MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 38.19,-85.59 Latitude: 38.19 Longitude: -85.59 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 99 SFC 990 181 18.3 6.7 47 11.6 11.8 264 13 292.2 293.3 285.4 310.1 6.22 2 950 533 13.5 4.4 54 9.1 8.7 266 17 290.9 291.8 284.1 306.7 5.52 3 900 985 9.0 3.1 66 5.9 6.0 267 19 290.8 291.8 283.8 306.1 5.32 4 850 1454 4.5 1.1 79 3.4 2.9 270 21 290.9 291.7 283.4 305.0 4.88 5 800 1946 2.2 -16.3 24 18.6 -3.7 283 30 293.5 293.8 280.3 297.7 1.33 6 750 2462 -1.5 -19.2 25 17.6 -6.7 262 30 294.9 295.1 280.6 298.4 1.12 7 700 3008 -4.5 -29.9 12 25.5 -10.0 256 39 297.5 297.6 280.9 299.1 0.45 8 650 3586 -8.5 -33.8 11 25.4 -13.2 254 43 299.4 299.5 281.5 300.5 0.34 9 600 4201 -12.0 -39.0 9 27.1 -16.2 259 52 302.3 302.3 282.6 303.0 0.22 10 550 4863 -15.4 -41.7 9 26.4 -19.0 259 62 305.9 305.9 284.0 306.5 0.18 11 500 5576 -19.4 -44.6 9 25.2 -22.3 259 73 309.4 309.5 285.3 310.0 0.14 12 450 6351 -24.3 -46.8 11 22.5 -26.6 258 80 312.6 312.7 286.4 313.1 0.13 13 400 7197 -30.8 -52.3 10 21.5 -32.2 256 81 315.0 315.0 287.2 315.3 0.08 14 350 8133 -36.0 -59.7 7 23.7 -37.1 255 83 320.2 320.2 288.8 320.3 0.03 15 300 9191 -41.8 -62.8 8 21.0 -42.5 253 84 326.4 326.4 290.7 326.5 0.03 16 250 10411 -46.2 -68.9 6 22.7 -46.8 258 90 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.4 0.01 17 200 11883 -48.9 -78.8 2 29.9 -49.4 261 81 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.4 0.00 18 150 13740 -55.1 -83.6 2 28.5 -55.5 261 67 375.1 375.1 301.4 375.1 0.00 19 100 16284 -60.7 -87.9 2 27.2 -61.0 257 43 410.5 410.5 306.6 410.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5476.56 m Freezing level: 770.28 mb = 2252.73 m = 7390.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 827.97 mb = 1667.04 m = 5469.22 ft Precipitable water: 0.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 27.23 % Est. max temperature: 17.42 C = 63.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 833.07 mb = 1617.33 m = 5306.15 ft T: 3.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 12.47 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 797.66 mb = 1969.07 m = 6460.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.66 C = 67.38 F Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lifted Index: 4.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.09 C Showalter Index: 6.22 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.88 C Cross Totals Index: 20.50 C K Index: -0.48 Risk: None Sweat Index: 129.24 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11276.49 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.25 mb = 1674.13 m = 5492.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 260.7 at 43.2 knts Storm direction: 290.7 at 32.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.2 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 71.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 71.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 23.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.09 Bulk Shear: 98.81 m/s