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: 43.02,-83.6 Latitude: 43.02 Longitude: -83.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 976 252 23.7 17.2 67 6.6 19.3 202 5 299.0 301.3 293.3 336.1 12.73 2 950 483 22.4 15.2 64 7.2 17.7 205 12 299.9 302.0 292.7 333.7 11.52 3 900 950 18.2 13.9 76 4.3 15.4 207 21 300.3 302.3 292.5 332.9 11.14 4 850 1437 13.6 12.5 93 1.1 12.9 206 23 300.4 302.3 292.2 332.0 10.75 5 800 1945 9.9 9.4 97 0.5 9.6 218 30 301.7 303.4 291.5 329.1 9.27 6 750 2479 6.7 5.0 88 1.8 5.8 233 35 303.9 305.2 290.5 325.8 7.29 7 700 3043 3.7 2.5 92 1.2 3.1 242 38 306.6 307.8 290.7 326.6 6.57 8 650 3642 0.3 -1.4 89 1.6 -0.6 245 39 309.3 310.3 290.5 325.8 5.33 9 600 4280 -2.9 -4.2 91 1.3 -3.5 242 39 312.8 313.7 291.0 327.5 4.67 10 550 4965 -6.9 -8.0 92 1.1 -7.4 241 45 315.8 316.6 291.2 328.1 3.80 11 500 5701 -11.6 -19.0 54 7.4 -13.9 239 47 318.9 319.2 290.2 324.6 1.70 12 450 6500 -17.6 -28.4 38 10.9 -20.0 241 50 321.2 321.3 290.0 324.0 0.81 13 400 7369 -24.3 -28.7 67 4.4 -25.2 251 60 323.4 323.6 290.7 326.6 0.89 14 350 8330 -30.8 -33.7 75 3.0 -31.2 230 52 327.3 327.4 291.6 329.6 0.63 15 300 9403 -40.2 -43.6 70 3.4 -40.5 241 66 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.7 0.27 16 250 10618 -51.0 -54.4 67 3.5 -51.1 249 91 330.3 330.3 291.9 330.7 0.09 17 200 12039 -56.7 -69.3 19 12.5 -56.9 259 75 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.02 18 150 13858 -57.9 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.2 242 58 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16373 -63.0 -87.3 2 24.3 -63.2 253 33 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.95 m Freezing level: 645.49 mb = 3699.35 m = 12136.82 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.79 mb = 3545.62 m = 11632.48 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.36 % Est. max temperature: 25.73 C = 78.31 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.20 mb = 1081.93 m = 3549.59 ft T: 16.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 10.30 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.27 mb = 1463.97 m = 4802.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.17 C = 77.30 F Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lifted Index: -2.03 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.20 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.87 C Showalter Index: -1.33 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.28 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.19 C Cross Totals Index: 24.09 C K Index: 36.47 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 340.02 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 737.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.41 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.00 mb = 1406.98 m = 4616.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 838.00 mb = 1556.11 m = 5105.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 238.00 mb = 10931.34 m = 35863.53 ft B at Equ Level: 737.66 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 168.00 mb = 13141.30 m = 43113.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.2 at 35.2 knts Storm direction: 265.2 at 26.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 243.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 243.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.96 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 7.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.88 Bulk Rich Number: 8.59 Bulk Shear: 85.85 m/s