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: 38.93,-84.67 Latitude: 38.93 Longitude: -84.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 86 SFC 984 223 17.7 7.1 50 10.6 11.7 259 12 292.2 293.4 285.6 310.7 6.44 2 950 520 13.5 5.1 57 8.4 9.0 261 16 290.9 291.9 284.4 307.5 5.78 3 900 971 9.0 3.7 70 5.3 6.3 262 18 290.8 291.8 284.1 306.7 5.56 4 850 1441 4.4 2.4 87 2.1 3.4 264 19 290.8 291.7 283.8 306.1 5.34 5 800 1931 1.8 -18.8 20 20.6 -4.3 273 27 293.1 293.3 279.8 296.5 1.08 6 750 2448 -1.4 -21.5 20 20.1 -7.0 259 29 295.0 295.2 280.4 297.9 0.91 7 700 2993 -5.0 -25.9 18 20.9 -9.9 252 37 297.0 297.1 281.0 299.1 0.66 8 650 3570 -8.6 -35.5 9 26.9 -13.3 249 44 299.2 299.3 281.4 300.2 0.28 9 600 4184 -13.3 -36.3 13 23.0 -17.0 247 43 300.7 300.7 282.0 301.7 0.29 10 550 4841 -17.1 -42.1 9 25.0 -20.3 251 52 303.8 303.8 283.2 304.4 0.17 11 500 5550 -20.9 -46.0 9 25.1 -23.6 251 62 307.5 307.5 284.5 308.0 0.12 12 450 6321 -25.1 -48.5 9 23.4 -27.2 250 72 311.7 311.7 286.1 312.1 0.10 13 400 7167 -30.7 -51.0 12 20.3 -32.1 247 78 315.1 315.1 287.2 315.4 0.09 14 350 8101 -37.1 -58.2 9 21.1 -38.1 245 78 318.7 318.7 288.4 318.9 0.04 15 300 9155 -42.3 -64.5 7 22.2 -43.0 243 83 325.8 325.8 290.5 325.8 0.02 16 250 10372 -46.5 -68.4 7 21.9 -47.1 247 84 336.9 336.9 293.6 336.9 0.02 17 200 11848 -48.1 -78.2 2 30.1 -48.7 250 74 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.6 0.00 18 150 13712 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.6 251 62 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.6 0.00 19 100 16261 -59.8 -87.2 2 27.4 -60.2 250 48 412.1 412.1 306.7 412.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5463.96 m Freezing level: 772.13 mb = 2218.95 m = 7279.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 828.12 mb = 1651.51 m = 5418.26 ft Precipitable water: 0.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 28.42 % Est. max temperature: 17.00 C = 62.60 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 839.65 mb = 1539.61 m = 5051.15 ft T: 3.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.24 C/km ThetaE index: 14.25 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.05 mb = 1701.17 m = 5581.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.50 C = 63.50 F Cap Strength: 1.17 C Lifted Index: 2.84 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.27 C Showalter Index: 3.90 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 23.28 C K Index: 6.74 Risk: None Sweat Index: 128.67 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.38 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11406.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 834.44 mb = 1589.97 m = 5216.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 253.0 at 39.2 knts Storm direction: 283.0 at 29.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 3.2 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 59.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 78.84 m/s