MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.29,-80.45 Latitude: 39.29 Longitude: -80.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 109 SFC 972 356 22.7 15.6 64 7.1 18.0 203 8 298.3 300.4 292.2 331.8 11.53 2 950 553 19.6 14.4 72 5.2 16.2 206 11 297.1 299.0 291.3 328.6 10.89 3 900 1015 15.0 13.4 90 1.6 14.0 211 13 297.0 298.9 291.2 328.3 10.80 4 850 1497 12.5 8.0 74 4.5 9.9 242 20 299.3 300.7 289.6 322.7 7.95 5 800 2005 12.0 -2.2 37 14.1 4.9 241 17 303.9 304.7 287.5 316.4 4.07 6 750 2543 9.5 -5.3 35 14.8 2.6 241 18 306.9 307.6 287.9 317.6 3.43 7 700 3111 6.0 -8.2 35 14.2 -0.2 241 20 309.1 309.7 288.2 318.4 2.93 8 650 3713 1.7 -9.5 43 11.2 -3.0 239 23 310.9 311.4 288.8 320.0 2.86 9 600 4353 -2.3 -17.3 31 15.0 -7.4 240 26 313.5 313.8 288.4 318.9 1.64 10 550 5037 -7.0 -22.2 29 15.2 -11.5 245 27 315.7 316.0 288.6 319.7 1.17 11 500 5772 -11.9 -19.1 55 7.3 -14.1 252 27 318.6 318.9 290.0 324.2 1.68 12 450 6571 -17.1 -21.5 69 4.3 -18.3 252 24 321.7 322.0 290.9 327.0 1.53 13 400 7445 -22.2 -28.5 57 6.3 -23.5 267 21 326.1 326.3 291.5 329.4 0.91 14 350 8411 -29.5 -38.4 42 8.8 -30.7 266 26 328.9 329.0 291.8 330.4 0.40 15 300 9491 -38.7 -46.5 44 7.8 -39.2 255 27 330.9 330.9 292.2 331.6 0.20 16 250 10716 -48.2 -58.5 29 10.3 -48.5 274 32 334.4 334.5 293.0 334.7 0.06 17 200 12158 -54.6 -69.5 14 14.8 -54.9 269 41 346.2 346.3 295.8 346.3 0.02 18 150 13971 -61.2 -81.6 5 20.4 -61.4 260 43 364.6 364.6 299.6 364.6 0.00 19 100 16439 -67.6 -85.9 6 18.3 -67.8 278 30 397.0 397.0 304.8 397.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.82 m Freezing level: 628.68 mb = 3985.60 m = 13075.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.82 mb = 3066.37 m = 10060.15 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 46.80 % Est. max temperature: 26.23 C = 79.21 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 875.29 mb = 1249.90 m = 4100.68 ft T: 13.81 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.72 C/km ThetaE index: 15.42 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 781.64 mb = 2198.68 m = 7213.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.67 g/kg Conv temperature: 29.36 C = 84.85 F Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lifted Index: 0.18 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.29 C Showalter Index: 3.08 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.41 C Cross Totals Index: 19.89 C K Index: 18.17 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 209.50 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5636.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 871.94 mb = 1282.26 m = 4206.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 241.1 at 21.3 knts Storm direction: 271.1 at 16.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.6 tot: 2.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.7 neg: -5.8 tot: 55.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 18.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.1 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 25.01 m/s