MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.34,-81.25 Latitude: 39.34 Longitude: -81.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 970 264 18.9 15.0 78 3.9 16.4 172 14 294.6 296.6 290.7 326.3 11.09 2 950 444 17.4 14.0 80 3.4 15.3 176 25 294.9 296.8 290.4 325.4 10.65 3 900 903 13.2 12.7 96 0.6 12.9 182 37 295.2 297.0 290.2 324.8 10.30 4 850 1382 10.0 9.6 97 0.4 9.7 198 49 296.6 298.2 289.5 322.3 8.84 5 800 1884 7.1 6.2 94 0.9 6.6 215 52 298.7 300.1 288.9 320.6 7.45 6 750 2413 4.1 3.2 94 0.9 3.7 223 45 301.1 302.3 288.8 320.3 6.44 7 700 2971 0.6 -0.2 94 0.8 0.3 220 40 303.2 304.2 288.6 319.5 5.40 8 650 3563 -2.8 -3.1 98 0.3 -2.9 213 41 305.8 306.7 288.8 320.2 4.70 9 600 4194 -5.9 -8.4 82 2.6 -6.9 208 54 309.3 310.0 288.7 320.0 3.37 10 550 4870 -9.9 -23.1 33 13.2 -13.5 201 68 312.3 312.6 287.4 316.0 1.08 11 500 5600 -12.3 -40.9 7 28.5 -17.1 194 82 318.0 318.0 288.3 318.8 0.21 12 450 6400 -15.4 -54.7 2 39.2 -20.0 189 84 323.8 323.8 290.0 324.0 0.05 13 400 7280 -20.7 -39.8 16 19.0 -23.7 190 87 328.0 328.1 291.5 329.2 0.30 14 350 8251 -28.0 -36.4 44 8.4 -29.2 190 93 331.0 331.1 292.5 332.9 0.49 15 300 9340 -36.0 -44.7 41 8.6 -36.8 189 93 334.6 334.6 293.2 335.5 0.24 16 250 10578 -45.1 -54.8 33 9.7 -45.5 194 89 339.0 339.1 294.1 339.4 0.09 17 200 12058 -49.2 -79.1 2 29.9 -49.8 209 70 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.00 18 150 13902 -56.2 -83.9 2 27.8 -56.5 230 61 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.3 0.00 19 100 16417 -63.2 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.4 234 35 405.6 405.6 305.9 405.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5591.76 m Freezing level: 690.58 mb = 3082.71 m = 10113.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.98 mb = 3017.23 m = 9898.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.17 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.76 % Est. max temperature: 22.15 C = 71.88 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 915.44 mb = 759.03 m = 2490.21 ft T: 14.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.94 C/km ThetaE index: 6.81 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 890.04 mb = 996.72 m = 3270.04 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.77 C = 67.59 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: 1.41 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.52 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.78 C Showalter Index: 2.81 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.27 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.36 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 31.11 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 294.42 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.70 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 184.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.36 mb = 956.11 m = 3136.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.36 mb = 1097.81 m = 3601.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 519.36 mb = 5309.06 m = 17417.97 ft B at Equ Level: 182.15 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 419.36 mb = 6926.68 m = 22725.05 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.7 at 53.4 knts Storm direction: 232.7 at 40.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.6 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 412.9 neg: -13.7 tot: 399.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 133.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.47 Bulk Rich Number: 1.34 Bulk Shear: 137.82 m/s