MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.80,-84.31 Latitude: 39.80 Longitude: -84.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 972 279 20.4 16.0 76 4.3 17.5 178 17 295.9 298.1 291.7 330.1 11.87 2 950 473 19.7 15.8 78 3.9 17.1 184 31 297.2 299.3 292.2 331.7 11.93 3 900 938 17.5 14.0 80 3.6 15.2 199 54 299.6 301.6 292.4 332.4 11.22 4 850 1424 13.6 12.0 90 1.6 12.6 204 55 300.4 302.3 292.0 331.0 10.42 5 800 1933 10.7 5.8 72 4.8 7.9 204 47 302.5 303.9 290.0 324.3 7.27 6 750 2468 7.5 2.0 68 5.5 4.5 203 45 304.7 305.8 289.5 322.5 5.89 7 700 3033 4.9 -6.7 43 11.7 -0.3 208 47 308.0 308.6 288.2 318.3 3.30 8 650 3634 2.5 -11.8 34 14.3 -3.3 210 53 311.8 312.2 288.6 319.5 2.38 9 600 4276 -2.1 -5.7 76 3.6 -3.7 206 54 313.7 314.5 290.9 327.0 4.17 10 550 4962 -7.1 -9.9 80 2.8 -8.2 207 54 315.6 316.3 290.6 326.2 3.27 11 500 5697 -12.6 -16.0 75 3.5 -13.7 218 59 317.7 318.2 290.3 325.0 2.19 12 450 6498 -15.5 -17.8 83 2.3 -16.3 227 59 323.7 324.1 291.9 330.8 2.10 13 400 7376 -21.7 -26.7 64 4.9 -22.8 229 60 326.8 327.0 291.9 330.6 1.08 14 350 8344 -29.4 -40.5 34 11.0 -30.7 225 58 329.1 329.2 291.8 330.3 0.32 15 300 9423 -38.7 -46.1 45 7.4 -39.3 223 52 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.6 0.20 16 250 10647 -49.6 -54.4 57 4.8 -49.7 219 54 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.09 17 200 12085 -52.5 -72.2 8 19.7 -52.8 240 75 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13919 -59.7 -80.1 5 20.4 -59.9 240 48 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16422 -64.2 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 244 37 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.66 m Freezing level: 622.86 mb = 3982.81 m = 13066.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 702.84 mb = 2999.67 m = 9841.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.58 % Est. max temperature: 25.99 C = 78.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.60 mb = 828.00 m = 2716.50 ft T: 18.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 14.05 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 845.70 mb = 1466.55 m = 4811.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.98 C = 76.96 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -2.20 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.02 C Showalter Index: -1.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.73 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.17 C Cross Totals Index: 24.56 C K Index: 26.52 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.86 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 121.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 872.73 mb = 1199.72 m = 3936.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.73 mb = 2166.87 m = 7109.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 697.73 mb = 3059.28 m = 10036.88 ft B at Equ Level: 18.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 237.73 mb = 10971.19 m = 35994.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.5 at 50.9 knts Storm direction: 237.5 at 38.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 404.9 neg: -54.2 tot: 350.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 1.74 Bulk Shear: 69.84 m/s