MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 48.09,-102.41 Latitude: 48.09 Longitude: -102.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19 1 950 446 SFC 926 656 7.8 4.4 79 3.4 6.1 302 8 287.2 288.2 282.7 303.3 5.68 3 900 894 8.2 2.1 65 6.1 5.2 315 23 289.9 290.8 283.0 304.1 4.94 4 850 1363 5.7 -1.6 60 7.3 2.4 334 21 292.1 292.8 282.9 303.8 4.01 5 800 1857 4.3 -9.8 35 14.1 -1.2 301 17 295.7 296.1 282.4 302.6 2.26 6 750 2379 1.0 -6.8 56 7.8 -2.3 277 20 297.6 298.2 284.1 306.8 3.05 7 700 2929 -3.3 -9.9 60 6.6 -5.8 275 26 298.8 299.3 284.1 306.7 2.57 8 650 3509 -7.9 -10.9 79 3.0 -8.9 280 24 300.1 300.5 284.5 308.0 2.56 9 600 4128 -11.0 -17.6 59 6.5 -12.9 273 28 303.3 303.6 284.7 308.4 1.60 10 550 4789 -16.3 -21.5 64 5.2 -17.6 273 37 304.7 304.9 284.8 308.7 1.24 11 500 5499 -22.0 -23.2 90 1.2 -22.2 270 47 306.2 306.4 285.4 310.1 1.18 12 450 6264 -28.3 -30.2 84 1.9 -28.6 267 48 307.7 307.8 285.3 310.0 0.69 13 400 7097 -33.2 -43.9 33 10.7 -34.1 251 55 311.8 311.9 286.2 312.5 0.19 14 350 8025 -38.2 -57.0 12 18.8 -39.0 248 56 317.3 317.3 287.9 317.5 0.05 15 300 9076 -42.0 -62.6 9 20.6 -42.7 245 55 326.1 326.1 290.6 326.2 0.03 16 250 10304 -41.9 -71.0 3 29.1 -42.8 249 50 343.8 343.8 295.3 343.9 0.01 17 200 11818 -42.8 -74.3 2 31.5 -43.9 267 31 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.01 18 150 13712 -53.2 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.6 249 28 378.5 378.5 302.0 378.5 0.00 19 100 16284 -57.9 -85.8 2 27.8 -58.3 252 22 415.8 415.8 307.2 415.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5479.99 m Freezing level: 738.74 mb = 2502.56 m = 8210.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 816.39 mb = 1691.77 m = 5550.34 ft Precipitable water: 0.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.88 % Est. max temperature: 17.04 C = 62.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 879.57 mb = 1082.08 m = 3550.08 ft T: 7.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.27 C/km ThetaE index: 1.49 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 707.42 mb = 2844.72 m = 9332.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.01 C = 66.22 F Cap Strength: 4.86 C Lifted Index: 4.37 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.99 C Showalter Index: 4.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 48.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 20.44 C K Index: 19.51 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 89.89 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.74 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14279.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 790.70 mb = 1951.63 m = 6402.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 277.3 at 31.0 knts Storm direction: 307.3 at 23.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 3.3 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.1 neg: -12.2 tot: 38.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.28 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.34 Bulk Shear: 54.40 m/s