MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.32,-85.54 Latitude: 42.32 Longitude: -85.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 974 265 21.2 17.9 81 3.3 18.9 258 6 296.6 299.0 293.1 335.1 13.36 2 950 483 20.6 16.3 76 4.3 17.7 248 14 298.1 300.3 292.7 333.9 12.32 3 900 949 17.0 14.9 87 2.1 15.7 228 23 299.1 301.2 292.8 333.9 11.95 4 850 1434 13.1 12.7 97 0.4 12.8 219 26 299.8 301.8 292.2 331.7 10.89 5 800 1941 9.7 9.2 97 0.4 9.4 222 32 301.4 303.1 291.3 328.6 9.19 6 750 2475 6.5 5.8 95 0.7 6.1 226 36 303.7 305.1 290.8 326.9 7.74 7 700 3039 3.1 2.3 95 0.7 2.7 231 37 305.9 307.1 290.5 325.5 6.48 8 650 3636 -0.1 -2.3 85 2.2 -1.2 232 36 308.9 309.8 290.0 324.3 4.98 9 600 4273 -3.4 -5.2 87 1.8 -4.3 229 41 312.2 313.0 290.5 325.8 4.32 10 550 4958 -6.6 -8.9 84 2.3 -7.6 228 43 316.2 316.9 291.0 327.7 3.54 11 500 5694 -12.3 -26.0 31 13.7 -15.7 240 40 318.1 318.3 289.1 321.3 0.92 12 450 6490 -18.5 -31.4 31 12.9 -21.0 255 57 320.0 320.1 289.4 322.2 0.62 13 400 7359 -23.0 -25.6 79 2.6 -23.6 246 70 325.1 325.3 291.5 329.3 1.19 14 350 8324 -29.9 -32.9 76 2.9 -30.4 234 65 328.4 328.5 292.0 330.9 0.69 15 300 9402 -39.1 -42.3 72 3.2 -39.4 232 69 330.3 330.3 292.1 331.4 0.31 16 250 10622 -50.3 -53.7 67 3.5 -50.4 239 81 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.7 0.10 17 200 12038 -57.9 -67.5 28 9.6 -58.0 254 90 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.02 18 150 13861 -57.5 -81.0 4 23.5 -57.8 240 54 371.0 371.0 300.8 371.0 0.00 19 100 16379 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 259 45 403.7 403.7 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5655.66 m Freezing level: 651.36 mb = 3619.51 m = 11874.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.13 mb = 3450.40 m = 11320.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.17 % Est. max temperature: 25.26 C = 77.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 927.68 mb = 687.92 m = 2256.93 ft T: 19.03 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 9.61 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 870.51 mb = 1231.33 m = 4039.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.14 C = 75.46 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -2.85 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.65 C Showalter Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.24 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.32 C Cross Totals Index: 24.92 C K Index: 37.25 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.46 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.12 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 739.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.47 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.92 mb = 1101.58 m = 3614.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 858.92 mb = 1345.09 m = 4412.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 228.92 mb = 11180.93 m = 36682.41 ft B at Equ Level: 726.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 158.92 mb = 13495.15 m = 44274.88 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 231.4 at 35.0 knts Storm direction: 261.4 at 26.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 4.4 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 133.9 neg: -0.8 tot: 133.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 44.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.7 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.49 Bulk Rich Number: 11.46 Bulk Shear: 64.59 m/s