MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 39.18,-82.96 Latitude: 39.18 Longitude: -82.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 89 SFC 983 244 26.4 16.5 54 9.9 19.6 200 8 301.0 303.3 293.4 336.5 12.07 2 950 539 23.5 15.1 59 8.5 17.9 206 15 301.1 303.2 293.0 334.6 11.39 3 900 1008 19.0 14.0 73 5.0 15.7 212 18 301.1 303.1 292.8 334.1 11.23 4 850 1496 14.5 11.7 83 2.8 12.7 228 24 301.4 303.2 292.1 331.5 10.22 5 800 2005 10.6 7.7 82 2.9 8.9 237 33 302.4 303.9 290.9 327.0 8.25 6 750 2540 8.1 -4.5 40 12.7 2.2 241 38 305.4 306.1 287.6 316.7 3.64 7 700 3106 4.9 -7.5 40 12.4 -0.6 241 40 307.9 308.5 288.0 317.6 3.09 8 650 3708 3.6 -18.5 18 22.2 -4.1 240 34 313.1 313.3 287.9 317.6 1.36 9 600 4352 -0.8 -5.3 71 4.6 -2.9 243 32 315.2 316.0 291.4 328.9 4.28 10 550 5041 -6.3 -9.3 80 2.9 -7.5 244 29 316.6 317.2 291.1 327.8 3.45 11 500 5778 -11.5 -17.5 61 6.0 -13.5 242 28 319.0 319.4 290.4 325.5 1.93 12 450 6577 -16.8 -33.3 22 16.5 -20.0 240 29 322.1 322.2 290.0 324.0 0.51 13 400 7452 -21.8 -48.5 7 26.7 -24.8 242 32 326.7 326.7 290.9 327.1 0.12 14 350 8420 -29.4 -46.0 18 16.6 -31.0 249 41 329.2 329.2 291.7 329.8 0.18 15 300 9500 -38.3 -44.6 52 6.3 -38.8 257 44 331.3 331.4 292.3 332.3 0.24 16 250 10725 -49.1 -53.3 62 4.2 -49.3 270 46 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.5 0.11 17 200 12156 -55.9 -66.2 26 10.3 -56.1 268 67 344.3 344.3 295.4 344.4 0.03 18 150 13972 -60.3 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.5 260 60 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16451 -66.9 -87.4 4 20.5 -67.0 260 34 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5688.96 m Freezing level: 608.92 mb = 4237.53 m = 13902.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.28 mb = 2986.29 m = 9797.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.17 % Est. max temperature: 27.07 C = 80.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.91 mb = 1496.88 m = 4910.96 ft T: 14.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 19.87 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.08 mb = 1695.23 m = 5561.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.12 C = 80.82 F Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lifted Index: -2.44 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.21 C K Index: 25.30 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.73 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 395.22 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.11 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 838.65 mb = 1608.92 m = 5278.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 813.65 mb = 1863.15 m = 6112.62 ft Equ Level (EL): 663.65 mb = 3539.14 m = 11611.22 ft B at Equ Level: 37.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 183.65 mb = 12694.58 m = 41648.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.9 at 29.4 knts Storm direction: 267.9 at 22.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 164.1 neg: -3.4 tot: 160.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 7.82 Bulk Shear: 50.54 m/s