MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.02,-83.10 Latitude: 40.02 Longitude: -83.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 974 262 11.0 7.5 79 3.5 9.1 246 19 286.3 287.5 283.4 305.1 6.70 2 950 469 8.4 6.4 87 2.0 7.3 248 29 285.7 286.8 282.8 303.4 6.35 3 900 913 4.3 4.0 98 0.3 4.1 253 37 285.9 286.9 282.1 301.9 5.67 4 850 1375 0.8 0.2 95 0.7 0.5 265 42 287.0 287.8 281.3 300.0 4.55 5 800 1861 -1.0 -2.9 87 1.9 -1.8 254 36 290.1 290.8 281.9 301.3 3.87 6 750 2373 -4.2 -5.4 91 1.2 -4.7 252 34 292.0 292.6 282.2 302.0 3.40 7 700 2914 -7.5 -11.8 71 4.3 -8.9 249 35 294.1 294.5 281.7 300.8 2.21 8 650 3485 -12.0 -19.4 54 7.4 -13.9 247 33 295.4 295.6 281.0 299.3 1.26 9 600 4092 -16.5 -32.6 24 16.0 -19.1 238 35 297.0 297.1 280.6 298.4 0.41 10 550 4739 -21.3 -30.6 43 9.3 -22.8 224 35 298.8 298.9 281.6 300.6 0.54 11 500 5437 -23.7 -50.2 7 26.6 -25.9 206 37 304.2 304.2 283.2 304.4 0.08 12 450 6206 -24.6 -61.1 2 36.5 -27.1 202 42 312.3 312.3 286.2 312.3 0.02 13 400 7054 -29.3 -58.7 4 29.4 -31.1 198 46 316.9 316.9 287.8 317.0 0.03 14 350 8003 -30.9 -65.6 2 34.7 -32.7 195 49 327.1 327.1 290.9 327.2 0.02 15 300 9091 -33.0 -67.1 2 34.1 -34.7 197 52 338.9 338.9 294.0 338.9 0.02 16 250 10364 -36.8 -69.9 2 33.1 -38.2 200 51 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 17 200 11893 -41.3 -73.2 2 31.9 -42.5 212 55 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.4 0.01 18 150 13801 -52.0 -81.2 2 29.2 -52.5 221 25 380.5 380.5 302.3 380.5 0.00 19 100 16373 -59.4 -86.9 2 27.5 -59.7 232 34 413.0 413.0 306.9 413.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5393.95 m Freezing level: 826.72 mb = 1601.50 m = 5254.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 838.33 mb = 1486.14 m = 4875.72 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.74 % Est. max temperature: 13.29 C = 55.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.56 mb = 700.85 m = 2299.34 ft T: 6.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.40 C/km ThetaE index: 5.11 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.86 mb = 859.62 m = 2820.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.61 C = 51.10 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: 3.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 25.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.41 C Showalter Index: 5.30 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.52 C Cross Totals Index: 23.84 C K Index: 20.40 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 123.54 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 24.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.05 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 905.02 mb = 867.21 m = 2845.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.02 mb = 912.66 m = 2994.24 ft Equ Level (EL): 800.02 mb = 1860.96 m = 6105.44 ft B at Equ Level: 19.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 520.02 mb = 5149.42 m = 16894.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.3 at 35.9 knts Storm direction: 267.3 at 26.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 1.9 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 79.3 neg: -42.4 tot: 36.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 12.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.96 Bulk Shear: 12.68 m/s