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: 40.56,-81.92 Latitude: 40.56 Longitude: -81.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -21 SFC 960 322 17.4 16.4 93 1.1 16.7 181 14 294.0 296.2 291.4 329.0 12.27 2 950 415 16.5 15.8 96 0.7 16.0 182 19 293.9 296.0 291.2 328.0 11.95 3 900 873 13.1 12.9 99 0.2 13.0 193 37 295.0 296.9 290.3 325.1 10.47 4 850 1352 9.8 9.5 98 0.3 9.6 210 44 296.4 298.0 289.3 322.0 8.82 5 800 1854 6.7 6.2 97 0.5 6.5 224 40 298.3 299.7 288.8 320.2 7.46 6 750 2382 4.3 3.1 92 1.2 3.7 213 35 301.3 302.4 288.8 320.3 6.38 7 700 2941 1.1 -0.7 88 1.7 0.2 198 43 303.7 304.6 288.6 319.5 5.21 8 650 3533 -2.5 -3.8 91 1.2 -3.1 195 49 306.1 306.9 288.6 319.8 4.45 9 600 4164 -5.9 -6.5 95 0.6 -6.2 192 56 309.3 310.0 289.2 321.5 3.91 10 550 4841 -9.8 -10.3 96 0.5 -9.9 191 60 312.5 313.1 289.6 322.7 3.19 11 500 5570 -14.9 -15.9 92 1.0 -15.2 190 67 314.9 315.3 289.4 322.1 2.21 12 450 6359 -20.6 -24.7 69 4.1 -21.5 185 69 317.3 317.6 289.1 321.2 1.14 13 400 7217 -27.2 -38.8 32 11.6 -28.6 186 71 319.7 319.7 289.0 320.9 0.33 14 350 8169 -31.5 -50.1 14 18.5 -33.0 191 93 326.2 326.2 290.7 326.7 0.11 15 300 9245 -37.9 -48.0 34 10.1 -38.7 190 99 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.6 0.17 16 250 10484 -42.9 -62.3 10 19.5 -43.6 199 83 342.3 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 17 200 11976 -46.3 -76.9 2 30.6 -47.0 197 64 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.6 0.01 18 150 13847 -55.1 -81.0 3 25.8 -55.5 212 55 375.1 375.1 301.4 375.1 0.00 19 100 16382 -61.1 -85.7 2 24.6 -61.3 232 32 409.7 409.7 306.5 409.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5590.81 m Freezing level: 685.31 mb = 3114.62 m = 10218.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 697.07 mb = 2974.17 m = 9757.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.21 % Est. max temperature: 21.35 C = 70.43 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.42 mb = 455.84 m = 1495.51 ft T: 16.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 8.77 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.52 mb = 840.23 m = 2756.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.42 C = 65.16 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.66 C Showalter Index: 0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.15 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.72 C Cross Totals Index: 24.42 C K Index: 32.52 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.04 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 367.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.81 mb = 828.05 m = 2716.68 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.81 mb = 875.01 m = 2870.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 369.81 mb = 7776.51 m = 25513.18 ft B at Equ Level: 363.14 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 269.81 mb = 9965.45 m = 32694.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.2 at 49.4 knts Storm direction: 226.2 at 37.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 3.7 tot: 9.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 232.6 neg: -6.8 tot: 225.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 75.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 4.37 Bulk Shear: 84.12 m/s