MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.82,-90.44 Latitude: 42.82 Longitude: -90.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 SFC 967 312 16.0 14.9 93 1.1 15.4 189 4 292.0 294.0 289.8 323.5 11.11 2 950 462 18.5 13.7 74 4.8 15.5 221 10 296.0 297.9 290.6 326.2 10.46 3 900 924 15.5 10.6 73 4.9 12.5 244 15 297.4 299.1 289.8 323.5 8.94 4 850 1406 11.6 4.9 63 6.8 7.9 261 15 298.3 299.5 287.8 317.2 6.39 5 800 1909 7.5 -0.6 56 8.1 3.5 260 15 299.2 300.0 286.4 312.9 4.59 6 750 2436 3.2 -5.3 53 8.5 -0.5 250 18 300.1 300.7 285.5 310.5 3.43 7 700 2991 -0.5 -11.0 45 10.6 -4.5 253 23 302.0 302.4 285.1 309.3 2.35 8 650 3578 -4.6 -13.5 50 8.9 -7.7 254 25 303.7 304.1 285.4 310.2 2.07 9 600 4204 -8.4 -18.1 45 9.7 -11.3 247 27 306.4 306.6 285.8 311.3 1.53 10 550 4873 -12.8 -20.3 53 7.5 -14.9 241 29 308.9 309.2 286.5 313.4 1.38 11 500 5592 -17.9 -26.3 48 8.4 -19.7 236 36 311.2 311.4 286.8 314.2 0.89 12 450 6373 -22.5 -32.4 40 9.9 -24.1 238 49 315.0 315.1 287.8 316.9 0.56 13 400 7229 -27.1 -37.3 37 10.2 -28.5 238 61 319.8 319.9 289.1 321.2 0.39 14 350 8180 -32.3 -44.8 28 12.5 -33.4 233 105 325.2 325.2 290.6 326.0 0.20 15 300 9256 -38.7 -41.9 72 3.2 -39.0 221 129 330.8 330.9 292.3 332.0 0.32 16 250 10476 -48.4 -56.4 39 7.9 -48.7 226 120 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.4 0.07 17 200 11941 -49.6 -74.7 4 25.1 -50.1 234 73 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 13798 -55.4 -83.8 2 28.4 -55.7 240 58 374.7 374.7 301.4 374.7 0.00 19 100 16345 -60.3 -87.6 2 27.3 -60.6 262 29 411.2 411.2 306.7 411.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5570.04 m Freezing level: 706.25 mb = 2921.69 m = 9585.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 756.28 mb = 2367.91 m = 7768.65 ft Precipitable water: 0.83 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.99 % Est. max temperature: 22.87 C = 73.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 951.10 mb = 451.97 m = 1482.82 ft T: 18.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.70 C/km ThetaE index: 16.89 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 828.91 mb = 1614.42 m = 5296.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.67 C = 72.81 F Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lifted Index: -3.43 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.36 C Showalter Index: 0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 29.53 C Cross Totals Index: 22.77 C K Index: 23.84 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 191.32 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.62 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 509.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 854.02 mb = 1366.16 m = 4482.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 799.02 mb = 1918.82 m = 6295.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 389.02 mb = 7426.81 m = 24365.88 ft B at Equ Level: 506.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 259.02 mb = 10238.96 m = 33591.98 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 245.2 at 24.6 knts Storm direction: 275.2 at 18.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 59.2 neg: -1.2 tot: 58.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 19.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.9 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 16.58 Bulk Shear: 30.73 m/s