MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 48.36,-101.70 Latitude: 48.36 Longitude: -101.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 81 1 950 503 SFC 939 596 6.2 1.4 71 4.8 3.9 279 13 284.4 285.1 280.0 297.0 4.49 3 900 944 4.6 -2.4 61 7.0 1.5 302 34 286.2 286.8 279.7 296.4 3.55 4 850 1407 1.7 -4.9 61 6.6 -1.0 300 35 287.9 288.5 280.0 297.0 3.12 5 800 1892 -2.1 -7.3 67 5.2 -4.1 307 34 288.9 289.4 280.0 297.0 2.75 6 750 2401 -6.3 -10.5 72 4.2 -7.7 316 32 289.8 290.2 279.8 296.6 2.30 7 700 2936 -10.8 -13.8 78 3.0 -11.6 318 31 290.6 290.9 279.7 296.2 1.89 8 650 3501 -15.0 -17.3 83 2.2 -15.6 315 29 291.9 292.2 279.8 296.6 1.52 9 600 4100 -20.1 -20.8 94 0.8 -20.3 315 29 292.9 293.1 279.8 296.6 1.21 10 550 4738 -24.9 -29.0 68 4.1 -25.5 314 29 294.6 294.7 279.8 296.6 0.63 11 500 5422 -30.9 -34.5 71 3.6 -31.3 317 28 295.3 295.4 279.8 296.7 0.41 12 450 6160 -36.8 -42.0 59 5.2 -37.2 314 26 297.0 297.0 280.3 297.7 0.21 13 400 6967 -40.1 -53.7 22 13.6 -40.7 282 27 302.8 302.8 282.6 303.1 0.06 14 350 7873 -42.2 -58.2 16 16.0 -42.8 264 32 311.8 311.8 286.0 312.0 0.04 15 300 8916 -41.0 -66.3 5 25.3 -41.8 260 33 327.6 327.6 291.0 327.6 0.02 16 250 10162 -39.3 -71.7 2 32.4 -40.4 257 32 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.01 17 200 11680 -42.2 -73.8 2 31.6 -43.3 263 30 366.0 366.0 299.8 366.0 0.01 18 150 13602 -47.9 -78.1 2 30.2 -48.7 251 25 387.6 387.6 303.4 387.6 0.01 19 100 16217 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.7 285 14 419.1 419.1 307.6 419.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5341.13 m Freezing level: 827.60 mb = 1624.67 m = 5330.21 ft Wetbulb zero: 869.38 mb = 1224.76 m = 4018.20 ft Precipitable water: 0.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.96 % Est. max temperature: 10.82 C = 51.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 872.44 mb = 1196.23 m = 3924.58 ft T: 3.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.11 C/km ThetaE index: 0.75 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 771.29 mb = 2180.50 m = 7153.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.12 C = 52.02 F Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lifted Index: 0.34 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.60 C Showalter Index: 0.17 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 58.63 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.63 C Cross Totals Index: 26.00 C K Index: 24.70 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.65 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15163.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 804.92 mb = 1843.35 m = 6047.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 311.5 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 341.5 at 22.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 0.3 tot: 4.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.0 neg: -9.3 tot: 139.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.5 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 2.06 Bulk Shear: 7.09 m/s