MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.21,-79.66 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -79.66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -45 SFC 956 340 19.3 16.2 82 3.1 17.2 165 13 296.3 298.5 292.1 331.5 12.21 2 950 393 19.3 15.9 81 3.4 17.0 163 16 296.8 298.9 292.1 331.5 12.02 3 900 856 15.9 14.2 90 1.7 14.8 159 32 297.9 299.9 292.0 331.0 11.40 4 850 1339 12.5 12.4 99 0.1 12.4 162 42 299.3 301.2 291.9 330.6 10.70 5 800 1847 9.7 9.5 99 0.1 9.6 176 52 301.5 303.2 291.5 329.2 9.37 6 750 2380 6.6 6.3 98 0.3 6.5 192 58 303.8 305.2 291.1 327.8 8.03 7 700 2944 3.4 3.0 97 0.4 3.2 199 60 306.2 307.5 290.8 326.9 6.80 8 650 3542 -0.3 -0.9 96 0.6 -0.6 199 59 308.6 309.6 290.5 325.7 5.53 9 600 4179 -3.8 -4.4 96 0.6 -4.1 198 61 311.7 312.6 290.6 326.2 4.60 10 550 4862 -7.6 -9.3 87 1.8 -8.3 193 62 315.1 315.8 290.6 326.2 3.43 11 500 5596 -12.9 -15.9 78 3.0 -13.9 194 63 317.3 317.7 290.2 324.6 2.22 12 450 6391 -18.6 -22.2 73 3.6 -19.6 201 70 319.8 320.1 290.2 324.7 1.43 13 400 7256 -25.5 -33.9 45 8.4 -26.9 201 74 321.8 321.9 289.9 323.8 0.54 14 350 8209 -32.4 -35.8 71 3.4 -32.9 191 78 325.1 325.2 290.8 326.9 0.51 15 300 9275 -41.5 -44.9 70 3.3 -41.8 186 81 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.7 0.23 16 250 10495 -45.4 -60.7 16 15.3 -46.0 193 72 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.7 0.04 17 200 11973 -48.4 -78.4 2 30.1 -48.9 183 63 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.00 18 150 13836 -56.0 -81.6 3 25.7 -56.3 227 35 373.6 373.6 301.2 373.7 0.00 19 100 16371 -60.0 -84.8 2 24.9 -60.3 235 28 411.9 411.9 306.7 411.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5640.92 m Freezing level: 654.35 mb = 3490.23 m = 11450.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.20 mb = 3441.05 m = 11289.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.03 % Est. max temperature: 24.19 C = 75.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.86 mb = 734.18 m = 2408.70 ft T: 16.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.14 C/km ThetaE index: 5.83 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 867.58 mb = 1166.18 m = 3826.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.80 C = 71.24 F Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lifted Index: -2.22 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.35 C Showalter Index: -1.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.46 C Cross Totals Index: 25.31 C K Index: 37.49 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 331.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.27 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 585.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.81 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 880.02 mb = 1045.74 m = 3430.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 845.02 mb = 1388.55 m = 4555.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 285.02 mb = 9618.04 m = 31554.87 ft B at Equ Level: 584.35 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 205.02 mb = 11808.73 m = 38742.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.6 at 55.0 knts Storm direction: 220.6 at 41.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 3.1 tot: 10.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 609.8 neg: -1.1 tot: 608.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 202.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 11.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.23 Bulk Shear: 181.34 m/s