MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z 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 88 SFC 973 315 12.7 10.4 86 2.2 11.3 271 12 288.0 289.4 285.7 310.9 8.16 2 950 519 10.6 9.3 92 1.3 9.9 275 21 287.9 289.3 285.2 309.8 7.78 3 900 967 6.7 6.3 97 0.4 6.5 281 31 288.4 289.6 284.2 307.2 6.65 4 850 1434 4.4 2.7 89 1.7 3.5 262 39 290.7 291.7 284.0 306.4 5.46 5 800 1925 1.3 -0.4 89 1.7 0.5 262 41 292.5 293.3 283.8 306.0 4.64 6 750 2442 -1.3 -2.5 91 1.2 -1.9 249 41 295.2 295.9 284.4 307.7 4.24 7 700 2990 -3.9 -4.3 97 0.4 -4.1 237 36 298.1 298.8 285.3 310.0 3.96 8 650 3571 -7.6 -7.9 97 0.4 -7.7 228 43 300.4 301.0 285.4 310.3 3.24 9 600 4190 -11.9 -12.5 96 0.6 -12.1 218 42 302.3 302.8 285.3 309.9 2.44 10 550 4849 -16.6 -30.4 29 13.8 -19.1 215 44 304.4 304.5 283.9 306.2 0.55 11 500 5561 -18.9 -53.3 3 34.4 -22.2 221 53 310.0 310.0 285.4 310.2 0.05 12 450 6340 -22.0 -55.6 3 33.6 -24.9 224 63 315.6 315.6 287.3 315.7 0.05 13 400 7199 -25.6 -59.3 3 33.6 -28.1 226 71 321.7 321.7 289.3 321.8 0.03 14 350 8158 -29.5 -64.6 2 35.1 -31.5 226 72 329.0 329.0 291.5 329.1 0.02 15 300 9250 -32.9 -67.0 2 34.2 -34.6 220 72 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.1 0.02 16 250 10518 -38.2 -68.2 3 30.1 -39.4 223 85 349.3 349.3 296.5 349.4 0.02 17 200 12032 -45.3 -76.1 2 30.8 -46.1 249 80 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.1 0.01 18 150 13911 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -54.9 236 62 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 19 100 16439 -63.6 -87.7 2 24.1 -63.8 242 34 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5472.18 m Freezing level: 775.23 mb = 2181.45 m = 7156.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 789.58 mb = 2030.36 m = 6661.21 ft Precipitable water: 0.78 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.32 % Est. max temperature: 16.27 C = 61.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.25 mb = 595.87 m = 1954.91 ft T: 9.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 4.91 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.47 mb = 880.18 m = 2887.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.96 C = 55.32 F Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lifted Index: 4.36 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.90 C Showalter Index: 5.68 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.87 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.29 C Cross Totals Index: 21.58 C K Index: 25.57 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 162.38 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.76 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.91 mb = 885.30 m = 2904.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.91 mb = 930.97 m = 3054.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 763.91 mb = 2295.07 m = 7529.67 ft B at Equ Level: 14.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 693.91 mb = 3058.74 m = 10035.10 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.4 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 265.4 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 5.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: -111.8 tot: -105.6 m^2/s^2 ave: -35.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: -6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 112.23 m/s