MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 48.49,-102.33 Latitude: 48.49 Longitude: -102.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 1 950 432 SFC 920 698 9.8 4.5 69 5.3 7.0 296 11 289.8 290.8 283.8 306.1 5.73 3 900 882 9.2 3.0 65 6.2 6.1 301 22 291.0 292.0 283.9 306.2 5.28 4 850 1353 5.8 -1.1 61 6.9 2.5 319 28 292.2 292.9 283.1 304.3 4.14 5 800 1848 5.0 -7.9 39 12.9 -0.3 333 27 296.5 296.9 283.2 304.5 2.64 6 750 2372 1.8 -6.7 53 8.4 -1.8 329 26 298.5 299.0 284.5 307.8 3.08 7 700 2923 -2.2 -7.5 67 5.3 -4.3 311 25 300.1 300.7 285.2 309.6 3.11 8 650 3508 -6.0 -19.5 34 13.5 -9.9 296 29 302.2 302.4 283.9 306.2 1.26 9 600 4128 -11.2 -14.7 75 3.6 -12.3 298 34 303.2 303.6 285.2 309.6 2.03 10 550 4791 -15.5 -18.4 78 3.0 -16.3 291 36 305.7 306.0 285.7 310.9 1.62 11 500 5504 -19.8 -22.3 81 2.4 -20.4 274 37 308.9 309.1 286.4 313.1 1.28 12 450 6278 -24.8 -28.3 73 3.5 -25.4 263 41 312.1 312.2 287.1 314.9 0.82 13 400 7124 -30.7 -36.0 59 5.3 -31.3 246 45 315.1 315.2 287.6 316.7 0.44 14 350 8060 -36.7 -40.3 69 3.6 -37.0 230 58 319.3 319.3 288.9 320.5 0.33 15 300 9110 -42.8 -61.4 11 18.6 -43.5 238 58 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.1 0.03 16 250 10340 -41.8 -73.6 2 31.7 -42.8 250 42 343.9 343.9 295.3 343.9 0.01 17 200 11840 -45.6 -76.3 2 30.8 -46.3 266 38 360.6 360.6 298.8 360.6 0.01 18 150 13725 -53.6 -81.6 2 28.0 -54.1 279 18 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.00 19 100 16290 -58.5 -86.2 2 27.7 -58.9 256 22 414.6 414.6 307.1 414.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5502.09 m Freezing level: 727.59 mb = 2618.91 m = 8592.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 804.86 mb = 1798.82 m = 5901.56 ft Precipitable water: 0.51 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.54 % Est. max temperature: 17.50 C = 63.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 848.56 mb = 1366.57 m = 4483.46 ft T: 5.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.85 C/km ThetaE index: 1.96 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 693.07 mb = 3001.95 m = 9848.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.54 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.16 C = 68.29 F Cap Strength: 4.89 C Lifted Index: 5.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.44 C Showalter Index: 6.19 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.31 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.59 C Cross Totals Index: 18.72 C K Index: 19.14 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 92.97 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.83 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13704.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 781.82 mb = 2034.71 m = 6675.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 293.3 at 31.8 knts Storm direction: 323.3 at 23.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.1 neg: 2.9 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.0 neg: -5.5 tot: 47.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.86 Bulk Shear: 17.54 m/s