MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.19,-80.89 Latitude: 41.19 Longitude: -80.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -22 SFC 963 305 18.1 16.5 90 1.6 17.1 163 13 294.5 296.7 291.7 329.9 12.37 2 950 416 17.2 16.0 93 1.2 16.4 164 20 294.6 296.8 291.5 329.4 12.12 3 900 876 14.6 13.9 96 0.7 14.2 178 38 296.6 298.6 291.4 328.9 11.17 4 850 1358 12.0 10.9 93 1.1 11.3 196 43 298.7 300.5 290.8 326.9 9.66 5 800 1864 8.8 8.1 96 0.7 8.4 197 36 300.5 302.1 290.5 325.7 8.52 6 750 2396 5.8 5.5 98 0.3 5.6 197 45 302.9 304.3 290.4 325.5 7.57 7 700 2958 2.5 2.3 98 0.3 2.4 198 58 305.3 306.5 290.2 324.8 6.44 8 650 3554 -0.8 -1.8 93 1.0 -1.3 195 66 308.1 309.0 289.9 324.0 5.15 9 600 4189 -4.1 -5.7 89 1.6 -4.8 193 71 311.4 312.2 290.2 324.6 4.18 10 550 4871 -7.9 -10.3 83 2.3 -8.9 192 70 314.7 315.3 290.3 325.0 3.19 11 500 5604 -12.9 -17.7 67 4.8 -14.5 192 71 317.3 317.6 289.9 323.6 1.91 12 450 6399 -19.0 -22.8 72 3.8 -20.0 194 68 319.3 319.6 290.0 324.0 1.36 13 400 7264 -25.3 -28.8 73 3.5 -25.9 195 70 322.1 322.3 290.3 325.3 0.89 14 350 8218 -32.4 -35.6 73 3.2 -32.8 194 73 325.1 325.2 290.9 327.0 0.53 15 300 9286 -40.8 -44.7 66 3.8 -41.1 195 84 327.8 327.8 291.3 328.7 0.24 16 250 10508 -44.5 -59.8 17 15.3 -45.1 202 84 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.05 17 200 11989 -49.1 -74.3 4 25.3 -49.6 194 61 355.1 355.1 297.7 355.1 0.01 18 150 13848 -55.0 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.3 232 45 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16377 -62.3 -84.9 3 22.6 -62.6 231 31 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.28 m Freezing level: 662.05 mb = 3410.39 m = 11188.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.99 mb = 3334.54 m = 10939.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.67 % Est. max temperature: 23.64 C = 74.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.93 mb = 506.95 m = 1663.20 ft T: 16.69 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 5.94 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1011.08 m = 3317.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.78 C = 69.40 F Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lifted Index: -1.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.34 C Showalter Index: -0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.71 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.91 C Cross Totals Index: 23.80 C K Index: 35.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.37 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 322.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 898.85 mb = 887.16 m = 2910.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.85 mb = 1418.91 m = 4655.18 ft Equ Level (EL): 303.85 mb = 9197.13 m = 30173.96 ft B at Equ Level: 321.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 233.85 mb = 10951.40 m = 35929.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.0 at 56.3 knts Storm direction: 223.0 at 42.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 1.4 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 394.8 neg: -26.4 tot: 368.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.63 Bulk Rich Number: 2.05 Bulk Shear: 157.64 m/s