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: 45.3,-84.91 Latitude: 45.30 Longitude: -84.91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 SFC 974 252 16.3 15.8 97 0.5 16.0 206 3 291.7 293.8 290.2 324.8 11.68 2 950 462 15.4 15.1 99 0.2 15.3 221 12 292.8 294.8 290.4 325.4 11.46 3 900 920 13.0 12.2 95 0.8 12.5 234 13 294.9 296.7 289.9 323.6 9.97 4 850 1398 10.3 8.4 88 1.9 9.2 223 15 296.9 298.4 288.9 320.6 8.14 5 800 1901 7.8 2.4 69 5.4 4.9 230 21 299.4 300.5 287.5 316.3 5.68 6 750 2431 5.6 -8.0 37 13.6 -0.2 242 22 302.6 303.2 285.8 311.3 2.79 7 700 2990 0.5 -4.1 71 4.7 -1.6 238 25 303.1 303.8 287.2 315.4 4.02 8 650 3579 -3.9 -13.8 46 9.9 -7.4 236 31 304.5 304.9 285.7 310.9 2.02 9 600 4208 -5.8 -29.8 13 24.0 -11.4 233 35 309.4 309.5 285.8 311.2 0.54 10 550 4885 -9.4 -32.4 13 23.0 -14.2 224 40 312.9 313.0 286.9 314.5 0.46 11 500 5613 -14.5 -33.5 18 19.0 -18.1 222 44 315.3 315.4 287.7 316.9 0.45 12 450 6402 -20.0 -37.7 19 17.7 -22.7 233 52 318.1 318.2 288.5 319.3 0.33 13 400 7265 -25.7 -42.3 20 16.7 -27.6 232 71 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.5 0.23 14 350 8218 -32.7 -45.6 26 12.9 -33.8 226 86 324.6 324.7 290.4 325.4 0.18 15 300 9284 -41.5 -53.2 27 11.7 -42.1 223 91 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.2 0.09 16 250 10497 -48.7 -65.1 13 16.4 -49.1 224 83 333.7 333.7 292.7 333.8 0.02 17 200 11952 -51.3 -76.9 3 25.6 -51.7 236 54 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.01 18 150 13792 -57.0 -82.4 3 25.5 -57.3 242 42 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16340 -60.7 -87.9 2 27.2 -61.0 245 25 410.4 410.4 306.6 410.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5586.97 m Freezing level: 693.95 mb = 3061.30 m = 10043.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 751.53 mb = 2414.56 m = 7921.70 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.14 % Est. max temperature: 22.81 C = 73.06 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.70 mb = 314.19 m = 1030.79 ft T: 16.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 14.09 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 901.37 m = 2957.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.47 C = 67.04 F Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lifted Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.59 C Showalter Index: 1.53 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.80 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 28.47 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 173.97 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 147.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.32 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.48 mb = 784.71 m = 2574.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.48 mb = 1305.56 m = 4283.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 789.48 mb = 2009.90 m = 6594.08 ft B at Equ Level: 18.39 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 309.48 mb = 9068.65 m = 29752.43 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.7 at 28.8 knts Storm direction: 259.7 at 21.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 1.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 75.4 neg: -1.1 tot: 74.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 3.14 Bulk Shear: 46.89 m/s