MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.18,-82.28 Latitude: 39.18 Longitude: -82.28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 SFC 972 244 18.2 16.3 89 1.9 17.0 206 11 293.7 295.9 291.2 328.2 12.08 2 950 442 16.1 15.2 94 1.0 15.5 208 21 293.5 295.6 290.6 326.3 11.48 3 900 899 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 216 34 294.5 296.3 289.9 323.7 10.17 4 850 1377 9.1 9.0 99 0.1 9.0 227 42 295.7 297.3 288.8 320.3 8.50 5 800 1877 5.8 5.5 98 0.3 5.6 238 41 297.3 298.6 288.1 318.0 7.08 6 750 2403 2.7 2.4 98 0.3 2.6 233 33 299.6 300.7 287.9 317.6 6.08 7 700 2958 -0.3 -0.7 97 0.4 -0.5 211 43 302.1 303.1 288.0 317.8 5.19 8 650 3548 -3.6 -4.0 97 0.4 -3.8 201 54 304.9 305.7 288.2 318.3 4.37 9 600 4177 -6.7 -7.1 97 0.4 -6.9 195 66 308.4 309.1 288.8 320.1 3.74 10 550 4852 -10.7 -11.0 98 0.3 -10.8 199 76 311.4 312.0 289.0 321.0 3.01 11 500 5578 -15.6 -17.8 83 2.2 -16.3 197 79 314.0 314.3 288.8 320.2 1.88 12 450 6363 -21.9 -37.9 22 15.9 -24.2 202 80 315.7 315.7 287.7 316.8 0.33 13 400 7220 -25.8 -54.8 5 29.0 -28.2 203 85 321.4 321.4 289.2 321.7 0.06 14 350 8179 -30.8 -48.0 17 17.3 -32.3 195 103 327.3 327.3 291.1 327.8 0.14 15 300 9256 -37.8 -63.1 5 25.3 -38.9 197 102 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.2 0.03 16 250 10502 -41.3 -66.4 5 25.1 -42.2 207 85 344.6 344.7 295.4 344.7 0.02 17 200 11997 -46.2 -76.8 2 30.6 -47.0 209 58 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.6 0.01 18 150 13872 -54.1 -82.5 2 28.4 -54.5 216 54 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 19 100 16405 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 228 36 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5572.94 m Freezing level: 705.29 mb = 2899.74 m = 9513.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.17 mb = 2864.99 m = 9399.45 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.35 % Est. max temperature: 21.07 C = 69.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.41 mb = 482.75 m = 1583.82 ft T: 15.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 10.61 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.30 mb = 784.43 m = 2573.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.77 C = 65.78 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -1.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.69 C Showalter Index: 0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.41 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.78 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 33.39 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.22 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 466.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.71 mb = 771.37 m = 2530.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.71 mb = 817.81 m = 2683.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 398.71 mb = 7243.25 m = 23763.67 ft B at Equ Level: 463.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 278.71 mb = 9758.92 m = 32017.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 206.4 at 53.9 knts Storm direction: 236.4 at 40.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 4.0 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 166.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 166.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 55.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 3.45 Bulk Shear: 135.48 m/s