MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.09,-85.04 Latitude: 41.09 Longitude: -85.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 977 242 25.0 15.8 56 9.3 18.8 223 13 300.1 302.3 292.8 334.1 11.59 2 950 487 22.8 15.1 62 7.7 17.7 221 22 300.4 302.5 292.8 333.9 11.43 3 900 955 18.4 14.0 76 4.4 15.5 218 24 300.5 302.5 292.7 333.6 11.27 4 850 1442 14.0 13.0 93 1.0 13.4 213 25 300.9 302.9 292.7 333.6 11.14 5 800 1951 10.3 9.9 98 0.4 10.0 219 28 302.1 303.9 291.9 330.6 9.62 6 750 2486 6.4 4.4 87 1.9 5.3 229 28 303.5 304.8 290.2 324.6 7.02 7 700 3048 3.2 -1.6 71 4.8 0.8 232 31 306.1 307.0 289.0 321.0 4.87 8 650 3645 -0.8 -3.3 83 2.5 -2.0 228 36 308.1 309.0 289.5 322.4 4.62 9 600 4280 -3.9 -5.7 87 1.9 -4.7 221 40 311.6 312.4 290.2 324.8 4.16 10 550 4965 -6.6 -7.7 92 1.1 -7.1 219 49 316.2 317.0 291.4 328.8 3.90 11 500 5704 -10.6 -12.1 89 1.5 -11.2 224 53 320.1 320.7 291.7 330.1 3.02 12 450 6507 -15.5 -17.4 85 1.9 -16.1 231 58 323.8 324.2 292.0 331.2 2.17 13 400 7385 -22.0 -24.4 81 2.4 -22.5 238 61 326.4 326.7 292.0 331.1 1.33 14 350 8352 -29.8 -32.8 75 3.0 -30.3 240 60 328.6 328.7 292.0 331.1 0.69 15 300 9430 -39.1 -42.3 71 3.2 -39.4 242 56 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10649 -50.8 -54.3 66 3.5 -50.9 241 56 330.6 330.6 292.0 330.9 0.10 17 200 12068 -56.9 -67.7 24 10.9 -57.1 251 74 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.02 18 150 13892 -57.9 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.1 241 54 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16405 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 255 37 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.16 m Freezing level: 659.59 mb = 3530.77 m = 11583.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.07 mb = 3222.08 m = 10571.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.06 % Est. max temperature: 26.29 C = 79.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 853.26 mb = 1409.74 m = 4625.06 ft T: 14.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.21 C/km ThetaE index: 12.65 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 836.72 mb = 1574.59 m = 5165.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.05 C = 78.90 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -1.15 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.16 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.42 C Showalter Index: -1.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.67 C Cross Totals Index: 23.62 C K Index: 32.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.85 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 546.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.06 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 846.15 mb = 1480.46 m = 4857.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.15 mb = 1732.34 m = 5683.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 231.15 mb = 11147.62 m = 36573.11 ft B at Equ Level: 534.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 171.15 mb = 13055.45 m = 42832.31 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 223.2 at 36.1 knts Storm direction: 253.2 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 2.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 78.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 78.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 26.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 15.99 Bulk Shear: 34.18 m/s