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: 42.46,-82.65 Latitude: 42.46 Longitude: -82.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -24 SFC 977 175 18.4 16.2 87 2.2 17.0 164 22 293.5 295.6 291.0 327.4 11.92 2 950 416 18.2 16.2 88 2.1 16.9 171 40 295.7 297.9 292.0 331.0 12.25 3 900 878 16.0 14.4 90 1.6 15.0 189 58 298.0 300.1 292.2 331.7 11.57 4 850 1363 13.5 12.4 94 1.0 12.8 205 64 300.2 302.2 292.2 331.7 10.73 5 800 1872 11.7 4.5 61 7.2 7.6 201 61 303.6 304.9 289.8 323.5 6.59 6 750 2409 8.4 -1.4 50 9.8 3.5 198 62 305.7 306.5 288.7 319.8 4.61 7 700 2975 4.7 -1.6 63 6.3 1.5 198 61 307.7 308.6 289.6 322.7 4.85 8 650 3576 1.7 -3.6 68 5.4 -0.9 197 59 310.9 311.8 290.3 325.0 4.50 9 600 4217 -2.3 -5.8 77 3.5 -3.9 194 62 313.5 314.3 290.7 326.7 4.15 10 550 4904 -5.7 -15.7 45 10.0 -9.3 194 65 317.3 317.7 290.0 324.1 2.04 11 500 5643 -11.3 -15.8 69 4.5 -12.9 197 62 319.3 319.7 290.7 326.7 2.23 12 450 6446 -15.3 -22.0 57 6.7 -17.2 200 59 324.0 324.3 291.5 329.1 1.46 13 400 7324 -21.8 -25.8 70 4.0 -22.8 202 60 326.6 326.9 291.9 330.8 1.17 14 350 8293 -28.3 -31.2 76 2.9 -28.8 210 51 330.6 330.7 292.7 333.5 0.81 15 300 9378 -37.7 -41.1 70 3.4 -38.0 208 50 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.6 0.35 16 250 10605 -49.1 -52.6 66 3.5 -49.3 218 71 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.5 0.12 17 200 12042 -55.3 -65.2 28 9.9 -55.5 231 65 345.2 345.2 295.6 345.3 0.03 18 150 13867 -58.8 -81.9 4 23.1 -59.0 233 45 368.7 368.7 300.4 368.7 0.00 19 100 16368 -63.0 -87.3 2 24.3 -63.2 228 32 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.06 m Freezing level: 628.58 mb = 3850.70 m = 12633.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.88 mb = 3355.95 m = 11010.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.89 % Est. max temperature: 26.62 C = 79.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.13 mb = 450.47 m = 1477.92 ft T: 18.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.00 C/km ThetaE index: 11.94 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 863.28 mb = 1231.18 m = 4039.25 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.83 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.50 C = 76.10 F Cap Strength: 1.56 C Lifted Index: -0.48 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.05 C Showalter Index: -0.89 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.49 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.76 C Cross Totals Index: 23.74 C K Index: 30.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 338.22 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 79.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.45 mb = 864.37 m = 2835.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 616.45 mb = 4000.48 m = 13124.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 576.45 mb = 4533.08 m = 14872.11 ft B at Equ Level: 17.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 436.45 mb = 6673.57 m = 21894.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.8 at 59.6 knts Storm direction: 225.8 at 44.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.0 neg: 0.8 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 535.7 neg: -57.0 tot: 478.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 159.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.9 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.22 Bulk Shear: 105.66 m/s