MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.07,-83.84 Latitude: 42.07 Longitude: -83.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -49 SFC 967 242 18.2 17.2 94 1.0 17.5 173 18 294.2 296.5 291.9 330.9 12.85 2 950 390 17.4 16.7 95 0.7 17.0 176 30 294.9 297.1 292.0 331.2 12.69 3 900 851 15.2 14.9 98 0.2 15.0 189 51 297.1 299.3 292.2 331.7 11.94 4 850 1335 12.8 12.7 99 0.1 12.7 202 58 299.6 301.5 292.1 331.4 10.89 5 800 1842 10.2 9.6 96 0.7 9.9 202 54 302.1 303.8 291.7 330.0 9.41 6 750 2378 7.2 6.1 92 1.1 6.5 198 55 304.4 305.9 291.2 328.1 7.88 7 700 2942 3.9 2.3 89 1.6 3.0 199 57 306.8 308.0 290.7 326.5 6.46 8 650 3541 0.0 -0.6 96 0.6 -0.3 198 63 309.0 310.1 290.7 326.5 5.65 9 600 4180 -3.1 -4.1 93 1.0 -3.6 195 70 312.5 313.4 291.0 327.4 4.72 10 550 4864 -7.0 -8.0 93 1.0 -7.5 194 75 315.8 316.5 291.2 328.0 3.81 11 500 5601 -10.9 -11.6 94 0.7 -11.2 199 73 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.1 3.14 12 450 6404 -15.6 -17.6 84 2.1 -16.2 204 70 323.7 324.1 292.0 330.9 2.13 13 400 7283 -21.1 -24.2 76 3.2 -21.8 206 72 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.4 1.35 14 350 8255 -28.5 -31.7 74 3.2 -29.0 207 70 330.3 330.5 292.6 333.2 0.77 15 300 9338 -37.9 -41.2 71 3.3 -38.2 213 74 332.0 332.0 292.6 333.3 0.35 16 250 10563 -48.9 -52.3 68 3.4 -49.1 221 86 333.3 333.3 292.7 333.8 0.12 17 200 12006 -52.5 -68.7 12 16.2 -52.8 229 73 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 18 150 13848 -58.1 -82.2 3 24.1 -58.3 215 54 370.0 370.0 300.6 370.0 0.00 19 100 16368 -60.9 -88.1 2 27.2 -61.2 245 30 410.0 410.1 306.5 410.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.93 m Freezing level: 649.47 mb = 3548.08 m = 11640.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.16 mb = 3489.78 m = 11449.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.35 % Est. max temperature: 25.16 C = 77.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.65 mb = 366.08 m = 1201.03 ft T: 17.55 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 5.26 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.78 mb = 843.59 m = 2767.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.07 C = 69.93 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.96 C Showalter Index: -0.38 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.29 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.72 C Cross Totals Index: 23.57 C K Index: 34.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.55 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 153.57 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.65 mb = 759.98 m = 2493.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 824.65 mb = 1588.15 m = 5210.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 464.65 mb = 6160.07 m = 20209.96 ft B at Equ Level: 152.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 294.65 mb = 9458.74 m = 31032.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.0 at 61.5 knts Storm direction: 227.0 at 46.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 1.1 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 438.9 neg: -29.0 tot: 409.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 136.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.39 Bulk Rich Number: 1.24 Bulk Shear: 123.89 m/s