MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.05,-86.75 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -86.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 73 SFC 986 192 22.9 16.9 69 6.0 18.8 168 13 297.2 299.4 292.5 332.9 12.33 2 950 519 22.0 15.2 66 6.8 17.5 177 37 299.5 301.6 292.6 333.1 11.51 3 900 987 18.7 13.7 73 5.0 15.4 188 46 300.8 302.8 292.6 333.2 11.01 4 850 1475 15.9 10.1 69 5.7 12.3 203 43 302.8 304.5 291.7 330.1 9.19 5 800 1987 12.1 8.7 80 3.4 10.0 211 40 304.0 305.7 291.8 330.5 8.84 6 750 2525 9.2 3.9 69 5.3 6.2 209 39 306.6 307.9 290.9 327.2 6.76 7 700 3094 6.7 -4.0 47 10.6 1.5 217 40 309.9 310.6 289.6 322.6 4.07 8 650 3699 3.6 -8.3 41 11.9 -1.7 222 42 313.0 313.6 289.7 323.1 3.13 9 600 4343 -0.6 -10.8 46 10.2 -4.8 223 45 315.4 316.0 290.1 324.5 2.80 10 550 5034 -4.3 -20.6 27 16.3 -9.5 226 48 319.0 319.3 289.9 323.6 1.35 11 500 5776 -9.9 -17.8 53 7.8 -12.6 227 48 320.9 321.3 290.9 327.3 1.89 12 450 6586 -13.1 -23.3 42 10.2 -16.0 238 52 326.8 327.1 292.1 331.4 1.30 13 400 7471 -20.0 -36.2 22 16.2 -22.8 236 55 329.0 329.0 291.9 330.6 0.43 14 350 8445 -27.5 -36.5 42 9.0 -28.9 246 59 331.6 331.7 292.6 333.4 0.48 15 300 9534 -36.3 -39.7 71 3.3 -36.7 243 51 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.41 16 250 10770 -46.7 -50.2 67 3.5 -46.9 232 45 336.7 336.7 293.7 337.3 0.15 17 200 12227 -52.5 -69.9 10 17.4 -52.8 243 60 349.7 349.7 296.5 349.8 0.02 18 150 14041 -62.0 -82.0 5 20.1 -62.1 248 64 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16507 -68.1 -87.2 5 19.2 -68.1 261 34 396.2 396.2 304.7 396.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.29 m Freezing level: 607.19 mb = 4250.90 m = 13946.34 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.30 mb = 3375.64 m = 11074.80 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.89 % Est. max temperature: 28.76 C = 83.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.79 mb = 959.89 m = 3149.22 ft T: 18.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 7.81 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.45 mb = 1919.44 m = 6297.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.52 C = 85.13 F Cap Strength: 2.73 C Lifted Index: -0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.98 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.26 C Showalter Index: 1.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.81 C Cross Totals Index: 20.09 C K Index: 25.31 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 333.33 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.54 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 197.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 856.75 mb = 1407.32 m = 4617.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 501.75 mb = 5749.13 m = 18861.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 491.75 mb = 5904.25 m = 19370.66 ft B at Equ Level: 13.11 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 461.75 mb = 6388.12 m = 20958.14 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 214.2 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 244.2 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 419.7 neg: -8.9 tot: 410.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 92.23 m/s