MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 38.14,-86.17 Latitude: 38.14 Longitude: -86.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 990 193 11.7 5.6 66 6.1 8.5 199 10 285.7 286.7 282.1 301.8 5.75 2 950 538 14.0 4.0 51 10.1 8.8 213 40 291.4 292.4 284.1 306.9 5.35 3 900 993 14.0 -3.5 29 17.5 5.8 239 53 295.9 296.5 283.7 305.7 3.27 4 850 1473 10.8 4.6 66 6.1 7.4 253 48 297.4 298.6 287.3 315.9 6.27 5 800 1975 7.1 4.2 82 2.9 5.5 253 35 298.7 299.9 288.1 317.8 6.47 6 750 2504 5.5 0.1 68 5.3 2.8 237 38 302.5 303.5 288.1 318.1 5.16 7 700 3066 3.4 -4.9 54 8.4 -0.4 240 43 306.3 307.0 288.1 318.0 3.79 8 650 3663 -0.8 -5.6 69 4.9 -3.0 237 41 308.1 308.8 288.8 320.2 3.86 9 600 4297 -4.6 -14.6 46 10.0 -8.1 237 45 310.8 311.2 287.9 317.5 2.06 10 550 4977 -8.2 -26.6 21 18.4 -12.8 243 53 314.4 314.5 287.8 317.1 0.79 11 500 5711 -12.0 -35.2 13 23.2 -16.5 248 62 318.4 318.5 288.6 319.8 0.38 12 450 6509 -17.0 -37.6 15 20.5 -20.5 246 67 321.8 321.9 289.7 323.0 0.33 13 400 7382 -22.7 -48.1 8 25.4 -25.5 247 70 325.5 325.5 290.6 326.0 0.12 14 350 8345 -30.2 -47.3 17 17.1 -31.8 249 72 328.0 328.1 291.3 328.6 0.15 15 300 9423 -38.6 -54.4 17 15.8 -39.5 249 76 331.0 331.0 292.0 331.3 0.08 16 250 10651 -47.4 -61.5 18 14.2 -47.8 252 75 335.7 335.7 293.3 335.8 0.04 17 200 12094 -57.1 -67.5 26 10.4 -57.3 254 67 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.02 18 150 13886 -62.9 -79.9 8 17.0 -63.0 253 70 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.00 19 100 16362 -67.4 -85.9 5 18.6 -67.5 251 41 397.6 397.6 304.9 397.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5603.30 m Freezing level: 659.00 mb = 3555.93 m = 11666.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.17 mb = 2994.71 m = 9825.03 ft Precipitable water: 0.80 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.55 % Est. max temperature: 23.66 C = 74.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 901.78 mb = 976.66 m = 3204.24 ft T: 14.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 1.15 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 607.81 mb = 4194.61 m = 13761.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.70 g/kg Conv temperature: 36.32 C = 97.37 F Cap Strength: 11.36 C Lifted Index: 13.13 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.81 C Showalter Index: 6.71 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.41 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.78 C Cross Totals Index: 16.63 C K Index: 19.03 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 212.37 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.89 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12370.42 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 787.30 mb = 2106.19 m = 6909.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.3 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 271.3 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.9 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 540.1 neg: -41.9 tot: 498.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 166.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.5 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 75.11 m/s