MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.48,-95.56 Latitude: 47.48 Longitude: -95.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 954 445 11.6 2.3 53 9.3 7.0 290 15 288.6 289.5 282.3 302.2 4.74 2 950 478 10.4 1.9 55 8.5 6.2 290 15 287.7 288.5 281.7 300.9 4.60 3 900 923 5.5 0.7 71 4.8 3.2 291 22 287.2 288.0 281.3 299.9 4.46 4 850 1387 1.4 -2.6 75 4.0 -0.3 298 27 287.6 288.2 280.6 298.2 3.70 5 800 1873 -0.9 -9.3 53 8.5 -4.0 301 28 290.2 290.6 280.1 297.2 2.35 6 750 2384 -4.5 -12.6 53 8.1 -7.1 291 26 291.7 292.0 280.3 297.5 1.94 7 700 2924 -7.2 -27.1 19 20.0 -11.5 272 26 294.6 294.7 279.7 296.5 0.59 8 650 3497 -10.6 -15.1 70 4.5 -12.0 255 29 296.9 297.3 282.4 302.6 1.82 9 600 4109 -14.3 -24.1 43 9.8 -16.5 242 32 299.5 299.7 282.4 302.4 0.90 10 550 4761 -19.5 -30.2 38 10.7 -21.2 244 38 301.0 301.1 282.5 302.9 0.57 11 500 5462 -23.8 -29.8 58 5.9 -24.8 248 61 304.0 304.1 283.8 306.2 0.65 12 450 6229 -26.5 -29.2 78 2.6 -26.9 225 67 309.9 310.0 286.2 312.5 0.76 13 400 7066 -34.0 -37.3 72 3.3 -34.3 221 70 310.9 310.9 286.1 312.2 0.39 14 350 7984 -42.2 -46.7 62 4.5 -42.5 221 80 311.8 311.8 286.2 312.4 0.16 15 300 9019 -44.1 -63.0 11 18.8 -44.7 231 78 323.1 323.2 289.8 323.3 0.03 16 250 10241 -43.5 -70.2 4 26.7 -44.2 231 56 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.01 17 200 11746 -42.8 -74.3 2 31.5 -43.8 226 41 365.0 365.0 299.7 365.0 0.01 18 150 13649 -51.1 -80.5 2 29.4 -51.6 223 26 382.1 382.1 302.6 382.1 0.00 19 100 16250 -55.7 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.2 240 18 420.0 420.0 307.7 420.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5412.04 m Freezing level: 819.61 mb = 1682.41 m = 5519.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 854.64 mb = 1342.78 m = 4405.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.79 % Est. max temperature: 12.96 C = 55.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 828.38 mb = 1593.50 m = 5227.97 ft T: 0.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.57 C/km ThetaE index: 5.04 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.21 mb = 1960.56 m = 6432.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.41 C = 56.14 F Cap Strength: 3.84 C Lifted Index: 5.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.60 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.37 C Showalter Index: 6.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.18 C Cross Totals Index: 21.18 C K Index: 2.56 Risk: None Sweat Index: 115.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.63 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14142.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 827.06 mb = 1606.36 m = 5270.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 255.2 at 36.7 knts Storm direction: 285.2 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.3 neg: 3.6 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.6 neg: -16.8 tot: -5.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.02 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 0.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 78.65 m/s