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: 41.51,-84.06 Latitude: 41.51 Longitude: -84.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -16 SFC 974 213 18.2 17.3 94 0.9 17.6 187 25 293.6 295.8 291.7 330.1 12.82 2 950 423 16.7 16.5 99 0.2 16.6 190 44 294.2 296.4 291.7 330.0 12.53 3 900 882 13.8 13.5 98 0.3 13.6 199 62 295.7 297.7 290.9 327.1 10.88 4 850 1364 12.0 10.6 91 1.4 11.2 204 62 298.7 300.5 290.7 326.6 9.51 5 800 1870 9.5 7.9 90 1.6 8.5 204 59 301.2 302.8 290.6 326.0 8.38 6 750 2403 6.4 4.8 90 1.6 5.5 207 56 303.5 304.8 290.3 325.1 7.20 7 700 2966 2.0 0.4 90 1.5 1.2 207 54 304.7 305.7 289.3 321.8 5.65 8 650 3561 -0.3 -0.8 97 0.4 -0.6 206 53 308.6 309.6 290.5 325.8 5.58 9 600 4198 -3.2 -3.9 95 0.7 -3.6 202 53 312.4 313.3 291.0 327.4 4.77 10 550 4883 -7.0 -8.0 93 1.0 -7.4 199 55 315.8 316.6 291.2 328.1 3.82 11 500 5620 -11.1 -12.4 90 1.4 -11.6 199 57 319.5 320.1 291.5 329.2 2.94 12 450 6423 -15.9 -17.6 87 1.7 -16.5 202 60 323.2 323.6 291.8 330.4 2.13 13 400 7300 -22.0 -24.2 82 2.2 -22.5 205 61 326.4 326.7 292.0 331.1 1.35 14 350 8268 -28.8 -31.5 77 2.7 -29.3 206 56 329.9 330.1 292.4 332.8 0.78 15 300 9350 -38.7 -41.8 72 3.1 -39.0 210 56 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10571 -50.0 -53.6 66 3.6 -50.2 215 79 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.1 0.10 17 200 12010 -52.3 -74.1 6 21.7 -52.7 235 79 349.9 349.9 296.6 349.9 0.01 18 150 13857 -57.9 -83.1 3 25.2 -58.2 242 49 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16375 -62.0 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 237 32 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.40 m Freezing level: 657.09 mb = 3476.21 m = 11404.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.10 mb = 3364.05 m = 11036.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.01 % Est. max temperature: 24.60 C = 76.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.84 mb = 325.86 m = 1069.07 ft T: 17.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.91 C/km ThetaE index: 8.27 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 916.02 mb = 732.29 m = 2402.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.84 C = 67.70 F Cap Strength: 0.29 C Lifted Index: 0.92 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.80 C Showalter Index: 1.86 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.81 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 21.71 C K Index: 32.21 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 308.78 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.45 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 78.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.51 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.48 mb = 718.68 m = 2357.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.48 mb = 765.11 m = 2510.19 ft Equ Level (EL): 862.48 mb = 1240.78 m = 4070.74 ft B at Equ Level: 14.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 432.48 mb = 6718.49 m = 22042.04 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.0 at 55.3 knts Storm direction: 232.0 at 41.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 340.2 neg: -28.3 tot: 311.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 2.64 Bulk Shear: 29.68 m/s