MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0600Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 47.41,-100.05 Latitude: 47.41 Longitude: -100.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15 1 950 441 SFC 933 591 8.2 6.8 91 1.4 7.4 219 13 287.0 288.2 283.7 305.6 6.63 3 900 887 7.1 6.8 98 0.3 6.9 232 29 288.8 290.0 284.7 308.2 6.88 4 850 1358 8.4 4.5 77 3.9 6.3 224 28 295.0 296.1 286.4 313.1 6.24 5 800 1859 7.8 1.1 63 6.7 4.4 212 31 299.4 300.4 287.0 314.8 5.17 6 750 2388 5.4 -4.1 51 9.4 1.0 205 34 302.4 303.1 286.7 313.9 3.77 7 700 2948 1.6 -10.5 40 12.1 -3.2 200 37 304.3 304.7 286.0 311.9 2.45 8 650 3540 -2.6 -18.2 29 15.6 -7.5 194 33 306.0 306.3 285.5 310.6 1.40 9 600 4168 -7.0 -27.0 18 20.1 -11.8 191 36 308.1 308.2 285.5 310.4 0.70 10 550 4840 -11.4 -32.7 15 21.2 -15.6 194 50 310.5 310.6 286.1 312.1 0.45 11 500 5565 -15.3 -38.9 11 23.5 -19.1 196 60 314.4 314.4 287.2 315.3 0.26 12 450 6354 -18.6 -50.8 4 32.2 -22.2 203 68 319.8 319.9 288.8 320.2 0.08 13 400 7228 -21.0 -58.6 2 37.6 -24.4 209 83 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.9 0.04 14 350 8201 -28.3 -63.6 2 35.3 -30.5 209 79 330.6 330.6 291.9 330.7 0.02 15 300 9293 -34.5 -65.2 3 30.8 -36.0 208 97 336.8 336.8 293.6 336.9 0.02 16 250 10541 -43.6 -65.4 7 21.8 -44.3 210 84 341.3 341.3 294.6 341.4 0.02 17 200 12010 -52.3 -71.3 8 18.9 -52.7 207 63 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13851 -56.8 -81.4 3 24.6 -57.1 232 46 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16399 -61.9 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.1 209 14 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5549.92 m Freezing level: 680.95 mb = 3173.46 m = 10411.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 737.96 mb = 2519.44 m = 8265.78 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.61 % Est. max temperature: 21.36 C = 70.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 912.49 mb = 773.29 m = 2537.01 ft T: 7.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 4.42 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 714.45 mb = 2782.18 m = 9127.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.58 C = 76.24 F Cap Strength: 6.11 C Lifted Index: 6.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.24 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.74 C Showalter Index: 5.05 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.60 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.74 C Cross Totals Index: 19.86 C K Index: 16.16 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.54 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12593.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.33 mb = 1325.62 m = 4349.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.5 at 42.1 knts Storm direction: 231.5 at 31.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 3.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 23.8 neg: -25.9 tot: -2.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -0.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.09 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.47 Bulk Shear: 72.69 m/s