MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.16,-86.83 Latitude: 36.16 Longitude: -86.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 988 178 23.8 17.2 67 6.5 19.4 178 15 297.9 300.2 292.9 334.6 12.63 2 950 521 22.3 15.7 66 6.6 17.8 186 39 299.8 302.0 292.9 334.5 11.85 3 900 990 18.9 13.9 72 5.1 15.7 191 49 301.0 303.1 292.7 333.8 11.15 4 850 1478 15.4 10.4 72 5.0 12.3 201 46 302.3 304.0 291.7 330.0 9.34 5 800 1990 12.7 7.8 72 4.8 9.7 213 39 304.7 306.2 291.6 329.7 8.35 6 750 2529 9.1 6.5 84 2.6 7.6 223 44 306.4 307.9 292.0 331.0 8.14 7 700 3097 6.1 -1.7 57 7.8 2.1 228 44 309.2 310.1 290.0 324.2 4.83 8 650 3702 3.4 -7.8 43 11.3 -1.6 230 40 312.8 313.5 289.8 323.3 3.26 9 600 4345 -1.0 -12.2 42 11.2 -5.5 229 41 314.9 315.4 289.7 323.1 2.50 10 550 5034 -4.9 -17.3 37 12.3 -9.2 227 45 318.2 318.6 290.0 324.3 1.80 11 500 5776 -10.3 -18.8 50 8.5 -13.0 226 49 320.5 320.8 290.7 326.4 1.74 12 450 6582 -13.9 -34.0 17 20.1 -18.0 236 53 325.7 325.8 291.0 327.5 0.48 13 400 7466 -19.6 -38.2 17 18.6 -22.7 237 54 329.5 329.6 291.9 330.9 0.35 14 350 8442 -27.1 -35.2 47 8.0 -28.4 236 50 332.2 332.3 292.9 334.2 0.55 15 300 9533 -36.3 -41.4 59 5.1 -36.8 238 44 334.2 334.3 293.2 335.5 0.34 16 250 10768 -46.7 -50.0 69 3.4 -46.8 237 52 336.7 336.7 293.7 337.3 0.16 17 200 12223 -53.1 -71.8 8 18.8 -53.4 242 64 348.7 348.7 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 14035 -61.7 -80.8 6 19.1 -61.9 248 63 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16501 -68.0 -85.3 7 17.4 -68.1 252 29 396.4 396.4 304.7 396.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5701.13 m Freezing level: 611.46 mb = 4198.02 m = 13772.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.61 mb = 3435.19 m = 11270.16 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.11 % Est. max temperature: 28.64 C = 83.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.94 mb = 1009.35 m = 3311.48 ft T: 18.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 7.96 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 803.91 mb = 1948.76 m = 6393.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.28 C = 86.51 F Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lifted Index: -1.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.25 C Showalter Index: 0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.68 C Cross Totals Index: 20.66 C K Index: 28.28 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 342.93 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 46.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 104.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.63 mb = 1401.62 m = 4598.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 612.63 mb = 4177.98 m = 13707.12 ft Equ Level (EL): 462.63 mb = 6370.14 m = 20899.16 ft B at Equ Level: 45.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 382.63 mb = 7790.59 m = 25559.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 43.1 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 32.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 413.3 neg: -1.5 tot: 411.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.59 Bulk Shear: 77.50 m/s