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: 42.94,-80.00 Latitude: 42.94 Longitude: -80.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -52 SFC 971 203 18.1 17.4 96 0.7 17.6 141 12 293.7 296.0 291.9 330.7 12.96 2 950 386 16.9 16.5 98 0.4 16.7 146 21 294.3 296.6 291.7 330.1 12.52 3 900 846 14.2 13.8 98 0.4 14.0 159 38 296.1 298.1 291.2 328.2 11.10 4 850 1327 11.0 10.6 97 0.4 10.8 174 43 297.7 299.4 290.4 325.4 9.50 5 800 1831 8.4 8.2 98 0.3 8.3 183 43 300.1 301.7 290.3 325.3 8.53 6 750 2363 5.5 5.2 98 0.3 5.4 187 42 302.6 304.0 290.2 324.8 7.44 7 700 2925 2.3 2.0 98 0.3 2.1 189 44 305.0 306.2 290.0 324.2 6.33 8 650 3519 -1.5 -1.8 98 0.3 -1.6 186 49 307.3 308.3 289.8 323.2 5.17 9 600 4154 -4.8 -5.3 96 0.5 -5.0 187 54 310.6 311.4 290.0 324.1 4.30 10 550 4833 -8.9 -9.8 93 0.9 -9.2 187 59 313.5 314.2 290.0 324.1 3.30 11 500 5564 -14.2 -16.9 80 2.7 -15.1 186 67 315.7 316.1 289.5 322.4 2.03 12 450 6356 -20.0 -34.4 27 14.4 -22.4 182 66 318.2 318.2 288.7 319.8 0.46 13 400 7217 -25.7 -47.7 11 22.0 -27.9 174 74 321.6 321.7 289.4 322.1 0.13 14 350 8172 -31.9 -43.7 30 11.9 -33.0 183 84 325.8 325.8 290.7 326.6 0.23 15 300 9246 -39.1 -45.5 51 6.4 -39.6 178 98 330.3 330.3 292.0 331.1 0.22 16 250 10474 -44.5 -61.0 14 16.5 -45.1 179 81 339.9 339.9 294.3 340.1 0.04 17 200 11957 -48.8 -76.6 3 27.8 -49.3 178 66 355.5 355.5 297.8 355.6 0.01 18 150 13819 -55.3 -81.1 3 25.8 -55.6 212 48 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 19 100 16364 -60.8 -88.0 2 27.2 -61.1 231 24 410.2 410.2 306.5 410.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5616.03 m Freezing level: 669.32 mb = 3289.66 m = 10792.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.61 mb = 3256.91 m = 10685.28 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.62 % Est. max temperature: 23.41 C = 74.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.87 mb = 289.11 m = 948.50 ft T: 17.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 7.41 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.38 mb = 758.06 m = 2487.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.63 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.13 C = 68.23 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -2.47 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.57 C Showalter Index: -0.71 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.24 C Cross Totals Index: 24.86 C K Index: 35.56 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.57 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.66 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 475.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 30.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.68 mb = 708.57 m = 2324.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 899.68 mb = 849.26 m = 2786.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 339.68 mb = 8380.25 m = 27493.91 ft B at Equ Level: 474.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 229.68 mb = 11037.49 m = 36211.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.8 at 49.1 knts Storm direction: 212.8 at 36.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 370.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 370.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.05 Bulk Rich Number: 3.46 Bulk Shear: 137.49 m/s