MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F054.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F054.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.32,-81.85 Latitude: 40.32 Longitude: -81.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -6 SFC 966 290 16.8 16.2 96 0.7 16.4 175 14 292.9 295.0 290.9 327.1 12.04 2 950 430 15.8 15.6 99 0.2 15.7 177 23 293.2 295.3 290.8 326.9 11.82 3 900 888 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 187 42 295.1 297.0 290.4 325.5 10.56 4 850 1368 10.6 10.4 99 0.2 10.4 202 48 297.2 298.9 290.1 324.4 9.35 5 800 1872 8.1 7.9 99 0.2 8.0 216 43 299.8 301.3 290.1 324.5 8.40 6 750 2402 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 220 40 302.1 303.4 289.9 323.6 7.21 7 700 2963 1.8 1.2 96 0.6 1.5 214 43 304.4 305.5 289.5 322.5 5.96 8 650 3557 -1.8 -2.1 98 0.3 -2.0 210 55 306.9 307.9 289.5 322.5 5.05 9 600 4190 -5.6 -6.6 93 0.9 -6.1 200 68 309.6 310.3 289.3 321.8 3.90 10 550 4868 -8.9 -13.7 68 4.8 -10.6 194 71 313.5 314.0 289.2 321.4 2.42 11 500 5600 -12.6 -18.6 61 6.1 -14.5 192 77 317.7 318.1 289.9 323.6 1.76 12 450 6399 -16.5 -24.2 51 7.7 -18.5 191 79 322.4 322.7 290.7 326.6 1.20 13 400 7274 -21.8 -26.4 67 4.5 -22.9 194 85 326.6 326.8 291.9 330.5 1.11 14 350 8246 -27.6 -30.6 75 3.0 -28.2 192 90 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.7 0.85 15 300 9336 -36.3 -39.4 73 3.1 -36.7 195 96 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.42 16 250 10570 -47.2 -51.6 61 4.4 -47.4 205 103 335.9 336.0 293.4 336.5 0.13 17 200 12034 -49.2 -74.3 4 25.2 -49.7 206 61 354.9 354.9 297.7 354.9 0.01 18 150 13884 -57.1 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.3 230 64 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16404 -62.1 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 231 40 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5606.20 m Freezing level: 675.23 mb = 3257.04 m = 10685.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.53 mb = 3212.49 m = 10539.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.60 % Est. max temperature: 22.84 C = 73.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.60 mb = 371.58 m = 1219.07 ft T: 16.21 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.43 C/km ThetaE index: 3.13 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.94 mb = 786.13 m = 2579.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.93 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.62 C = 65.52 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: 0.66 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.61 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.13 C Cross Totals Index: 22.95 C K Index: 32.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 298.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 138.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.55 mb = 771.14 m = 2529.94 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 897.55 mb = 911.33 m = 2989.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 517.55 mb = 5335.08 m = 17503.32 ft B at Equ Level: 137.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 407.55 mb = 7135.10 m = 23408.84 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.1 at 55.7 knts Storm direction: 230.1 at 41.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.9 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 342.8 neg: -8.9 tot: 333.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 111.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 1.05 Bulk Shear: 132.51 m/s