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: 40.12,-81.14 Latitude: 40.12 Longitude: -81.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -1 SFC 961 335 16.9 15.5 91 1.4 16.0 162 15 293.4 295.5 290.7 326.4 11.59 2 950 434 15.8 15.0 94 0.9 15.3 163 21 293.3 295.3 290.4 325.5 11.32 3 900 891 12.8 12.5 98 0.3 12.6 178 40 294.7 296.5 290.0 324.0 10.19 4 850 1370 10.3 9.6 96 0.6 9.9 198 48 296.9 298.5 289.6 322.7 8.88 5 800 1873 7.4 6.9 97 0.5 7.2 209 47 299.1 300.5 289.4 322.2 7.85 6 750 2402 4.2 3.8 97 0.4 4.0 217 44 301.1 302.4 289.1 321.2 6.73 7 700 2960 0.7 0.3 97 0.4 0.5 215 40 303.2 304.2 288.8 320.1 5.59 8 650 3552 -2.4 -2.7 98 0.3 -2.6 207 44 306.2 307.1 289.0 321.1 4.83 9 600 4184 -5.7 -9.0 78 3.2 -7.1 202 55 309.5 310.1 288.6 319.7 3.23 10 550 4861 -9.4 -27.2 22 17.7 -13.7 197 67 312.9 313.0 287.2 315.4 0.75 11 500 5592 -12.5 -52.6 2 40.2 -17.5 189 74 317.8 317.8 288.1 318.1 0.06 12 450 6391 -15.6 -42.3 8 26.7 -19.8 185 83 323.6 323.6 290.1 324.4 0.20 13 400 7270 -20.6 -36.2 23 15.6 -23.3 186 87 328.2 328.3 291.6 329.8 0.43 14 350 8243 -27.5 -35.9 44 8.4 -28.8 185 92 331.7 331.8 292.7 333.6 0.51 15 300 9333 -36.2 -45.7 37 9.5 -37.1 181 90 334.3 334.3 293.1 335.1 0.21 16 250 10568 -45.7 -55.0 34 9.4 -46.1 187 87 338.2 338.2 294.0 338.5 0.09 17 200 12047 -49.3 -79.1 2 29.8 -49.8 203 67 354.7 354.7 297.7 354.7 0.00 18 150 13889 -56.4 -82.8 2 26.3 -56.8 226 57 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16405 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.6 232 34 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.78 m Freezing level: 689.29 mb = 3086.87 m = 10127.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.98 mb = 3052.09 m = 10013.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.16 % Est. max temperature: 22.07 C = 71.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.19 mb = 512.50 m = 1681.40 ft T: 15.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.99 C/km ThetaE index: 6.34 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.39 mb = 887.46 m = 2911.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.23 C = 64.82 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: 1.57 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: 2.45 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.86 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.75 C Cross Totals Index: 22.11 C K Index: 32.02 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.90 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 130.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.56 mb = 867.13 m = 2844.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.56 mb = 1007.78 m = 3306.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 537.56 mb = 5036.05 m = 16522.27 ft B at Equ Level: 130.12 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 437.56 mb = 6600.22 m = 21653.99 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.0 at 53.0 knts Storm direction: 228.0 at 39.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 383.6 neg: -9.1 tot: 374.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 0.99 Bulk Shear: 132.72 m/s