MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 38.95,-80.60 Latitude: 38.95 Longitude: -80.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 16 SFC 962 345 19.0 13.4 70 5.6 15.4 183 13 295.4 297.2 290.1 324.5 10.10 2 950 453 17.9 12.8 72 5.1 14.7 184 17 295.4 297.1 289.9 323.7 9.84 3 900 913 13.7 11.7 88 2.0 12.4 189 33 295.6 297.3 289.8 323.4 9.62 4 850 1393 10.7 9.0 89 1.7 9.7 207 45 297.4 298.9 289.5 322.2 8.53 5 800 1895 7.0 6.2 95 0.8 6.6 221 43 298.6 300.0 288.9 320.5 7.45 6 750 2424 4.0 3.3 95 0.7 3.7 219 43 301.0 302.1 288.8 320.3 6.49 7 700 2982 0.4 -0.9 91 1.3 -0.3 207 50 302.9 303.8 288.2 318.4 5.12 8 650 3572 -3.2 -3.7 96 0.5 -3.4 204 51 305.4 306.2 288.5 319.2 4.49 9 600 4203 -6.4 -8.0 88 1.6 -7.1 206 56 308.7 309.4 288.6 319.7 3.48 10 550 4877 -10.7 -16.8 61 6.0 -12.6 204 60 311.4 311.7 287.9 317.5 1.87 11 500 5605 -13.6 -37.8 11 24.2 -17.8 197 70 316.4 316.5 287.9 317.5 0.29 12 450 6400 -16.9 -47.0 5 30.1 -20.8 192 74 322.0 322.0 289.5 322.5 0.12 13 400 7275 -21.6 -54.3 4 32.6 -24.8 193 78 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.1 0.06 14 350 8244 -28.9 -60.6 3 31.7 -31.0 198 91 329.8 329.8 291.7 329.9 0.03 15 300 9334 -34.5 -44.2 37 9.7 -35.5 195 108 336.7 336.8 293.7 337.7 0.25 16 250 10583 -43.6 -54.1 30 10.5 -44.2 198 112 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.6 0.10 17 200 12068 -47.5 -77.8 2 30.3 -48.1 217 69 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.00 18 150 13924 -57.4 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 215 39 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16432 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 227 24 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5588.93 m Freezing level: 694.71 mb = 3043.97 m = 9986.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.48 mb = 2941.42 m = 9650.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.41 % Est. max temperature: 21.91 C = 71.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.04 mb = 1044.04 m = 3425.28 ft T: 12.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.33 C/km ThetaE index: 6.07 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.41 mb = 1398.48 m = 4588.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.99 C = 69.79 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: 0.96 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.46 C Showalter Index: 1.55 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.34 C Cross Totals Index: 22.65 C K Index: 32.12 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.92 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.66 mb = 1200.73 m = 3939.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 814.66 mb = 1744.83 m = 5724.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 514.66 mb = 5383.98 m = 17663.77 ft B at Equ Level: 141.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 424.66 mb = 6830.83 m = 22410.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.7 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 233.7 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 2.4 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 259.9 neg: -8.0 tot: 251.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 83.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 1.10 Bulk Shear: 130.12 m/s