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: 41.69,-80.00 Latitude: 41.69 Longitude: -80.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -18 SFC 950 419 17.5 15.1 86 2.4 16.0 166 14 294.9 297.0 291.0 327.7 11.42 2 950 419 17.5 15.0 85 2.5 15.9 165 11 295.0 297.0 291.0 327.6 11.37 3 900 879 13.9 13.4 97 0.5 13.6 172 36 295.8 297.8 290.8 326.9 10.76 4 850 1359 10.8 10.2 96 0.6 10.4 181 49 297.4 299.1 290.0 324.2 9.20 5 800 1863 7.8 6.9 94 0.9 7.2 198 49 299.4 300.8 289.5 322.4 7.80 6 750 2393 4.8 3.7 93 1.1 4.2 204 45 301.7 303.0 289.2 321.6 6.66 7 700 2953 1.6 -0.0 89 1.6 0.8 205 43 304.2 305.3 289.0 320.8 5.47 8 650 3546 -2.0 -3.4 90 1.4 -2.6 203 51 306.7 307.6 289.0 320.9 4.58 9 600 4179 -5.8 -7.1 91 1.3 -6.3 200 56 309.5 310.2 289.1 321.2 3.75 10 550 4856 -9.1 -10.3 91 1.2 -9.6 196 66 313.3 313.9 289.8 323.5 3.18 11 500 5590 -11.9 -13.1 91 1.1 -12.3 185 68 318.5 319.0 291.0 327.7 2.80 12 450 6390 -16.8 -17.9 91 1.1 -17.1 182 75 322.1 322.5 291.5 329.2 2.08 13 400 7265 -21.8 -23.1 89 1.3 -22.1 182 79 326.7 327.0 292.2 331.9 1.49 14 350 8237 -27.5 -32.3 64 4.8 -28.3 183 85 331.7 331.9 292.9 334.4 0.73 15 300 9328 -36.2 -40.8 62 4.6 -36.7 186 86 334.4 334.5 293.3 335.8 0.36 16 250 10561 -47.2 -52.0 58 4.8 -47.4 193 85 335.8 335.9 293.4 336.3 0.12 17 200 12020 -51.7 -72.6 7 20.8 -52.1 186 64 350.9 350.9 296.8 350.9 0.01 18 150 13862 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.5 224 52 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16388 -62.1 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 236 33 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5608.30 m Freezing level: 677.67 mb = 3217.80 m = 10556.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.50 mb = 3085.31 m = 10122.27 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.85 % Est. max temperature: 21.91 C = 71.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 916.76 mb = 722.34 m = 2369.86 ft T: 15.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.12 C/km ThetaE index: 6.87 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.08 mb = 1067.35 m = 3501.77 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.98 C = 66.16 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: 1.12 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.36 C Showalter Index: 2.24 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.76 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.68 C Cross Totals Index: 22.08 C K Index: 31.24 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 288.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.59 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 177.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.87 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.66 mb = 1014.27 m = 3327.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 870.66 mb = 1157.76 m = 3798.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 520.66 mb = 5278.20 m = 17316.71 ft B at Equ Level: 176.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 390.66 mb = 7436.73 m = 24398.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.7 at 53.3 knts Storm direction: 222.7 at 39.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 391.5 neg: -5.8 tot: 385.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 128.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 1.32 Bulk Shear: 134.28 m/s