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: 42.16,-82.82 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -82.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 985 187 25.1 14.3 51 10.8 18.1 190 12 299.6 301.5 291.8 330.3 10.47 2 950 498 23.4 11.6 47 11.8 15.9 205 25 300.9 302.6 291.0 327.7 9.05 3 900 967 19.5 9.7 53 9.8 13.5 213 30 301.6 303.1 290.7 326.6 8.43 4 850 1454 14.7 8.9 68 5.8 11.2 215 31 301.6 303.1 290.7 326.6 8.45 5 800 1964 10.7 7.5 81 3.2 8.8 235 32 302.5 304.0 290.8 326.8 8.16 6 750 2499 8.0 4.2 76 3.9 5.9 240 27 305.3 306.6 290.6 326.2 6.89 7 700 3065 4.2 1.5 83 2.6 2.7 248 28 307.1 308.2 290.5 325.8 6.11 8 650 3664 0.8 -3.4 74 4.2 -1.3 239 33 309.8 310.7 290.0 324.1 4.57 9 600 4303 -2.6 -13.6 43 11.0 -6.8 232 41 313.1 313.5 288.8 320.3 2.23 10 550 4988 -6.4 -34.7 9 28.3 -12.4 233 43 316.5 316.6 288.1 317.9 0.37 11 500 5725 -11.3 -34.9 12 23.6 -16.0 233 43 319.3 319.3 288.9 320.7 0.39 12 450 6523 -17.5 -37.8 15 20.3 -20.9 235 43 321.2 321.2 289.5 322.4 0.33 13 400 7393 -23.4 -38.6 23 15.3 -25.6 231 42 324.6 324.7 290.5 325.9 0.34 14 350 8355 -30.6 -41.1 35 10.4 -31.8 228 45 327.5 327.5 291.3 328.6 0.30 15 300 9430 -39.0 -42.5 69 3.5 -39.3 233 50 330.4 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.30 16 250 10652 -50.2 -53.5 68 3.3 -50.3 244 56 331.4 331.5 292.2 331.8 0.10 17 200 12073 -56.2 -67.5 23 11.3 -56.4 267 64 343.7 343.7 295.2 343.8 0.02 18 150 13891 -58.5 -81.8 3 23.3 -58.7 245 55 369.3 369.3 300.4 369.3 0.00 19 100 16396 -64.6 -86.8 3 22.2 -64.8 258 33 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.74 m Freezing level: 638.69 mb = 3808.92 m = 12496.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.93 mb = 3468.75 m = 11380.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.15 % Est. max temperature: 27.35 C = 81.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 840.09 mb = 1553.00 m = 5095.08 ft T: 13.92 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.81 C/km ThetaE index: 8.94 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 749.61 mb = 2503.33 m = 8212.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 30.81 C = 87.46 F Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lifted Index: 1.04 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.67 C Showalter Index: 1.63 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.01 C Cross Totals Index: 20.20 C K Index: 32.26 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.95 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.11 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.25 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5298.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 797.14 mb = 1993.38 m = 6539.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.1 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 261.1 at 25.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.9 neg: -8.1 tot: 170.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 56.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.16 Bulk Shear: 44.45 m/s