MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.25,-82.64 Latitude: 42.25 Longitude: -82.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -32 SFC 975 182 18.9 16.8 88 2.0 17.5 175 23 294.1 296.3 291.6 329.7 12.46 2 950 408 17.6 16.4 92 1.2 16.8 179 39 295.0 297.3 291.9 330.7 12.41 3 900 869 14.5 14.4 100 0.1 14.5 192 55 296.4 298.5 291.6 329.8 11.56 4 850 1350 11.4 11.3 99 0.2 11.4 207 60 298.1 299.9 290.9 327.1 9.94 5 800 1856 9.3 8.0 92 1.3 8.5 209 51 301.0 302.6 290.6 326.1 8.46 6 750 2389 6.9 4.6 85 2.3 5.6 207 50 304.1 305.4 290.4 325.4 7.09 7 700 2954 3.9 -0.4 74 4.3 1.7 204 53 306.8 307.8 289.7 323.1 5.32 8 650 3551 -0.6 -3.0 84 2.4 -1.8 204 53 308.3 309.1 289.6 322.9 4.71 9 600 4188 -3.8 -5.3 89 1.5 -4.5 199 55 311.7 312.5 290.3 325.2 4.29 10 550 4870 -7.7 -8.5 94 0.8 -8.1 194 63 314.9 315.6 290.7 326.6 3.65 11 500 5606 -12.1 -12.8 94 0.7 -12.4 193 70 318.3 318.8 291.0 327.6 2.85 12 450 6405 -17.0 -18.9 85 1.9 -17.6 193 69 321.8 322.2 291.2 328.3 1.91 13 400 7279 -22.1 -26.0 71 3.9 -23.0 188 67 326.2 326.4 291.8 330.3 1.15 14 350 8246 -29.4 -32.4 76 2.9 -29.9 189 68 329.0 329.2 292.2 331.7 0.72 15 300 9327 -38.9 -42.0 73 3.1 -39.2 197 70 330.5 330.6 292.2 331.7 0.32 16 250 10546 -48.8 -53.2 60 4.4 -49.0 218 98 333.6 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.11 17 200 12005 -50.4 -75.3 4 24.9 -50.8 230 61 353.0 353.0 297.3 353.0 0.01 18 150 13849 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.2 -59.0 227 45 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16362 -62.5 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.7 239 27 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.82 m Freezing level: 656.86 mb = 3469.48 m = 11382.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.55 mb = 3240.66 m = 10631.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.65 % Est. max temperature: 24.27 C = 75.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.72 mb = 437.47 m = 1435.26 ft T: 17.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 7.79 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 908.01 mb = 793.15 m = 2602.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.96 C = 69.73 F Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lifted Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.40 C Showalter Index: 0.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.99 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.57 C Cross Totals Index: 23.42 C K Index: 30.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 325.04 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 183.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.53 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.28 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.49 mb = 732.56 m = 2403.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.49 mb = 873.40 m = 2865.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 429.49 mb = 6751.06 m = 22148.88 ft B at Equ Level: 182.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 269.49 mb = 10043.93 m = 32952.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.7 at 56.2 knts Storm direction: 228.7 at 42.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 414.8 neg: -31.6 tot: 383.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 127.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 2.62 Bulk Shear: 70.01 m/s