MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 37.17,-77.66 Latitude: 37.17 Longitude: -77.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 59 SFC 999 68 22.7 14.6 60 8.0 17.5 168 12 295.9 297.8 290.7 326.3 10.54 2 950 504 19.8 13.9 69 5.9 16.0 176 34 297.3 299.2 291.2 328.0 10.59 3 900 967 15.8 12.8 82 3.0 13.8 183 41 297.8 299.6 291.1 327.9 10.35 4 850 1450 12.3 10.7 90 1.6 11.3 205 43 299.0 300.8 290.9 326.9 9.54 5 800 1956 9.3 8.1 93 1.1 8.6 229 47 301.0 302.6 290.6 326.2 8.51 6 750 2488 5.9 3.6 85 2.3 4.6 234 53 303.0 304.2 289.6 322.8 6.62 7 700 3050 2.8 -1.1 75 3.9 0.8 233 63 305.6 306.5 289.0 320.9 5.03 8 650 3651 3.4 -11.4 33 14.8 -2.7 219 63 312.8 313.3 289.0 320.8 2.46 9 600 4297 1.4 -43.2 2 44.6 -7.7 218 56 317.8 317.8 288.2 318.3 0.14 10 550 4990 -3.8 -46.7 2 42.9 -11.3 223 58 319.5 319.5 288.7 319.9 0.10 11 500 5732 -10.3 -43.0 5 32.6 -15.8 220 60 320.4 320.5 289.0 321.1 0.17 12 450 6532 -16.9 -44.2 7 27.4 -20.7 213 62 322.0 322.0 289.6 322.6 0.17 13 400 7404 -22.3 -34.4 33 12.0 -24.4 206 67 326.0 326.1 291.1 327.9 0.52 14 350 8377 -27.0 -29.8 77 2.8 -27.5 196 77 332.4 332.6 293.3 335.8 0.92 15 300 9472 -34.8 -39.5 62 4.7 -35.4 196 80 336.3 336.4 293.8 337.9 0.41 16 250 10720 -43.1 -49.2 51 6.0 -43.5 216 90 341.9 342.0 295.0 342.6 0.17 17 200 12195 -50.8 -74.6 4 23.8 -51.2 221 67 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.3 0.01 18 150 14013 -62.2 -84.8 3 22.6 -62.3 222 57 363.0 363.0 299.3 363.0 0.00 19 100 16487 -66.7 -86.0 5 19.4 -66.8 222 27 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5672.48 m Freezing level: 586.52 mb = 4484.23 m = 14711.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.05 mb = 3189.82 m = 10465.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.53 % Est. max temperature: 25.83 C = 78.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.47 mb = 1085.70 m = 3561.95 ft T: 14.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.89 C/km ThetaE index: 9.72 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 846.09 mb = 1488.53 m = 4883.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.52 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.95 C = 78.71 F Cap Strength: 4.92 C Lifted Index: 2.06 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.64 C Showalter Index: 2.41 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.67 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.64 C Cross Totals Index: 21.03 C K Index: 29.41 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.06 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 32.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.84 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.30 mb = 1231.32 m = 4039.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.30 mb = 2193.57 m = 7196.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 687.30 mb = 3198.67 m = 10494.21 ft B at Equ Level: 21.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 657.30 mb = 3560.21 m = 11680.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.0 at 51.8 knts Storm direction: 248.0 at 38.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 123.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 559.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 559.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 186.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.2 stream: 11.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 191.47 m/s