MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170000F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 51.43,-108.99 Latitude: 51.43 Longitude: -108.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 1 950 479 SFC 924 701 1.4 -0.8 85 2.2 0.4 303 8 280.8 281.5 277.4 291.6 3.89 3 900 918 3.4 -1.7 69 5.1 1.2 329 24 285.0 285.7 279.4 295.7 3.74 4 850 1378 0.5 -2.9 78 3.3 -1.0 328 30 286.6 287.3 280.0 297.0 3.63 5 800 1862 -1.9 -8.0 63 6.1 -4.1 314 33 289.1 289.6 279.9 296.8 2.62 6 750 2372 -5.3 -7.5 85 2.2 -6.1 305 35 290.9 291.4 281.1 299.4 2.91 7 700 2910 -9.1 -9.6 96 0.5 -9.3 299 37 292.4 292.9 281.4 300.2 2.64 8 650 3479 -13.2 -14.5 90 1.2 -13.6 305 39 294.0 294.3 281.3 299.8 1.92 9 600 4082 -17.8 -21.4 73 3.6 -18.6 311 37 295.5 295.7 281.0 299.2 1.15 10 550 4727 -22.4 -29.1 54 6.8 -23.5 314 36 297.5 297.6 281.1 299.5 0.62 11 500 5419 -27.7 -36.3 44 8.5 -28.7 308 36 299.2 299.3 281.5 300.4 0.34 12 450 6166 -34.6 -42.0 47 7.4 -35.2 301 35 299.7 299.8 281.5 300.4 0.21 13 400 6974 -42.2 -48.1 53 5.9 -42.5 298 34 300.1 300.1 281.5 300.5 0.12 14 350 7861 -49.5 -54.2 58 4.6 -49.7 291 34 301.9 302.0 282.3 302.2 0.07 15 300 8866 -50.5 -63.6 20 13.1 -50.8 289 33 314.2 314.2 286.8 314.2 0.02 16 250 10056 -49.0 -71.4 6 22.3 -49.4 288 32 333.2 333.2 292.6 333.2 0.01 17 200 11530 -47.0 -77.4 2 30.4 -47.6 289 34 358.4 358.4 298.4 358.4 0.01 18 150 13431 -47.1 -77.5 2 30.4 -48.0 280 27 388.8 388.8 303.6 388.8 0.01 19 100 16104 -49.8 -79.5 2 29.7 -50.7 276 32 431.6 431.6 309.0 431.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5356.20 m Freezing level: 840.35 mb = 1471.74 m = 4828.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 872.52 mb = 1167.58 m = 3830.61 ft Precipitable water: 0.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.62 % Est. max temperature: 10.41 C = 50.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.69 mb = 983.27 m = 3225.90 ft T: 3.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.43 C/km ThetaE index: 0.22 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 763.09 mb = 2235.56 m = 7334.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.79 C = 51.42 F Cap Strength: 3.60 C Lifted Index: 4.11 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.01 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.76 C Showalter Index: 3.29 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 53.07 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.87 C K Index: 24.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 176.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.69 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13664.51 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 819.47 mb = 1670.32 m = 5479.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 308.7 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 338.7 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 3.0 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.7 neg: -23.3 tot: 39.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.62 Bulk Shear: 31.73 m/s