 mb = 2822.38 m = 9259.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 651.23 mb = 3653.23 m = 11985.50 ft B at Equ Level: 26.84 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 381.23 mb = 7770.35 m = 25492.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.8 at 44.1 knts Storm direction: 241.8 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 365.7 neg: -3.3 tot: 362.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 120.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.79 Bulk Shear: 54.92 m/s