MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.90,-82.36 Latitude: 40.90 Longitude: -82.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -8 SFC 960 342 16.9 16.6 98 0.3 16.7 207 10 293.5 295.7 291.5 329.0 12.46 2 950 429 16.4 16.2 99 0.2 16.3 208 14 293.8 296.0 291.4 328.8 12.27 3 900 888 13.7 13.4 98 0.3 13.5 212 30 295.6 297.5 290.7 326.7 10.79 4 850 1369 11.1 10.8 98 0.3 10.9 218 37 297.8 299.5 290.5 325.8 9.63 5 800 1873 8.4 8.1 98 0.3 8.2 223 38 300.1 301.6 290.3 325.1 8.47 6 750 2405 5.6 5.2 98 0.3 5.4 223 37 302.6 304.0 290.2 324.8 7.42 7 700 2966 2.4 2.1 98 0.3 2.3 217 37 305.2 306.4 290.2 324.6 6.39 8 650 3562 -1.0 -1.4 98 0.3 -1.2 210 40 307.8 308.8 290.0 324.2 5.33 9 600 4198 -4.4 -4.7 98 0.3 -4.6 205 44 311.0 311.8 290.3 325.1 4.49 10 550 4878 -8.4 -8.7 98 0.3 -8.5 205 50 314.2 314.9 290.5 325.7 3.61 11 500 5612 -13.2 -13.7 97 0.4 -13.4 204 55 316.9 317.4 290.5 325.7 2.67 12 450 6405 -19.0 -19.8 94 0.8 -19.3 204 67 319.3 319.7 290.3 325.3 1.77 13 400 7269 -26.3 -31.1 64 4.8 -27.2 199 77 320.8 320.9 289.8 323.3 0.71 14 350 8220 -32.9 -44.6 30 11.7 -34.0 195 81 324.4 324.5 290.3 325.2 0.21 15 300 9295 -38.9 -42.8 67 3.9 -39.2 193 95 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.29 16 250 10522 -45.3 -60.7 16 15.4 -45.8 204 93 338.8 338.8 294.0 338.9 0.04 17 200 12005 -47.8 -73.2 4 25.5 -48.4 213 54 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.01 18 150 13862 -56.8 -84.2 2 27.4 -57.1 213 51 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16390 -61.4 -85.9 2 24.6 -61.6 237 31 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5619.37 m Freezing level: 665.01 mb = 3383.17 m = 11099.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.22 mb = 3351.79 m = 10996.56 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.78 % Est. max temperature: 22.98 C = 73.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.14 mb = 383.48 m = 1258.14 ft T: 16.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 4.80 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 904.69 mb = 844.39 m = 2770.27 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.82 C = 65.87 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.85 C Showalter Index: 0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.34 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 34.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 237.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.88 mb = 833.16 m = 2733.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.88 mb = 880.15 m = 2887.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 340.88 mb = 8404.27 m = 27572.74 ft B at Equ Level: 234.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 260.88 mb = 10235.02 m = 33579.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 210.2 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 240.2 at 31.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 122.6 neg: -10.9 tot: 111.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 4.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 3.48 Bulk Shear: 68.10 m/s