MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.05,-86.85 Latitude: 36.05 Longitude: -86.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 66 SFC 985 200 22.6 16.2 67 6.3 18.3 193 14 297.0 299.1 292.0 331.3 11.85 2 950 510 20.7 15.4 72 5.3 17.2 196 33 298.2 300.3 292.3 332.1 11.66 3 900 977 18.2 14.1 77 4.1 15.5 204 52 300.3 302.3 292.6 333.4 11.29 4 850 1464 14.2 12.8 92 1.3 13.3 210 54 301.0 303.0 292.7 333.5 11.03 5 800 1974 11.2 9.5 89 1.7 10.2 223 46 303.1 304.8 292.0 330.9 9.36 6 750 2511 8.4 6.9 90 1.5 7.5 232 38 305.7 307.2 291.9 330.9 8.35 7 700 3079 5.2 2.4 82 2.8 3.7 237 34 308.3 309.5 291.2 328.3 6.52 8 650 3681 1.8 -0.9 83 2.6 0.4 236 35 310.9 312.0 291.2 328.2 5.52 9 600 4322 -2.2 -5.7 77 3.5 -3.8 223 41 313.6 314.4 290.8 326.9 4.17 10 550 5007 -7.1 -9.7 82 2.6 -8.1 217 43 315.7 316.3 290.7 326.5 3.34 11 500 5743 -11.5 -13.1 88 1.6 -12.1 220 44 319.0 319.6 291.2 328.3 2.80 12 450 6550 -13.9 -15.2 90 1.3 -14.4 229 41 325.7 326.2 292.9 334.5 2.60 13 400 7434 -20.0 -21.7 86 1.7 -20.5 231 43 329.0 329.4 293.0 334.9 1.69 14 350 8408 -28.1 -30.9 77 2.8 -28.6 236 52 330.9 331.0 292.7 333.9 0.83 15 300 9495 -36.4 -39.8 71 3.3 -36.8 233 81 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.40 16 250 10733 -45.5 -50.3 58 4.8 -45.8 227 96 338.4 338.4 294.1 339.0 0.15 17 200 12196 -52.7 -73.3 7 20.6 -53.0 245 78 349.4 349.4 296.5 349.4 0.01 18 150 14015 -61.7 -80.7 6 19.0 -61.9 255 58 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 19 100 16485 -67.5 -84.9 7 17.5 -67.6 244 29 397.3 397.3 304.8 397.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5677.54 m Freezing level: 627.83 mb = 3965.08 m = 13008.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 645.54 mb = 3735.98 m = 12256.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.73 % Est. max temperature: 27.15 C = 80.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 897.09 mb = 1004.54 m = 3295.70 ft T: 17.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 7.00 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 833.79 mb = 1625.84 m = 5334.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.18 C = 80.93 F Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lifted Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.03 C Showalter Index: -1.90 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.01 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.67 C Cross Totals Index: 24.34 C K Index: 35.70 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.47 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 110.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 56.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 868.24 mb = 1282.97 m = 4209.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 693.24 mb = 3157.72 m = 10359.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 473.24 mb = 6164.34 m = 20223.97 ft B at Equ Level: 110.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 363.24 mb = 8137.23 m = 26696.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.2 at 41.3 knts Storm direction: 250.2 at 31.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 379.7 neg: -5.1 tot: 374.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 2.26 Bulk Shear: 49.01 m/s