MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.98,-82.72 Latitude: 41.98 Longitude: -82.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -18 SFC 977 179 18.4 17.2 93 1.2 17.6 193 28 293.4 295.7 291.6 329.6 12.70 2 950 420 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.1 195 43 293.7 295.8 291.3 328.4 12.19 3 900 879 13.4 13.3 99 0.1 13.3 207 53 295.3 297.2 290.6 326.1 10.70 4 850 1358 10.4 10.2 99 0.2 10.3 222 53 297.0 298.7 289.9 323.8 9.22 5 800 1861 7.8 7.6 98 0.2 7.7 223 45 299.5 301.0 289.9 323.7 8.22 6 750 2392 5.4 5.1 98 0.3 5.3 205 44 302.5 303.8 290.1 324.5 7.39 7 700 2954 2.4 2.1 98 0.3 2.2 193 64 305.1 306.3 290.1 324.4 6.36 8 650 3550 -0.5 -1.1 96 0.6 -0.7 191 72 308.5 309.5 290.3 325.3 5.45 9 600 4187 -3.2 -5.3 85 2.1 -4.2 190 78 312.4 313.2 290.6 325.9 4.29 10 550 4871 -7.3 -9.2 86 2.0 -8.1 189 80 315.5 316.1 290.7 326.6 3.45 11 500 5607 -12.0 -13.9 86 1.9 -12.7 191 74 318.4 318.9 290.9 327.0 2.61 12 450 6406 -16.7 -22.0 63 5.3 -18.2 194 68 322.2 322.5 290.9 327.2 1.45 13 400 7281 -22.5 -30.2 49 7.7 -24.0 198 65 325.7 325.9 291.3 328.5 0.78 14 350 8245 -30.1 -39.2 41 9.1 -31.2 201 64 328.2 328.3 291.6 329.6 0.37 15 300 9324 -39.1 -43.1 66 4.0 -39.4 199 62 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.4 0.28 16 250 10544 -49.7 -53.3 66 3.6 -49.9 219 79 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 11986 -51.9 -68.3 12 16.4 -52.3 210 52 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 13831 -56.3 -83.4 2 27.1 -56.6 232 55 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.1 0.00 19 100 16365 -61.4 -86.4 2 25.1 -61.6 229 31 409.2 409.2 306.4 409.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.52 m Freezing level: 658.01 mb = 3454.35 m = 11333.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 662.66 mb = 3394.68 m = 11137.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.76 % Est. max temperature: 23.01 C = 73.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.22 mb = 328.66 m = 1078.28 ft T: 17.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.42 C/km ThetaE index: 5.93 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.46 mb = 669.45 m = 2196.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.46 C = 67.03 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: 0.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.92 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.00 C Showalter Index: 2.31 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.38 C Cross Totals Index: 22.22 C K Index: 32.28 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.60 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.57 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 98.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.08 mb = 663.72 m = 2177.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.08 mb = 709.80 m = 2328.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 618.08 mb = 3950.92 m = 12962.17 ft B at Equ Level: 98.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 408.08 mb = 7132.30 m = 23399.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.0 at 62.9 knts Storm direction: 227.0 at 47.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 6.0 tot: 10.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 286.4 neg: -7.3 tot: 279.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.4 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 1.54 Bulk Shear: 64.29 m/s