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: 40.29,-81.89 Latitude: 40.29 Longitude: -81.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -15 SFC 965 287 18.3 16.5 89 1.8 17.1 188 15 294.4 296.6 291.6 329.6 12.32 2 950 421 16.6 15.6 94 1.0 16.0 190 22 294.0 296.2 291.0 327.7 11.78 3 900 879 13.0 12.9 100 0.1 12.9 200 39 294.9 296.7 290.2 324.8 10.43 4 850 1358 9.7 9.3 97 0.4 9.5 214 47 296.3 297.9 289.2 321.5 8.68 5 800 1859 6.6 5.9 95 0.7 6.2 230 42 298.2 299.5 288.6 319.6 7.31 6 750 2387 4.0 3.2 94 0.8 3.5 211 33 300.9 302.1 288.8 320.1 6.42 7 700 2945 0.5 -0.1 95 0.7 0.2 201 43 303.0 304.0 288.5 319.4 5.41 8 650 3536 -2.7 -3.2 97 0.5 -2.9 196 49 305.9 306.8 288.8 320.2 4.66 9 600 4167 -5.9 -6.2 98 0.3 -6.0 192 57 309.3 310.1 289.3 321.9 4.01 10 550 4845 -9.6 -10.1 96 0.6 -9.8 192 62 312.7 313.4 289.7 323.1 3.22 11 500 5575 -13.9 -14.4 96 0.5 -14.1 194 69 316.1 316.5 290.0 324.3 2.50 12 450 6367 -20.1 -21.2 91 1.1 -20.4 191 71 318.0 318.3 289.8 323.3 1.57 13 400 7225 -27.4 -32.7 61 5.3 -28.2 191 74 319.4 319.6 289.2 321.6 0.61 14 350 8177 -31.6 -48.8 17 17.2 -33.0 193 96 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.13 15 300 9253 -38.0 -48.9 31 10.8 -38.8 192 100 331.8 331.8 292.3 332.4 0.15 16 250 10492 -42.9 -63.0 9 20.2 -43.6 201 85 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 17 200 11985 -46.3 -76.9 2 30.6 -47.0 199 63 359.4 359.4 298.6 359.4 0.01 18 150 13856 -55.2 -81.0 3 25.8 -55.6 212 55 374.9 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16389 -61.3 -85.9 2 24.6 -61.6 231 33 409.3 409.3 306.4 409.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5589.74 m Freezing level: 692.14 mb = 3037.93 m = 9966.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.88 mb = 2980.55 m = 9778.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.12 % Est. max temperature: 21.45 C = 70.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.58 mb = 505.34 m = 1657.92 ft T: 15.94 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 10.00 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 809.52 m = 2655.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.77 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.61 C = 65.49 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: -0.52 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.08 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.21 C Showalter Index: 1.65 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.62 C Cross Totals Index: 23.22 C K Index: 32.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 274.23 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.46 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 345.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.44 mb = 809.39 m = 2655.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.44 mb = 856.22 m = 2809.09 ft Equ Level (EL): 372.44 mb = 7734.37 m = 25374.92 ft B at Equ Level: 343.59 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 272.44 mb = 9907.81 m = 32505.55 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.1 at 50.4 knts Storm direction: 229.1 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 4.0 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 249.8 neg: -13.7 tot: 236.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.52 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.45 Bulk Rich Number: 4.38 Bulk Shear: 79.00 m/s