MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.89,-84.36 Latitude: 39.89 Longitude: -84.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11 SFC 968 289 18.3 17.4 95 0.8 17.7 183 21 294.1 296.5 292.1 331.4 13.05 2 950 450 17.2 16.9 99 0.2 17.0 187 34 294.6 296.9 292.1 331.5 12.88 3 900 911 14.6 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 201 58 296.6 298.7 291.7 330.1 11.59 4 850 1393 11.8 11.4 98 0.3 11.6 214 65 298.5 300.3 291.0 327.7 10.02 5 800 1898 9.3 7.5 89 1.8 8.2 225 56 301.0 302.5 290.3 325.2 8.15 6 750 2432 6.8 3.6 80 3.2 5.1 225 53 304.0 305.2 289.9 323.9 6.61 7 700 2996 3.5 -0.3 76 3.8 1.5 224 53 306.4 307.4 289.6 322.8 5.34 8 650 3593 -0.6 -3.2 83 2.6 -1.9 226 53 308.2 309.1 289.6 322.6 4.64 9 600 4229 -3.9 -4.9 93 1.0 -4.4 222 52 311.6 312.4 290.4 325.5 4.43 10 550 4911 -7.5 -8.4 93 1.0 -7.9 215 53 315.2 315.9 290.9 327.1 3.69 11 500 5649 -11.0 -12.2 91 1.2 -11.5 203 55 319.6 320.2 291.6 329.5 3.00 12 450 6452 -15.7 -17.0 90 1.3 -16.1 200 63 323.5 324.0 292.0 331.1 2.25 13 400 7328 -22.7 -24.5 85 1.8 -23.1 201 62 325.5 325.7 291.7 330.1 1.32 14 350 8294 -29.3 -32.8 72 3.5 -29.9 204 60 329.2 329.4 292.2 331.8 0.69 15 300 9374 -38.7 -42.0 71 3.3 -39.0 210 70 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.0 0.32 16 250 10597 -48.6 -52.2 66 3.6 -48.8 222 91 333.8 333.8 292.9 334.3 0.12 17 200 12055 -50.3 -77.2 3 26.9 -50.8 240 68 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 13899 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.8 238 54 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16399 -63.8 -86.9 3 23.1 -64.0 249 36 404.4 404.4 305.8 404.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.91 m Freezing level: 657.62 mb = 3501.67 m = 11488.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.30 mb = 3261.27 m = 10699.57 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.30 % Est. max temperature: 24.17 C = 75.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.25 mb = 394.00 m = 1292.63 ft T: 17.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 8.85 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 811.52 m = 2662.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.26 C = 68.48 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -0.01 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.30 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: 1.31 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.80 C Cross Totals Index: 22.46 C K Index: 30.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 322.19 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.24 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 180.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.03 mb = 779.03 m = 2555.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.03 mb = 919.93 m = 3018.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 489.03 mb = 5818.14 m = 19088.15 ft B at Equ Level: 179.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 259.03 mb = 10358.81 m = 33985.19 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 215.1 at 53.8 knts Storm direction: 245.1 at 40.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 571.5 neg: -13.2 tot: 558.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 186.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 2.25 Bulk Shear: 80.24 m/s