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: 42.93,-79.38 Latitude: 42.93 Longitude: -79.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -48 SFC 974 178 19.7 16.5 82 3.2 17.6 156 13 295.1 297.3 291.7 330.2 12.23 2 950 393 19.6 15.1 75 4.5 16.7 157 26 297.1 299.1 291.7 330.1 11.41 3 900 857 16.0 13.6 86 2.3 14.5 160 34 298.0 300.0 291.7 329.9 10.97 4 850 1340 12.5 12.3 99 0.2 12.4 164 41 299.3 301.2 291.8 330.3 10.63 5 800 1847 9.6 9.5 99 0.1 9.6 177 50 301.4 303.2 291.5 329.1 9.36 6 750 2381 6.5 6.3 99 0.2 6.3 186 51 303.6 305.1 291.0 327.6 8.01 7 700 2945 3.2 2.9 98 0.3 3.0 190 59 306.0 307.3 290.7 326.4 6.73 8 650 3542 -0.4 -1.0 96 0.6 -0.7 192 62 308.5 309.5 290.4 325.4 5.47 9 600 4179 -3.9 -4.2 98 0.3 -4.1 192 64 311.6 312.4 290.6 326.2 4.66 10 550 4861 -8.0 -10.4 83 2.4 -8.9 191 66 314.6 315.2 290.2 324.7 3.15 11 500 5594 -12.5 -23.8 38 11.3 -15.5 191 65 317.8 318.0 289.2 321.6 1.12 12 450 6389 -18.6 -35.2 22 16.5 -21.5 189 65 319.8 319.9 289.2 321.4 0.43 13 400 7254 -25.5 -38.0 30 12.5 -27.2 191 66 321.8 321.9 289.7 323.2 0.36 14 350 8209 -31.5 -35.7 67 4.2 -32.1 190 78 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.1 0.52 15 300 9279 -41.0 -44.4 69 3.4 -41.2 185 77 327.6 327.6 291.3 328.5 0.25 16 250 10499 -45.6 -59.2 20 13.6 -46.1 187 73 338.3 338.3 293.9 338.5 0.05 17 200 11972 -49.2 -74.5 4 25.3 -49.7 184 65 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.9 0.01 18 150 13828 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.6 223 37 373.1 373.1 301.1 373.2 0.00 19 100 16364 -59.9 -84.7 3 24.9 -60.2 242 24 412.0 412.0 306.7 412.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.53 m Freezing level: 655.65 mb = 3474.44 m = 11398.95 ft Wetbulb zero: 659.89 mb = 3420.18 m = 11220.92 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.93 % Est. max temperature: 24.97 C = 76.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.54 mb = 579.82 m = 1902.28 ft T: 18.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 4.96 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.11 mb = 1220.44 m = 4004.03 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.55 C = 74.40 F Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lifted Index: -1.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.18 C Showalter Index: -1.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.02 C Cross Totals Index: 24.80 C K Index: 37.00 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 310.80 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 393.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.75 mb = 1029.84 m = 3378.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 816.75 mb = 1673.90 m = 5491.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 286.75 mb = 9581.28 m = 31434.28 ft B at Equ Level: 384.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 226.75 mb = 11143.09 m = 36558.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.6 at 54.5 knts Storm direction: 215.6 at 40.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 100.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 487.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 487.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.94 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.99 Bulk Rich Number: 2.47 Bulk Shear: 159.36 m/s