MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.76,-80.71 Latitude: 40.76 Longitude: -80.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -3 SFC 961 342 22.1 13.7 59 8.4 16.7 172 16 298.6 300.5 291.3 328.7 10.31 2 950 438 21.2 13.3 61 7.9 16.1 174 23 298.7 300.6 291.2 328.3 10.15 3 900 903 16.7 12.2 75 4.5 13.9 177 34 298.7 300.6 291.1 327.9 9.98 4 850 1387 12.2 11.0 93 1.2 11.4 182 39 298.9 300.7 291.0 327.4 9.75 5 800 1893 9.5 8.9 96 0.6 9.1 200 49 301.2 302.9 291.1 327.8 8.98 6 750 2427 6.2 5.9 98 0.3 6.1 194 42 303.3 304.8 290.7 326.7 7.79 7 700 2989 3.0 1.4 89 1.6 2.2 193 50 305.8 306.9 290.0 324.3 6.08 8 650 3588 0.8 -0.8 89 1.6 -0.0 187 59 309.8 310.9 290.9 327.1 5.56 9 600 4227 -2.6 -5.5 81 2.8 -4.0 184 65 313.1 313.9 290.7 326.5 4.24 10 550 4914 -5.5 -10.4 68 4.9 -7.5 185 70 317.6 318.2 291.1 327.9 3.15 11 500 5655 -10.3 -14.3 72 4.0 -11.8 191 78 320.4 320.9 291.4 328.8 2.52 12 450 6461 -14.1 -17.4 76 3.3 -15.2 199 76 325.5 325.9 292.5 332.9 2.16 13 400 7343 -20.9 -23.5 79 2.6 -21.5 197 71 327.9 328.1 292.5 332.9 1.43 14 350 8317 -27.5 -32.2 64 4.7 -28.3 196 66 331.7 331.9 292.9 334.4 0.73 15 300 9407 -36.4 -39.4 74 3.0 -36.7 198 63 334.1 334.2 293.2 335.7 0.42 16 250 10641 -48.1 -51.5 68 3.4 -48.3 197 55 334.6 334.6 293.1 335.1 0.13 17 200 12087 -53.1 -71.6 9 18.5 -53.4 204 48 348.6 348.6 296.3 348.7 0.01 18 150 13911 -59.1 -80.9 4 21.7 -59.3 217 52 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16412 -64.2 -86.4 3 22.3 -64.3 237 31 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.53 m Freezing level: 638.69 mb = 3732.34 m = 12245.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 650.87 mb = 3576.94 m = 11735.24 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.92 % Est. max temperature: 24.14 C = 75.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 849.24 mb = 1394.23 m = 4574.20 ft T: 12.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 3.47 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 827.93 mb = 1606.65 m = 5271.10 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.35 C = 74.02 F Cap Strength: 1.95 C Lifted Index: 1.89 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.59 C Showalter Index: 2.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.87 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.52 C Cross Totals Index: 21.35 C K Index: 31.97 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 289.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.37 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.46 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.96 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 841.99 mb = 1465.95 m = 4809.50 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 776.99 mb = 2134.56 m = 7003.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 666.99 mb = 3379.40 m = 11087.13 ft B at Equ Level: 14.16 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 596.99 mb = 4266.82 m = 13998.58 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.9 at 55.8 knts Storm direction: 218.9 at 41.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.1 neg: -35.2 tot: 264.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 128.23 m/s