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: 44.2,-82.89 Latitude: 44.20 Longitude: -82.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -42 SFC 974 177 14.3 12.2 87 2.1 13.0 254 15 289.6 291.2 287.3 315.6 9.21 2 950 388 12.0 11.0 94 1.0 11.4 255 17 289.3 290.9 286.7 313.8 8.69 3 900 839 9.3 7.7 90 1.6 8.4 277 21 291.1 292.4 286.0 312.0 7.33 4 850 1311 6.5 5.7 95 0.7 6.1 240 20 292.9 294.1 286.2 312.4 6.78 5 800 1806 3.9 3.0 94 0.9 3.4 237 21 295.3 296.4 286.3 312.7 5.94 6 750 2330 2.0 1.7 98 0.3 1.8 222 29 298.7 299.8 287.3 315.8 5.77 7 700 2884 -1.1 -1.4 98 0.3 -1.3 214 26 301.3 302.2 287.5 316.1 4.94 8 650 3473 -3.0 -8.2 67 5.2 -5.1 213 30 305.6 306.1 287.2 315.4 3.17 9 600 4102 -7.3 -16.7 47 9.4 -10.3 213 34 307.7 308.0 286.5 313.2 1.73 10 550 4774 -12.0 -14.8 79 2.9 -12.9 198 39 309.9 310.3 287.8 317.0 2.20 11 500 5495 -17.0 -18.4 89 1.4 -17.4 193 46 312.4 312.7 288.2 318.3 1.80 12 450 6279 -22.4 -23.5 91 1.1 -22.7 186 68 315.1 315.3 288.5 319.4 1.28 13 400 7135 -26.3 -54.3 5 27.9 -28.6 181 82 320.8 320.8 289.0 321.0 0.06 14 350 8088 -31.8 -59.1 5 27.2 -33.4 182 85 325.8 325.8 290.6 326.0 0.04 15 300 9163 -37.6 -65.0 4 27.4 -38.7 183 91 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.4 0.02 16 250 10405 -43.4 -64.0 9 20.6 -44.1 183 79 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 17 200 11886 -47.9 -78.1 2 30.2 -48.5 182 70 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 18 150 13764 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.1 192 47 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.7 0.00 19 100 16336 -58.1 -85.9 2 27.8 -58.5 225 21 415.5 415.5 307.2 415.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5537.11 m Freezing level: 717.90 mb = 2685.87 m = 8811.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 720.44 mb = 2653.13 m = 8704.38 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.02 % Est. max temperature: 18.80 C = 65.84 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.14 mb = 439.82 m = 1442.97 ft T: 11.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 3.59 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.99 mb = 912.66 m = 2994.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.04 C = 60.87 F Cap Strength: 3.24 C Lifted Index: 3.42 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.51 C Showalter Index: 3.83 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.42 C Cross Totals Index: 22.68 C K Index: 28.85 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 154.72 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11171.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.76 mb = 794.92 m = 2607.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.1 at 32.1 knts Storm direction: 241.1 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.1 neg: 4.0 tot: 5.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 22.8 neg: -30.8 tot: -7.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -2.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.9 stream: 0.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 77.87 m/s