MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.89,-84.51 Latitude: 42.89 Longitude: -84.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 976 245 24.1 15.0 57 9.0 18.1 194 12 299.3 301.3 292.2 331.6 11.06 2 950 479 20.7 14.0 66 6.7 16.4 198 17 298.2 300.1 291.5 329.1 10.63 3 900 945 18.1 14.1 78 3.9 15.5 219 31 300.1 302.2 292.6 333.4 11.34 4 850 1432 14.5 11.5 82 3.0 12.6 221 34 301.4 303.2 292.0 331.1 10.07 5 800 1942 10.9 8.9 87 2.0 9.7 231 35 302.8 304.4 291.6 329.5 8.97 6 750 2477 7.1 6.3 95 0.8 6.6 236 36 304.3 305.8 291.3 328.4 8.03 7 700 3042 3.7 2.8 94 0.9 3.2 239 39 306.6 307.8 290.9 327.0 6.70 8 650 3640 0.2 -1.3 90 1.5 -0.6 237 41 309.2 310.2 290.5 325.8 5.35 9 600 4279 -3.2 -7.3 73 4.1 -5.0 237 44 312.5 313.2 290.0 324.2 3.69 10 550 4962 -6.9 -21.0 32 14.1 -11.2 234 48 315.9 316.2 288.8 320.3 1.30 11 500 5698 -11.9 -32.3 17 20.4 -16.2 235 50 318.5 318.6 288.8 320.3 0.51 12 450 6495 -18.0 -33.2 25 15.3 -20.8 234 50 320.7 320.8 289.5 322.5 0.52 13 400 7365 -23.6 -31.1 50 7.6 -24.9 235 49 324.4 324.5 290.8 326.9 0.71 14 350 8325 -31.3 -43.9 28 12.7 -32.5 244 54 326.6 326.6 291.0 327.4 0.22 15 300 9396 -40.2 -43.6 70 3.4 -40.5 248 63 328.7 328.7 291.6 329.7 0.27 16 250 10614 -50.6 -54.0 67 3.4 -50.8 251 94 330.8 330.8 292.0 331.2 0.10 17 200 12040 -56.1 -69.4 17 13.2 -56.3 250 62 343.9 343.9 295.3 343.9 0.02 18 150 13862 -58.0 -81.4 3 23.4 -58.2 235 52 370.2 370.2 300.6 370.2 0.00 19 100 16372 -63.8 -87.9 2 24.1 -64.0 253 35 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.06 m Freezing level: 646.99 mb = 3678.81 m = 12069.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.55 mb = 3547.20 m = 11637.66 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.40 % Est. max temperature: 26.80 C = 80.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 854.68 mb = 1384.99 m = 4543.88 ft T: 14.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.89 C/km ThetaE index: 13.08 C Layer 850.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 816.99 mb = 1764.92 m = 5790.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.06 C = 80.70 F Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lifted Index: -1.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.87 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.11 C Showalter Index: -1.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.89 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.46 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 37.02 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 329.11 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.13 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 371.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 27.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.31 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.86 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.13 mb = 1410.37 m = 4627.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 767.13 mb = 2289.64 m = 7511.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.13 mb = 10687.25 m = 35062.73 ft B at Equ Level: 365.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 187.13 mb = 12461.00 m = 40882.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.5 at 39.3 knts Storm direction: 262.5 at 29.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 206.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 206.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 68.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 4.29 Bulk Shear: 86.66 m/s