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: 42.21,-85.98 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -85.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4 SFC 973 237 11.3 10.6 95 0.8 10.9 290 17 286.8 288.2 285.2 309.8 8.26 2 950 432 9.9 9.6 98 0.3 9.7 295 28 287.2 288.6 285.1 309.4 7.92 3 900 879 7.0 6.7 98 0.3 6.8 309 43 288.7 289.9 284.6 308.1 6.85 4 850 1347 3.7 3.4 98 0.3 3.5 323 46 290.0 291.0 284.0 306.4 5.74 5 800 1837 1.2 0.9 98 0.3 1.1 326 32 292.4 293.4 284.3 307.3 5.11 6 750 2354 -1.6 -1.8 98 0.3 -1.7 294 30 294.9 295.7 284.5 308.0 4.45 7 700 2901 -4.4 -4.7 98 0.3 -4.6 296 29 297.6 298.3 284.9 309.1 3.84 8 650 3481 -7.7 -9.6 86 1.9 -8.4 302 27 300.3 300.8 284.9 309.0 2.84 9 600 4099 -11.2 -20.2 47 9.0 -13.6 290 21 303.1 303.4 284.3 307.2 1.28 10 550 4761 -16.0 -22.5 58 6.5 -17.6 292 18 305.0 305.3 284.8 308.8 1.14 11 500 5469 -22.3 -26.0 72 3.7 -23.0 296 15 305.9 306.1 284.9 308.9 0.92 12 450 6234 -28.1 -32.4 67 4.2 -28.7 328 16 307.9 308.0 285.2 309.8 0.56 13 400 7069 -33.5 -45.2 30 11.7 -34.4 340 20 311.5 311.5 286.1 312.1 0.17 14 350 7995 -38.0 -58.8 10 20.8 -38.9 334 9 317.5 317.6 288.0 317.7 0.04 15 300 9052 -39.4 -67.0 4 27.6 -40.4 267 6 329.9 329.9 291.7 329.9 0.02 16 250 10302 -39.0 -71.5 2 32.5 -40.2 229 16 348.1 348.1 296.2 348.1 0.01 17 200 11819 -42.4 -74.0 2 31.6 -43.5 235 24 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.7 0.01 18 150 13733 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.4 238 21 386.1 386.1 303.2 386.1 0.01 19 100 16335 -58.7 -86.3 2 27.7 -59.0 261 15 414.4 414.4 307.0 414.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5465.10 m Freezing level: 778.15 mb = 2063.08 m = 6768.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 780.49 mb = 2034.91 m = 6676.13 ft Precipitable water: 0.81 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.75 % Est. max temperature: 15.86 C = 60.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.28 mb = 333.50 m = 1094.16 ft T: 10.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.94 C/km ThetaE index: 3.42 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 914.26 mb = 749.27 m = 2458.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.84 C = 55.12 F Cap Strength: 1.65 C Lifted Index: 0.91 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.28 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.34 C Showalter Index: 2.38 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.58 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.94 C Cross Totals Index: 25.64 C K Index: 29.02 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 197.82 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.50 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 35.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.21 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 917.08 mb = 723.78 m = 2374.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 902.08 mb = 860.31 m = 2822.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 732.08 mb = 2545.61 m = 8351.63 ft B at Equ Level: 35.03 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 612.08 mb = 3945.42 m = 12944.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 304.9 at 26.2 knts Storm direction: 334.9 at 19.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 210.3 neg: -64.6 tot: 145.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.6 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 14.66 Bulk Shear: 2.39 m/s