MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.03,-83.06 Latitude: 42.03 Longitude: -83.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -26 SFC 976 180 19.2 17.0 87 2.2 17.8 168 23 294.3 296.6 291.8 330.3 12.59 2 950 414 17.9 16.3 90 1.6 16.8 174 40 295.3 297.6 291.9 330.8 12.34 3 900 876 15.6 14.6 94 1.0 15.0 192 58 297.6 299.7 292.2 331.5 11.69 4 850 1360 13.2 12.8 97 0.4 13.0 209 66 300.0 302.0 292.3 332.2 10.98 5 800 1869 11.0 7.2 77 3.8 8.8 205 59 302.9 304.4 290.8 326.7 7.99 6 750 2406 8.4 -1.6 49 10.0 3.4 199 60 305.6 306.5 288.6 319.5 4.52 7 700 2972 5.0 1.9 81 3.0 3.3 200 60 308.0 309.2 290.9 327.3 6.30 8 650 3574 1.4 0.2 92 1.2 0.8 199 59 310.5 311.7 291.5 329.1 5.99 9 600 4215 -2.2 -7.2 69 5.0 -4.4 194 62 313.6 314.3 290.4 325.5 3.72 10 550 4901 -5.8 -15.6 46 9.8 -9.2 193 64 317.3 317.7 290.0 324.1 2.07 11 500 5641 -11.1 -14.8 75 3.6 -12.5 198 61 319.4 319.9 291.0 327.5 2.43 12 450 6443 -15.4 -22.0 57 6.7 -17.3 198 59 323.9 324.2 291.4 328.9 1.45 13 400 7322 -21.6 -25.1 74 3.4 -22.5 199 57 326.9 327.1 292.0 331.3 1.25 14 350 8292 -28.3 -32.3 68 4.0 -28.9 205 55 330.7 330.8 292.6 333.3 0.73 15 300 9377 -37.4 -42.6 58 5.2 -37.9 207 58 332.7 332.7 292.7 333.8 0.30 16 250 10605 -49.1 -52.6 67 3.5 -49.3 219 73 333.0 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12043 -54.9 -65.7 25 10.8 -55.1 230 67 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.03 18 150 13871 -58.5 -83.4 3 24.9 -58.7 242 50 369.4 369.4 300.5 369.4 0.00 19 100 16373 -63.1 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.3 223 32 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.37 m Freezing level: 630.44 mb = 3824.41 m = 12547.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.42 mb = 3667.54 m = 12032.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.09 % Est. max temperature: 26.14 C = 79.05 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.82 mb = 452.06 m = 1483.12 ft T: 17.70 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.04 C/km ThetaE index: 12.64 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 879.88 mb = 1067.76 m = 3503.11 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.37 C = 74.07 F Cap Strength: 0.81 C Lifted Index: -0.45 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.26 C Showalter Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.36 C Cross Totals Index: 23.93 C K Index: 34.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 346.62 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.99 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.55 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.42 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 49.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.01 mb = 810.00 m = 2657.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 662.01 mb = 3425.07 m = 11236.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 572.01 mb = 4591.70 m = 15064.45 ft B at Equ Level: 19.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 412.01 mb = 7101.02 m = 23297.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.3 at 59.2 knts Storm direction: 227.3 at 44.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 533.9 neg: -79.0 tot: 454.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 151.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 0.29 Bulk Shear: 95.29 m/s