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: 40.34,-81.97 Latitude: 40.34 Longitude: -81.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -16 SFC 964 296 18.3 16.3 88 2.0 17.0 189 15 294.5 296.7 291.6 329.4 12.19 2 950 420 16.7 15.4 92 1.3 15.8 192 21 294.1 296.2 291.0 327.4 11.64 3 900 878 12.9 12.8 100 0.1 12.8 201 38 294.8 296.6 290.1 324.5 10.36 4 850 1356 9.5 9.1 97 0.4 9.3 216 46 296.1 297.7 289.0 320.9 8.56 5 800 1857 6.6 5.7 94 0.8 6.1 232 40 298.2 299.5 288.5 319.3 7.21 6 750 2385 4.0 2.8 92 1.2 3.4 212 34 300.9 302.0 288.6 319.5 6.25 7 700 2943 0.4 -0.6 93 1.0 -0.1 200 44 302.9 303.9 288.3 318.8 5.25 8 650 3534 -3.0 -3.6 95 0.6 -3.3 197 50 305.6 306.4 288.5 319.4 4.50 9 600 4164 -6.2 -6.8 96 0.6 -6.5 192 58 308.9 309.7 289.0 321.0 3.84 10 550 4841 -9.8 -10.6 94 0.8 -10.1 191 62 312.5 313.1 289.5 322.4 3.10 11 500 5570 -14.2 -15.1 93 0.9 -14.5 194 67 315.7 316.2 289.8 323.5 2.37 12 450 6362 -19.9 -20.7 93 0.9 -20.1 189 71 318.3 318.6 289.9 323.8 1.63 13 400 7221 -27.2 -30.7 72 3.5 -27.8 189 73 319.6 319.7 289.4 322.2 0.74 14 350 8172 -31.8 -50.5 14 18.7 -33.2 192 95 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.3 0.11 15 300 9248 -38.1 -48.8 32 10.7 -38.9 191 100 331.7 331.7 292.3 332.2 0.15 16 250 10487 -42.6 -64.2 8 21.6 -43.4 201 84 342.7 342.7 295.0 342.8 0.03 17 200 11982 -46.2 -76.8 2 30.6 -46.9 199 63 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.7 0.01 18 150 13853 -55.1 -80.9 3 25.9 -55.4 212 55 375.2 375.2 301.5 375.2 0.00 19 100 16387 -61.2 -85.8 2 24.6 -61.4 231 33 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5585.77 m Freezing level: 694.20 mb = 3011.30 m = 9879.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.41 mb = 2926.48 m = 9601.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.61 % Est. max temperature: 21.32 C = 70.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 936.67 mb = 539.36 m = 1769.53 ft T: 15.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 10.08 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.47 mb = 826.51 m = 2711.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.46 C = 65.22 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -0.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.15 C Showalter Index: 1.64 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.73 C Cross Totals Index: 23.32 C K Index: 31.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 267.48 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 323.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.22 mb = 828.82 m = 2719.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.22 mb = 875.77 m = 2873.22 ft Equ Level (EL): 370.22 mb = 7772.34 m = 25499.48 ft B at Equ Level: 318.81 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 280.22 mb = 9711.15 m = 31860.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.1 at 49.9 knts Storm direction: 229.1 at 37.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 4.3 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 222.6 neg: -7.2 tot: 215.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 71.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.7 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 4.07 Bulk Shear: 79.56 m/s