MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161800F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.04,-80.76 Latitude: 41.04 Longitude: -80.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 SFC 963 325 21.9 15.1 65 6.9 17.4 179 18 298.3 300.3 292.0 331.0 11.24 2 950 442 20.9 14.5 67 6.4 16.7 181 26 298.4 300.4 291.8 330.3 10.98 3 900 907 16.2 13.4 84 2.7 14.4 183 34 298.2 300.1 291.6 329.7 10.83 4 850 1390 11.9 11.6 98 0.3 11.7 189 40 298.6 300.4 291.2 328.1 10.12 5 800 1895 8.6 8.2 97 0.5 8.3 202 50 300.4 301.9 290.5 325.5 8.54 6 750 2427 6.0 4.2 88 1.8 5.0 198 53 303.1 304.4 289.9 323.8 6.92 7 700 2990 2.9 1.7 92 1.2 2.3 198 64 305.7 306.9 290.2 324.6 6.19 8 650 3587 0.1 -1.4 89 1.6 -0.6 197 67 309.1 310.1 290.5 325.6 5.31 9 600 4224 -3.7 -7.8 73 4.1 -5.4 193 72 311.8 312.5 289.7 323.1 3.56 10 550 4906 -8.2 -9.2 93 1.0 -8.6 194 74 314.3 315.0 290.4 325.5 3.47 11 500 5639 -13.5 -15.0 88 1.5 -14.0 192 74 316.6 317.1 290.1 324.5 2.39 12 450 6436 -17.1 -21.0 72 3.8 -18.2 193 67 321.7 322.0 290.9 327.1 1.60 13 400 7310 -22.3 -29.6 52 7.2 -23.8 194 64 325.9 326.1 291.4 328.9 0.82 14 350 8276 -29.6 -39.7 37 10.1 -30.8 198 67 328.9 329.0 291.7 330.2 0.35 15 300 9357 -37.7 -48.5 32 10.8 -38.5 204 69 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.8 0.16 16 250 10587 -48.4 -52.6 62 4.2 -48.6 213 75 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.12 17 200 12030 -55.7 -61.8 46 6.1 -55.8 197 39 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.8 0.05 18 150 13857 -55.8 -81.5 3 25.7 -56.1 229 53 374.0 374.0 301.2 374.0 0.00 19 100 16384 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.7 234 36 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.72 m Freezing level: 648.23 mb = 3609.57 m = 11842.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 660.66 mb = 3455.87 m = 11338.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.46 % Est. max temperature: 23.52 C = 74.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 870.48 mb = 1188.56 m = 3899.43 ft T: 13.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.19 C/km ThetaE index: 7.16 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 859.57 mb = 1295.20 m = 4249.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.16 C = 71.89 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.30 C Showalter Index: -1.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.34 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 25.02 C K Index: 35.65 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.80 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 230.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.45 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 862.33 mb = 1268.12 m = 4160.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.33 mb = 1317.28 m = 4321.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 427.33 mb = 6819.77 m = 22374.32 ft B at Equ Level: 229.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 267.33 mb = 10134.86 m = 33250.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.1 at 59.5 knts Storm direction: 224.1 at 44.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 3.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 306.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 102.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 1.56 Bulk Shear: 148.04 m/s