MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 55 SFC 970 316 18.5 14.6 78 3.9 16.0 224 12 294.2 296.1 290.3 325.2 10.83 2 950 492 16.4 13.3 82 3.0 14.5 225 20 293.8 295.6 289.6 322.9 10.17 3 900 949 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 225 25 293.8 295.5 289.2 321.6 9.71 4 850 1425 8.2 7.9 98 0.3 8.0 236 34 294.7 296.1 287.9 317.4 7.87 5 800 1924 5.3 4.7 96 0.6 5.0 239 32 296.8 298.0 287.6 316.5 6.73 6 750 2448 2.2 1.3 94 0.9 1.8 228 38 299.0 300.0 287.3 315.7 5.63 7 700 3003 -1.0 -2.2 92 1.1 -1.6 219 43 301.4 302.2 287.2 315.4 4.66 8 650 3591 -3.9 -6.0 85 2.1 -4.8 216 44 304.5 305.2 287.5 316.1 3.75 9 600 4219 -7.3 -9.5 84 2.2 -8.1 222 48 307.7 308.3 287.9 317.5 3.11 10 550 4891 -12.0 -14.5 82 2.5 -12.9 228 55 309.8 310.2 287.8 317.1 2.26 11 500 5614 -15.8 -35.4 17 19.6 -19.2 222 66 313.8 313.8 287.1 315.1 0.38 12 450 6404 -18.1 -56.5 2 38.4 -21.9 215 74 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.6 0.04 13 400 7278 -21.2 -58.7 2 37.5 -24.5 211 86 327.5 327.5 291.0 327.6 0.03 14 350 8248 -28.8 -59.2 4 30.4 -30.9 210 93 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.1 0.04 15 300 9334 -36.5 -66.7 3 30.3 -37.7 211 90 334.0 334.0 292.8 334.0 0.02 16 250 10575 -42.4 -68.5 4 26.1 -43.3 218 95 343.0 343.0 295.1 343.1 0.02 17 200 12073 -45.7 -76.4 2 30.7 -46.4 225 71 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.01 18 150 13931 -58.7 -80.5 4 21.8 -58.9 222 59 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16446 -64.7 -85.5 4 20.8 -64.8 236 36 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5559.08 m Freezing level: 715.63 mb = 2829.34 m = 9282.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 723.39 mb = 2738.60 m = 8984.79 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.38 % Est. max temperature: 20.24 C = 68.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.48 mb = 804.74 m = 2640.20 ft T: 13.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.66 C/km ThetaE index: 9.80 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.68 mb = 942.50 m = 3092.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.06 C = 64.51 F Cap Strength: -0.12 C Lifted Index: -0.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.27 C Showalter Index: 2.04 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.67 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.98 C Cross Totals Index: 23.68 C K Index: 30.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 228.10 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 271.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.98 mb = 958.41 m = 3144.35 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 893.98 mb = 1004.86 m = 3296.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 483.98 mb = 5857.98 m = 19218.85 ft B at Equ Level: 268.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 383.98 mb = 7575.25 m = 24852.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.9 at 44.9 knts Storm direction: 253.9 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 3.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 95.5 neg: -7.7 tot: 87.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.47 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 3.23 Bulk Shear: 84.02 m/s