MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.80,-80.36 Latitude: 40.80 Longitude: -80.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -8 SFC 962 325 17.2 15.0 87 2.2 15.8 167 14 293.6 295.6 290.5 325.6 11.19 2 950 427 16.4 14.7 90 1.7 15.3 169 20 293.8 295.8 290.5 325.6 11.11 3 900 886 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 178 37 295.1 297.0 290.5 325.5 10.58 4 850 1366 10.7 10.5 99 0.1 10.6 193 50 297.3 299.0 290.2 324.8 9.44 5 800 1869 7.7 7.4 98 0.3 7.5 207 48 299.3 300.8 289.8 323.2 8.11 6 750 2399 4.7 4.4 98 0.3 4.5 217 42 301.7 302.9 289.5 322.5 7.00 7 700 2959 1.1 0.9 98 0.3 1.0 220 38 303.8 304.8 289.2 321.4 5.82 8 650 3552 -2.0 -2.2 98 0.3 -2.1 214 41 306.8 307.7 289.4 322.1 4.99 9 600 4185 -5.7 -6.4 95 0.7 -6.0 207 50 309.5 310.3 289.3 321.9 3.94 10 550 4861 -10.4 -13.7 76 3.4 -11.5 198 70 311.8 312.2 288.6 319.6 2.41 11 500 5589 -13.9 -17.7 73 3.8 -15.1 187 76 316.1 316.4 289.5 322.4 1.90 12 450 6384 -17.5 -19.6 83 2.1 -18.1 183 78 321.3 321.6 291.0 327.4 1.79 13 400 7259 -21.7 -24.1 81 2.4 -22.3 179 84 326.8 327.1 292.2 331.6 1.37 14 350 8229 -28.1 -30.8 77 2.8 -28.6 181 87 330.9 331.1 292.8 334.0 0.84 15 300 9320 -36.2 -39.2 74 3.0 -36.5 187 94 334.4 334.5 293.3 336.0 0.43 16 250 10553 -47.0 -51.9 57 4.9 -47.2 193 94 336.2 336.2 293.5 336.7 0.13 17 200 12020 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.2 193 62 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 18 150 13873 -57.3 -81.5 3 24.2 -57.5 226 55 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16401 -62.1 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 240 33 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.96 m Freezing level: 681.51 mb = 3178.45 m = 10427.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.64 mb = 3148.27 m = 10328.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.38 % Est. max temperature: 22.38 C = 72.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.04 mb = 607.42 m = 1992.81 ft T: 15.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.73 C/km ThetaE index: 4.23 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.27 mb = 911.28 m = 2989.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.60 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.80 C = 65.84 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -0.41 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.45 C Showalter Index: -0.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.06 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 24.46 C K Index: 34.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 303.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.57 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 186.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.80 mb = 878.25 m = 2881.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 875.80 mb = 1114.57 m = 3656.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 485.80 mb = 5806.86 m = 19051.16 ft B at Equ Level: 185.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 375.80 mb = 7712.61 m = 25303.54 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.4 at 52.1 knts Storm direction: 228.4 at 39.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 380.8 neg: -6.9 tot: 373.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.44 Bulk Rich Number: 1.46 Bulk Shear: 127.32 m/s