MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.36,-82.54 Latitude: 40.36 Longitude: -82.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 79 SFC 969 349 19.8 16.0 79 3.7 17.3 165 7 295.5 297.7 291.6 329.7 11.90 2 950 525 23.0 15.5 62 7.5 17.9 179 24 300.5 302.7 293.0 334.9 11.70 3 900 994 19.0 14.7 76 4.3 16.1 196 28 301.1 303.2 293.2 335.6 11.73 4 850 1482 14.4 13.8 96 0.6 14.0 206 30 301.2 303.4 293.3 335.9 11.78 5 800 1992 10.9 9.0 88 2.0 9.7 230 29 302.8 304.5 291.6 329.6 9.02 6 750 2528 7.4 3.0 74 4.4 5.0 256 22 304.6 305.8 289.9 323.8 6.33 7 700 3095 6.9 -7.9 34 14.9 0.3 235 17 310.1 310.7 288.6 319.7 3.00 8 650 3698 2.7 -6.6 51 9.2 -1.6 229 22 312.0 312.7 289.8 323.4 3.59 9 600 4341 -1.8 -8.8 58 7.1 -4.8 231 30 314.1 314.7 290.2 324.6 3.26 10 550 5027 -6.1 -20.1 32 14.0 -10.5 230 32 316.9 317.1 289.2 321.6 1.41 11 500 5764 -12.1 -25.1 33 13.1 -15.4 230 35 318.3 318.5 289.3 321.8 0.99 12 450 6562 -16.5 -39.1 12 22.5 -20.3 228 38 322.4 322.5 289.8 323.5 0.29 13 400 7438 -21.7 -43.8 12 22.2 -24.6 235 42 326.8 326.9 291.0 327.6 0.20 14 350 8404 -29.6 -45.3 20 15.6 -31.2 242 46 328.8 328.8 291.6 329.5 0.19 15 300 9482 -38.9 -43.4 62 4.5 -39.2 242 40 330.6 330.6 292.2 331.6 0.27 16 250 10705 -49.5 -52.7 69 3.2 -49.6 250 48 332.5 332.5 292.5 332.9 0.12 17 200 12129 -57.9 -66.3 33 8.5 -58.0 264 62 341.1 341.1 294.6 341.2 0.03 18 150 13939 -59.5 -81.2 4 21.7 -59.7 251 61 367.5 367.5 300.1 367.5 0.00 19 100 16442 -66.0 -87.9 3 21.9 -66.1 266 35 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5684.48 m Freezing level: 620.00 mb = 4083.60 m = 13397.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.66 mb = 3192.34 m = 10473.43 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.04 % Est. max temperature: 26.36 C = 79.45 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 917.29 mb = 829.17 m = 2720.34 ft T: 20.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.11 C/km ThetaE index: 16.24 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 837.89 mb = 1602.96 m = 5258.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.79 C = 78.42 F Cap Strength: 0.92 C Lifted Index: -3.06 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.92 C Showalter Index: -3.53 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.37 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.47 C Cross Totals Index: 25.90 C K Index: 25.45 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 403.88 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.83 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 508.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 31.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 852.74 mb = 1454.73 m = 4772.67 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 817.74 mb = 1807.69 m = 5930.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 717.74 mb = 2888.96 m = 9478.11 ft B at Equ Level: 41.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 167.74 mb = 13235.47 m = 43422.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 225.4 at 27.5 knts Storm direction: 255.4 at 20.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: 1.4 tot: 5.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 246.3 neg: -3.6 tot: 242.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 80.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 11.08 Bulk Shear: 45.92 m/s