MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.98,-86.33 Latitude: 36.98 Longitude: -86.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 987 180 20.6 16.9 79 3.7 18.1 208 16 294.9 297.1 291.7 330.2 12.34 2 950 504 17.9 16.2 90 1.7 16.8 210 31 295.4 297.6 291.9 330.6 12.28 3 900 965 15.0 14.9 99 0.1 15.0 217 44 297.0 299.2 292.1 331.5 11.91 4 850 1448 12.8 12.6 99 0.2 12.7 222 47 299.5 301.5 292.0 331.3 10.85 5 800 1955 9.2 8.6 96 0.7 8.8 220 40 301.0 302.6 290.9 326.9 8.78 6 750 2487 5.7 2.0 77 3.7 3.8 213 33 302.8 303.9 288.9 320.6 5.92 7 700 3049 2.3 -2.5 70 4.9 0.0 199 37 305.1 305.9 288.4 319.0 4.54 8 650 3644 -0.8 -1.8 93 1.0 -1.3 188 44 308.1 309.0 290.0 324.0 5.15 9 600 4281 -2.6 -3.1 96 0.5 -2.9 188 56 313.1 314.1 291.5 329.1 5.07 10 550 4969 -5.2 -6.0 94 0.8 -5.5 193 63 318.0 318.8 292.3 332.3 4.45 11 500 5713 -8.5 -9.7 91 1.2 -9.0 209 67 322.7 323.4 293.0 334.8 3.67 12 450 6524 -13.3 -14.9 88 1.6 -13.9 216 71 326.6 327.1 293.2 335.7 2.68 13 400 7411 -19.2 -21.4 83 2.2 -19.8 222 70 330.0 330.4 293.3 336.2 1.74 14 350 8390 -26.5 -29.2 78 2.7 -27.1 218 72 333.0 333.2 293.4 336.6 0.98 15 300 9482 -35.7 -38.8 73 3.1 -36.1 217 71 335.0 335.1 293.5 336.7 0.44 16 250 10721 -46.9 -50.3 68 3.4 -47.0 221 68 336.4 336.4 293.6 337.0 0.15 17 200 12161 -52.4 -70.6 9 18.2 -52.7 241 65 349.8 349.8 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13988 -60.3 -80.2 6 19.9 -60.5 246 56 366.1 366.1 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16466 -67.7 -85.5 6 17.8 -67.8 250 33 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5650.83 m Freezing level: 662.75 mb = 3491.87 m = 11456.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 699.27 mb = 3056.96 m = 10029.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.06 % Est. max temperature: 25.60 C = 78.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.20 mb = 646.64 m = 2121.49 ft T: 17.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.07 C/km ThetaE index: 12.46 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.32 mb = 933.36 m = 3062.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.59 C = 72.66 F Cap Strength: 0.98 C Lifted Index: 2.31 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.30 C Showalter Index: 2.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.39 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.28 C Cross Totals Index: 21.12 C K Index: 29.01 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 312.67 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 165.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.80 mb = 816.28 m = 2678.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 840.80 mb = 1539.00 m = 5049.17 ft Equ Level (EL): 580.80 mb = 4538.27 m = 14889.15 ft B at Equ Level: 165.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 430.80 mb = 6852.11 m = 22480.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.6 at 47.9 knts Storm direction: 233.6 at 35.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 3.2 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 139.7 neg: -40.4 tot: 99.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 3.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 2.73 Bulk Shear: 60.52 m/s