MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 17 OCT 25 Station: 49.60,-97.57 Latitude: 49.60 Longitude: -97.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -27 SFC 969 238 9.9 8.2 89 1.7 9.0 191 9 285.7 286.9 283.5 305.4 7.07 2 950 399 8.9 7.7 92 1.2 8.3 202 16 286.2 287.5 283.7 305.7 6.96 3 900 845 7.4 7.1 98 0.3 7.2 224 24 289.1 290.4 284.9 309.0 7.04 4 850 1317 8.7 3.4 69 5.3 5.9 205 22 295.2 296.2 286.0 312.0 5.74 5 800 1817 6.7 -1.8 55 8.4 2.7 192 30 298.3 299.0 285.6 310.8 4.20 6 750 2344 3.7 -8.6 40 12.2 -1.3 190 37 300.5 301.0 284.8 308.7 2.66 7 700 2900 0.7 -13.7 33 14.4 -4.5 183 41 303.2 303.6 285.0 309.2 1.90 8 650 3491 -2.3 -21.0 22 18.6 -7.9 176 39 306.3 306.6 285.3 310.0 1.11 9 600 4121 -6.8 -18.8 38 12.0 -10.5 181 39 308.2 308.5 286.4 312.9 1.44 10 550 4793 -12.4 -20.8 49 8.5 -14.7 185 39 309.4 309.7 286.6 313.8 1.32 11 500 5512 -17.7 -32.5 26 14.8 -20.3 188 42 311.5 311.6 286.5 313.2 0.50 12 450 6292 -23.0 -33.8 37 10.8 -24.7 185 50 314.3 314.4 287.4 316.0 0.49 13 400 7147 -26.5 -44.2 17 17.7 -28.4 190 65 320.6 320.6 289.2 321.3 0.19 14 350 8104 -29.9 -54.9 7 25.0 -31.8 195 75 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.7 0.06 15 300 9191 -34.9 -68.5 2 33.6 -36.4 202 75 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.2 0.01 16 250 10447 -40.8 -72.8 2 32.0 -41.9 201 53 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.01 17 200 11938 -48.1 -75.5 3 27.4 -48.7 212 47 356.6 356.6 298.0 356.7 0.01 18 150 13800 -55.2 -83.7 2 28.4 -55.6 221 35 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 19 100 16354 -60.1 -87.4 2 27.3 -60.4 258 28 411.6 411.6 306.7 411.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5538.76 m Freezing level: 688.49 mb = 3036.28 m = 9961.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 766.66 mb = 2164.52 m = 7101.35 ft Precipitable water: 0.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.75 % Est. max temperature: 21.25 C = 70.25 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.05 mb = 450.62 m = 1478.40 ft T: 8.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 3.22 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 760.94 mb = 2225.69 m = 7302.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.16 C = 75.49 F Cap Strength: 6.69 C Lifted Index: 5.99 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.89 C Showalter Index: 3.41 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.34 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.32 C Cross Totals Index: 21.02 C K Index: 15.31 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 126.98 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13983.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.14 mb = 843.46 m = 2767.22 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.0 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 218.0 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 4.6 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 50.9 neg: -30.6 tot: 20.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 6.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.7 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.47 Bulk Shear: 54.97 m/s