MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.81,-81.81 Latitude: 41.81 Longitude: -81.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -35 SFC 976 175 20.5 16.3 77 4.2 17.8 168 30 295.7 297.9 291.8 330.4 12.06 2 950 408 19.3 14.9 76 4.4 16.4 170 44 296.8 298.8 291.6 329.5 11.30 3 900 871 16.1 13.3 84 2.8 14.3 183 59 298.1 300.1 291.6 329.4 10.76 4 850 1356 14.2 10.7 79 3.5 12.0 198 69 301.0 302.7 291.5 329.1 9.53 5 800 1865 10.5 9.2 91 1.3 9.7 205 67 302.4 304.0 291.6 329.5 9.15 6 750 2401 7.4 6.1 91 1.3 6.6 203 63 304.6 306.1 291.3 328.4 7.91 7 700 2966 3.9 1.2 83 2.7 2.5 197 59 306.8 307.9 290.3 325.0 5.97 8 650 3564 0.5 -6.1 61 6.6 -2.4 193 60 309.6 310.3 289.2 321.3 3.73 9 600 4202 -3.2 -12.8 47 9.6 -6.8 190 66 312.4 312.9 288.8 320.2 2.38 10 550 4886 -6.8 -16.2 47 9.3 -10.1 190 69 316.0 316.4 289.5 322.5 1.97 11 500 5624 -10.3 -16.1 62 5.8 -12.3 191 71 320.4 320.9 291.0 327.7 2.17 12 450 6430 -14.5 -22.3 52 7.8 -16.7 194 67 325.0 325.3 291.7 329.9 1.42 13 400 7310 -21.3 -27.5 57 6.2 -22.7 193 65 327.2 327.4 291.9 330.8 1.00 14 350 8281 -28.5 -31.5 75 3.1 -29.0 195 68 330.4 330.5 292.6 333.2 0.78 15 300 9366 -37.6 -40.7 72 3.2 -37.9 196 70 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.8 0.36 16 250 10593 -49.1 -52.7 66 3.6 -49.2 216 86 333.1 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12043 -51.3 -71.4 7 20.1 -51.7 208 51 351.5 351.5 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13877 -57.7 -83.0 3 25.3 -58.0 222 50 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16389 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 233 33 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.73 m Freezing level: 642.63 mb = 3658.14 m = 12001.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.95 mb = 3260.04 m = 10695.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 70.46 % Est. max temperature: 26.40 C = 79.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.61 mb = 704.71 m = 2312.02 ft T: 17.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.34 C/km ThetaE index: 9.38 C Layer 750.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 825.98 mb = 1596.73 m = 5238.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.41 C = 79.54 F Cap Strength: 2.02 C Lifted Index: 1.12 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.32 C Showalter Index: 1.30 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.51 C Cross Totals Index: 21.02 C K Index: 32.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 336.56 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 64.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.95 mb = 1090.86 m = 3578.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 721.95 mb = 2712.76 m = 8900.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 541.95 mb = 4999.95 m = 16403.83 ft B at Equ Level: 36.71 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 471.95 mb = 6065.71 m = 19900.37 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.0 at 63.4 knts Storm direction: 223.0 at 47.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.6 neg: 1.7 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 560.7 neg: -78.1 tot: 482.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 160.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 7.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 102.47 m/s