MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.57,-83.36 Latitude: 37.57 Longitude: -83.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 970 315 16.7 15.8 94 0.9 16.1 192 11 292.4 294.5 290.5 325.6 11.71 2 950 493 15.5 15.1 97 0.4 15.3 194 22 293.0 295.0 290.5 325.6 11.46 3 900 951 13.3 13.1 99 0.2 13.2 200 42 295.2 297.1 290.5 325.8 10.61 4 850 1432 12.3 12.1 99 0.1 12.1 216 58 299.0 300.9 291.6 329.6 10.50 5 800 1939 9.5 9.3 99 0.1 9.4 225 59 301.3 303.0 291.3 328.6 9.26 6 750 2473 6.4 6.3 99 0.2 6.3 229 57 303.5 305.0 291.0 327.4 7.98 7 700 3036 3.5 3.3 99 0.2 3.4 224 56 306.4 307.7 291.0 327.5 6.96 8 650 3635 0.3 -0.0 98 0.3 0.1 216 56 309.3 310.4 291.0 327.4 5.88 9 600 4275 -1.7 -2.0 98 0.3 -1.9 206 57 314.1 315.2 292.1 331.5 5.51 10 550 4965 -4.9 -5.2 98 0.3 -5.0 197 58 318.3 319.2 292.7 333.5 4.73 11 500 5708 -10.1 -10.4 98 0.3 -10.2 200 62 320.7 321.4 292.3 332.2 3.48 12 450 6513 -15.3 -17.4 84 2.1 -16.0 203 65 324.0 324.4 292.1 331.4 2.17 13 400 7393 -20.6 -28.2 51 7.6 -22.3 206 65 328.2 328.4 292.2 331.6 0.94 14 350 8366 -27.2 -32.5 61 5.3 -28.1 219 63 332.1 332.3 293.0 334.8 0.72 15 300 9458 -35.8 -41.0 59 5.2 -36.4 211 53 334.9 334.9 293.4 336.2 0.35 16 250 10699 -45.7 -49.2 68 3.5 -45.9 213 60 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.8 0.17 17 200 12153 -51.9 -68.2 12 16.3 -52.2 242 59 350.6 350.6 296.8 350.7 0.02 18 150 13984 -60.3 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.4 245 43 366.3 366.3 299.9 366.3 0.00 19 100 16465 -67.6 -86.8 5 19.2 -67.7 233 28 397.1 397.1 304.8 397.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5652.08 m Freezing level: 643.55 mb = 3717.40 m = 12196.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.97 mb = 3659.78 m = 12007.01 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 98.29 % Est. max temperature: 24.59 C = 76.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 957.07 mb = 430.22 m = 1411.46 ft T: 15.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.09 C/km ThetaE index: 2.21 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.89 mb = 830.84 m = 2725.82 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.00 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.94 C = 66.10 F Cap Strength: 3.46 C Lifted Index: 3.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: 1.31 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.34 C Cross Totals Index: 22.20 C K Index: 34.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 323.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6845.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.66 mb = 814.48 m = 2672.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.7 at 54.6 knts Storm direction: 240.7 at 41.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 1.4 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 105.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 454.5 neg: -41.9 tot: 412.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 9.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 131.84 m/s