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: 39.84,-81.44 Latitude: 39.84 Longitude: -81.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -7 SFC 964 304 17.2 16.3 95 0.9 16.7 167 12 293.4 295.6 291.2 328.1 12.20 2 950 430 16.3 16.0 98 0.3 16.1 168 20 293.7 295.9 291.2 328.3 12.13 3 900 889 13.9 13.8 100 0.1 13.8 184 43 295.8 297.8 291.0 327.7 11.07 4 850 1370 11.2 11.0 99 0.1 11.1 202 51 297.9 299.6 290.6 326.3 9.77 5 800 1874 8.1 7.8 98 0.3 7.9 217 46 299.8 301.3 290.0 324.3 8.34 6 750 2404 5.0 4.7 98 0.3 4.8 213 41 302.0 303.3 289.8 323.3 7.14 7 700 2965 2.2 1.9 98 0.3 2.1 200 47 305.0 306.1 290.0 324.0 6.30 8 650 3560 -1.8 -2.2 97 0.4 -2.0 200 54 306.9 307.8 289.5 322.3 5.00 9 600 4194 -5.2 -6.0 94 0.8 -5.5 198 63 310.1 310.9 289.6 322.9 4.08 10 550 4873 -9.2 -11.8 82 2.6 -10.2 201 68 313.2 313.7 289.5 322.3 2.82 11 500 5602 -14.4 -22.1 52 7.6 -16.5 198 69 315.4 315.7 288.7 319.8 1.30 12 450 6391 -20.7 -28.9 48 8.2 -22.4 199 69 317.2 317.3 288.7 319.9 0.78 13 400 7250 -26.2 -45.3 15 19.0 -28.2 198 75 320.9 321.0 289.2 321.6 0.17 14 350 8207 -30.5 -39.3 42 8.8 -31.6 196 98 327.6 327.7 291.4 329.0 0.36 15 300 9287 -37.6 -46.9 37 9.3 -38.4 192 104 332.3 332.4 292.6 333.1 0.19 16 250 10521 -44.0 -60.1 15 16.1 -44.6 202 90 340.7 340.7 294.6 340.9 0.05 17 200 12011 -47.1 -77.3 2 30.2 -47.8 203 61 358.2 358.2 298.4 358.2 0.01 18 150 13874 -56.5 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.8 210 56 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16399 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 231 35 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5608.43 m Freezing level: 672.63 mb = 3290.95 m = 10796.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.76 mb = 3260.11 m = 10695.77 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.02 % Est. max temperature: 22.98 C = 73.36 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.15 mb = 410.57 m = 1346.99 ft T: 16.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 5.03 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.81 mb = 815.38 m = 2675.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.24 C = 66.62 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.24 C Showalter Index: -1.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 51.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.63 C Cross Totals Index: 25.49 C K Index: 36.38 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 345.59 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.36 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 428.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 910.78 mb = 787.65 m = 2584.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 895.78 mb = 928.26 m = 3045.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 365.78 mb = 7890.84 m = 25888.28 ft B at Equ Level: 423.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 255.78 mb = 10366.51 m = 34010.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.3 at 54.0 knts Storm direction: 230.3 at 40.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 2.4 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 447.8 neg: -18.2 tot: 429.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 143.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.59 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.5 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.11 Bulk Rich Number: 3.06 Bulk Shear: 139.98 m/s