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: 41.24,-81.34 Latitude: 41.24 Longitude: -81.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -30 SFC 959 329 16.9 16.5 98 0.4 16.6 169 8 293.5 295.8 291.4 328.8 12.39 2 950 407 16.3 16.1 98 0.3 16.2 168 11 293.8 295.9 291.3 328.5 12.17 3 900 866 13.9 13.8 99 0.1 13.8 181 27 295.8 297.8 291.0 327.7 11.06 4 850 1347 11.4 11.3 99 0.1 11.3 192 36 298.1 299.9 290.9 327.1 9.93 5 800 1853 9.0 8.8 99 0.1 8.9 198 36 300.7 302.4 290.9 327.1 8.94 6 750 2385 5.8 5.5 98 0.3 5.6 199 34 302.9 304.3 290.5 325.6 7.59 7 700 2948 2.9 2.2 95 0.7 2.5 199 36 305.7 306.9 290.3 325.2 6.40 8 650 3544 -1.2 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.3 197 39 307.6 308.6 289.9 323.9 5.28 9 600 4179 -4.7 -5.0 98 0.3 -4.8 192 46 310.7 311.5 290.1 324.5 4.40 10 550 4859 -8.6 -9.2 96 0.6 -8.9 187 56 313.9 314.5 290.3 325.0 3.46 11 500 5591 -13.2 -14.5 90 1.3 -13.7 187 64 316.9 317.4 290.3 325.1 2.48 12 450 6386 -18.6 -20.8 83 2.2 -19.2 190 67 319.9 320.2 290.4 325.4 1.63 13 400 7251 -25.6 -28.5 77 2.9 -26.2 194 73 321.7 321.9 290.2 324.9 0.91 14 350 8204 -33.3 -36.7 71 3.4 -33.7 193 79 323.8 323.9 290.5 325.5 0.47 15 300 9267 -41.6 -47.4 53 5.8 -41.9 195 91 326.8 326.8 291.0 327.4 0.18 16 250 10490 -44.3 -63.0 11 18.7 -44.9 202 85 340.3 340.3 294.4 340.4 0.03 17 200 11978 -47.3 -77.7 2 30.3 -48.0 190 61 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.9 0.00 18 150 13846 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.2 235 46 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 19 100 16376 -62.0 -84.6 3 22.7 -62.2 229 30 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5620.67 m Freezing level: 664.61 mb = 3369.79 m = 11055.61 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.30 mb = 3332.65 m = 10933.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.97 % Est. max temperature: 23.51 C = 74.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.37 mb = 376.68 m = 1235.81 ft T: 16.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 3.23 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 832.84 m = 2732.37 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.99 C = 66.19 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.63 C Showalter Index: -0.53 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.16 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.65 C Cross Totals Index: 24.51 C K Index: 35.20 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.08 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 286.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.57 mb = 813.52 m = 2669.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.57 mb = 954.58 m = 3131.80 ft Equ Level (EL): 300.57 mb = 9253.71 m = 30359.59 ft B at Equ Level: 283.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 240.57 mb = 10746.18 m = 35256.08 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 191.1 at 43.5 knts Storm direction: 221.1 at 32.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 191.7 neg: -3.7 tot: 188.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 62.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.33 Bulk Rich Number: 2.92 Bulk Shear: 98.45 m/s