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: 39.53,-81.86 Latitude: 39.53 Longitude: -81.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -2 SFC 970 259 17.6 16.6 94 1.0 16.9 184 12 293.3 295.5 291.2 328.3 12.31 2 950 435 16.2 16.0 98 0.2 16.1 187 22 293.6 295.8 291.2 328.1 12.10 3 900 893 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.2 200 40 295.2 297.1 290.5 325.6 10.59 4 850 1372 10.0 9.8 99 0.2 9.9 216 47 296.6 298.3 289.6 322.7 8.99 5 800 1874 6.6 6.2 97 0.4 6.4 231 45 298.2 299.6 288.8 320.1 7.47 6 750 2402 4.1 3.5 96 0.6 3.7 219 34 301.0 302.2 288.9 320.5 6.56 7 700 2960 0.8 0.2 96 0.6 0.5 205 44 303.4 304.4 288.8 320.1 5.54 8 650 3553 -2.7 -3.3 96 0.6 -3.0 203 51 305.9 306.7 288.8 320.1 4.61 9 600 4185 -5.5 -5.9 97 0.4 -5.7 196 60 309.7 310.5 289.5 322.5 4.09 10 550 4862 -9.8 -10.0 98 0.3 -9.9 201 70 312.5 313.1 289.6 322.9 3.24 11 500 5592 -14.0 -14.5 96 0.5 -14.2 198 76 316.0 316.5 290.0 324.2 2.49 12 450 6382 -20.7 -22.1 89 1.4 -21.1 196 72 317.2 317.5 289.4 322.1 1.44 13 400 7240 -26.9 -41.6 24 14.7 -28.6 200 74 320.0 320.0 289.0 320.9 0.25 14 350 8194 -31.2 -40.1 42 8.8 -32.3 196 97 326.6 326.7 291.1 327.9 0.33 15 300 9270 -38.0 -50.4 26 12.4 -38.9 195 103 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.13 16 250 10509 -42.6 -64.6 7 22.0 -43.4 206 88 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.03 17 200 12004 -46.4 -76.9 2 30.6 -47.1 205 60 359.3 359.3 298.6 359.4 0.01 18 150 13873 -55.4 -82.6 2 27.2 -55.8 212 55 374.6 374.6 301.4 374.6 0.00 19 100 16403 -62.5 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.7 230 36 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.20 m Freezing level: 688.68 mb = 3094.48 m = 10152.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.05 mb = 3040.17 m = 9974.18 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.01 % Est. max temperature: 21.84 C = 71.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.92 mb = 382.01 m = 1253.28 ft T: 16.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.62 C/km ThetaE index: 8.16 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.06 mb = 761.73 m = 2499.09 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.12 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.00 C = 66.20 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -0.99 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.21 C Showalter Index: 0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.00 C Cross Totals Index: 23.79 C K Index: 33.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.19 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 433.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.97 mb = 744.04 m = 2441.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 910.97 mb = 790.45 m = 2593.30 ft Equ Level (EL): 370.97 mb = 7778.43 m = 25519.48 ft B at Equ Level: 430.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 260.97 mb = 10217.47 m = 33521.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.5 at 52.9 knts Storm direction: 233.5 at 39.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 3.3 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.3 neg: -15.6 tot: 305.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.6 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.75 Bulk Rich Number: 3.75 Bulk Shear: 115.40 m/s