MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 43.34,-80.83 Latitude: 43.34 Longitude: -80.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -22 SFC 958 349 18.4 16.1 86 2.4 16.9 177 21 295.2 297.4 291.7 329.9 12.08 2 950 418 17.9 15.7 87 2.1 16.5 178 27 295.3 297.5 291.6 329.5 11.92 3 900 878 14.1 13.9 99 0.1 14.0 189 45 296.0 298.0 291.2 328.3 11.19 4 850 1359 10.8 10.6 98 0.2 10.7 202 53 297.5 299.2 290.3 325.1 9.48 5 800 1863 8.5 5.9 84 2.5 7.1 204 50 300.2 301.5 289.3 321.8 7.32 6 750 2394 5.9 2.8 81 3.0 4.2 197 55 302.9 304.1 289.3 321.8 6.26 7 700 2956 2.7 0.1 83 2.6 1.4 193 59 305.5 306.5 289.4 322.2 5.50 8 650 3552 -1.0 -4.8 76 3.8 -2.7 193 64 307.8 308.6 288.9 320.7 4.13 9 600 4188 -3.9 -9.1 67 5.2 -6.0 193 68 311.7 312.3 289.3 321.9 3.21 10 550 4870 -7.6 -12.9 66 5.3 -9.6 193 70 315.1 315.6 289.8 323.5 2.58 11 500 5606 -11.2 -15.7 69 4.6 -12.8 190 75 319.4 319.9 290.8 326.9 2.24 12 450 6408 -15.9 -21.2 64 5.2 -17.4 186 71 323.2 323.6 291.3 328.7 1.57 13 400 7285 -22.0 -28.8 54 6.7 -23.4 181 68 326.4 326.6 291.6 329.6 0.89 14 350 8252 -29.3 -35.0 58 5.6 -30.2 184 63 329.2 329.3 292.0 331.2 0.56 15 300 9333 -38.8 -43.6 60 4.9 -39.2 190 68 330.8 330.8 292.2 331.8 0.27 16 250 10554 -48.4 -52.9 60 4.5 -48.6 208 86 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.6 0.11 17 200 12010 -51.5 -70.8 8 19.4 -51.8 207 52 351.3 351.3 296.9 351.3 0.01 18 150 13843 -59.2 -81.6 4 22.3 -59.5 219 47 368.0 368.0 300.2 368.0 0.00 19 100 16362 -61.1 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.4 225 28 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5628.53 m Freezing level: 663.73 mb = 3388.46 m = 11116.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.33 mb = 3150.04 m = 10334.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.52 % Est. max temperature: 22.91 C = 73.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.80 mb = 646.74 m = 2121.84 ft T: 15.98 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 8.15 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 894.73 mb = 927.52 m = 3043.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.38 C = 66.88 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: 1.00 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.97 C Showalter Index: 2.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.76 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.99 C Cross Totals Index: 21.77 C K Index: 29.98 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 309.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.29 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.36 mb = 912.21 m = 2992.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 891.36 mb = 959.24 m = 3147.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 531.36 mb = 5136.17 m = 16850.75 ft B at Equ Level: 117.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 401.36 mb = 7259.45 m = 23816.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.2 at 60.6 knts Storm direction: 223.2 at 45.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 2.8 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 290.4 neg: -7.0 tot: 283.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.15 Bulk Shear: 102.74 m/s