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: 42.21,-82.72 Latitude: 42.21 Longitude: -82.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -48 SFC 973 184 17.6 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 185 21 293.0 295.3 291.6 329.7 12.87 2 950 390 16.6 16.6 100 0.1 16.6 187 37 294.1 296.3 291.7 330.0 12.57 3 900 850 14.0 13.8 99 0.1 13.9 195 50 295.9 297.9 291.1 327.9 11.10 4 850 1331 11.3 11.2 99 0.1 11.3 205 53 298.0 299.8 290.8 326.7 9.86 5 800 1836 8.6 8.5 99 0.1 8.6 212 54 300.4 302.0 290.6 326.1 8.74 6 750 2368 5.7 5.5 99 0.2 5.6 216 51 302.8 304.2 290.4 325.5 7.60 7 700 2930 2.7 2.5 99 0.2 2.6 214 48 305.4 306.7 290.4 325.3 6.56 8 650 3526 -0.4 -0.7 98 0.3 -0.6 206 45 308.5 309.5 290.5 325.7 5.59 9 600 4164 -2.9 -3.4 97 0.5 -3.1 196 46 312.7 313.7 291.3 328.4 4.98 10 550 4850 -6.0 -6.8 94 0.8 -6.4 187 48 317.0 317.8 291.9 330.5 4.18 11 500 5591 -9.9 -11.1 91 1.2 -10.4 182 53 321.0 321.6 292.2 331.8 3.28 12 450 6397 -14.9 -16.5 88 1.6 -15.4 183 63 324.5 325.0 292.4 332.5 2.34 13 400 7277 -21.3 -23.4 83 2.1 -21.8 188 76 327.3 327.6 292.4 332.4 1.45 14 350 8247 -28.9 -31.6 77 2.7 -29.3 193 83 329.8 330.0 292.4 332.6 0.77 15 300 9330 -37.8 -41.0 72 3.2 -38.1 198 83 332.1 332.2 292.6 333.5 0.35 16 250 10557 -48.8 -52.4 66 3.6 -49.0 211 100 333.5 333.6 292.8 334.0 0.12 17 200 12012 -48.2 -75.5 3 27.4 -48.7 202 55 356.5 356.5 298.0 356.5 0.01 18 150 13862 -57.4 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 228 51 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16384 -61.5 -86.0 2 24.6 -61.7 232 28 408.9 408.9 306.4 408.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5638.94 m Freezing level: 657.06 mb = 3441.86 m = 11292.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 658.95 mb = 3416.11 m = 11207.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.26 % Est. max temperature: 23.79 C = 74.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.76 mb = 223.33 m = 732.69 ft T: 17.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.71 C/km ThetaE index: 4.65 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.14 mb = 670.87 m = 2201.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.75 C = 67.56 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: 1.94 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.26 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.22 C Showalter Index: 2.94 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.26 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.20 C Cross Totals Index: 21.06 C K Index: 32.23 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.90 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 110.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.81 mb = 655.48 m = 2150.51 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.81 mb = 701.76 m = 2302.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 595.81 mb = 4219.06 m = 13841.88 ft B at Equ Level: 109.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 455.81 mb = 6299.26 m = 20666.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.6 at 49.0 knts Storm direction: 228.6 at 36.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.7 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 306.6 neg: -25.0 tot: 281.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 93.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 3.76 Bulk Shear: 29.26 m/s