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: 41.06,-81.78 Latitude: 41.06 Longitude: -81.78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -5 SFC 963 316 17.7 16.7 94 1.0 17.1 177 16 294.0 296.3 291.6 329.7 12.51 2 950 433 16.8 16.2 97 0.5 16.4 178 24 294.2 296.4 291.6 329.4 12.32 3 900 893 14.4 14.3 99 0.1 14.3 195 45 296.4 298.4 291.5 329.4 11.44 4 850 1374 11.7 11.4 98 0.3 11.5 211 52 298.4 300.2 291.0 327.6 10.01 5 800 1880 9.3 8.5 95 0.8 8.8 214 46 301.1 302.7 290.8 326.9 8.72 6 750 2413 6.1 5.5 96 0.6 5.8 212 47 303.2 304.6 290.6 326.0 7.60 7 700 2976 2.8 2.5 98 0.3 2.7 210 49 305.6 306.8 290.5 325.6 6.57 8 650 3572 -1.1 -1.5 97 0.4 -1.3 208 54 307.7 308.7 289.9 323.9 5.26 9 600 4207 -4.4 -6.7 84 2.3 -5.4 208 58 311.0 311.8 289.8 323.3 3.87 10 550 4888 -8.4 -13.9 64 5.5 -10.4 206 61 314.2 314.6 289.3 321.9 2.38 11 500 5620 -13.4 -17.8 70 4.4 -14.7 203 64 316.7 317.1 289.7 323.0 1.89 12 450 6414 -18.6 -24.6 59 5.9 -20.1 204 68 319.8 320.0 289.9 323.8 1.16 13 400 7279 -25.2 -30.8 59 5.6 -26.2 197 70 322.2 322.4 290.2 324.8 0.73 14 350 8240 -30.3 -33.6 73 3.3 -30.8 189 78 327.9 328.0 291.7 330.2 0.64 15 300 9318 -39.2 -42.5 71 3.3 -39.5 191 82 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.3 0.30 16 250 10539 -47.0 -53.6 47 6.6 -47.3 204 88 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.6 0.10 17 200 12016 -49.0 -73.7 4 24.7 -49.6 216 58 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.01 18 150 13863 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 212 52 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16387 -61.9 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.1 236 30 408.2 408.2 306.3 408.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5625.54 m Freezing level: 664.38 mb = 3400.60 m = 11156.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.66 mb = 3368.37 m = 11050.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.84 % Est. max temperature: 23.98 C = 75.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.78 mb = 443.64 m = 1455.48 ft T: 16.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 7.81 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 874.10 m = 2867.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.95 C = 67.90 F Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lifted Index: -1.76 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.87 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.07 C Cross Totals Index: 24.80 C K Index: 36.18 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 321.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 333.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.82 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.17 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.95 mb = 817.72 m = 2682.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.95 mb = 1053.74 m = 3457.10 ft Equ Level (EL): 362.95 mb = 7978.70 m = 26176.51 ft B at Equ Level: 330.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 242.95 mb = 10728.48 m = 35198.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.1 at 53.0 knts Storm direction: 236.1 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 362.1 neg: -17.1 tot: 345.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 115.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.73 Bulk Rich Number: 3.39 Bulk Shear: 98.42 m/s