MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 37.71,-85.7 Latitude: 37.71 Longitude: -85.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 76 SFC 985 206 15.0 10.5 74 4.5 12.3 269 17 289.4 290.9 286.1 312.3 8.09 2 950 507 11.1 8.5 84 2.7 9.6 272 29 288.5 289.8 285.0 309.1 7.33 3 900 955 6.8 6.5 98 0.3 6.6 276 33 288.5 289.7 284.4 307.6 6.75 4 850 1422 3.8 2.4 90 1.4 3.1 287 32 290.2 291.1 283.6 305.5 5.36 5 800 1913 0.9 -1.2 86 2.1 -0.0 273 34 292.1 292.9 283.4 304.9 4.38 6 750 2428 -2.3 -4.3 86 2.0 -3.1 261 33 294.0 294.7 283.4 305.0 3.71 7 700 2973 -5.3 -6.4 92 1.1 -5.7 251 35 296.7 297.3 284.1 306.8 3.39 8 650 3551 -8.9 -15.1 61 6.2 -10.8 245 38 298.9 299.2 283.2 304.6 1.82 9 600 4165 -12.9 -42.3 7 29.3 -17.0 239 40 301.2 301.2 282.1 301.7 0.15 10 550 4823 -16.6 -53.5 3 36.9 -20.1 232 43 304.4 304.4 283.2 304.6 0.05 11 500 5534 -19.4 -52.7 3 33.3 -22.5 227 48 309.4 309.4 285.2 309.6 0.06 12 450 6313 -21.7 -59.0 2 37.4 -24.6 226 54 316.0 316.0 287.5 316.1 0.03 13 400 7173 -25.2 -58.3 3 33.1 -27.8 230 59 322.2 322.2 289.5 322.3 0.04 14 350 8135 -28.8 -58.7 4 29.8 -30.9 231 62 329.9 329.9 291.7 330.0 0.04 15 300 9225 -34.5 -63.0 4 28.5 -36.0 231 64 336.8 336.8 293.6 336.9 0.03 16 250 10489 -36.6 -69.7 2 33.1 -38.1 234 71 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.7 0.01 17 200 12023 -42.9 -74.4 2 31.4 -43.9 235 50 364.8 364.8 299.6 364.8 0.01 18 150 13900 -56.7 -84.8 2 28.1 -57.0 229 66 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16423 -63.3 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.5 243 29 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5457.78 m Freezing level: 786.05 mb = 2056.40 m = 6746.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 800.61 mb = 1906.34 m = 6254.31 ft Precipitable water: 0.69 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.86 % Est. max temperature: 16.32 C = 61.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.93 mb = 773.77 m = 2538.57 ft T: 8.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 7.38 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.20 mb = 880.09 m = 2887.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.08 C = 57.35 F Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lifted Index: 3.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.65 C Showalter Index: 5.79 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.03 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.22 C Cross Totals Index: 21.81 C K Index: 24.53 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 141.19 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.84 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 86.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.78 mb = 902.26 m = 2960.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.78 mb = 948.13 m = 3110.64 ft Equ Level (EL): 580.78 mb = 4410.98 m = 14471.54 ft B at Equ Level: 85.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 490.78 mb = 5671.42 m = 18606.80 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 248.0 at 38.0 knts Storm direction: 278.0 at 28.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 3.4 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 18.6 neg: -28.0 tot: -9.4 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.01 Bulk Shear: 43.00 m/s