MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.55,-85.34 Latitude: 41.55 Longitude: -85.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 972 288 23.1 16.4 66 6.7 18.6 224 14 298.6 300.8 292.8 333.9 12.12 2 950 491 21.3 15.6 70 5.7 17.5 225 24 298.8 301.0 292.6 333.3 11.83 3 900 956 17.1 13.2 78 3.9 14.6 225 30 299.1 301.1 291.8 330.3 10.66 4 850 1442 14.2 9.6 74 4.6 11.4 221 32 301.0 302.6 290.9 327.2 8.87 5 800 1952 11.3 5.9 69 5.5 8.2 228 32 303.2 304.6 290.3 325.1 7.29 6 750 2489 8.7 1.3 60 7.4 4.8 231 33 306.0 307.1 289.8 323.2 5.62 7 700 3056 5.2 -0.6 66 5.8 2.2 229 34 308.2 309.2 290.1 324.4 5.24 8 650 3657 1.7 -4.4 64 6.2 -1.2 234 35 310.9 311.7 290.0 324.3 4.24 9 600 4297 -2.8 -12.0 49 9.1 -6.4 243 37 312.8 313.3 289.0 321.1 2.54 10 550 4980 -8.0 -15.8 53 7.8 -10.6 248 43 314.6 315.0 289.2 321.3 2.03 11 500 5712 -13.5 -16.7 77 3.2 -14.6 251 46 316.6 317.0 289.8 323.4 2.06 12 450 6510 -16.7 -18.7 84 2.0 -17.3 243 47 322.3 322.6 291.4 328.9 1.94 13 400 7384 -22.7 -25.1 81 2.3 -23.3 233 44 325.4 325.7 291.6 329.8 1.25 14 350 8348 -30.3 -33.1 76 2.9 -30.7 231 49 327.9 328.0 291.8 330.3 0.67 15 300 9425 -39.4 -42.5 72 3.2 -39.6 234 57 329.9 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.30 16 250 10642 -50.9 -54.3 67 3.4 -51.0 243 78 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.10 17 200 12062 -57.3 -67.2 27 10.0 -57.4 250 83 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.2 0.02 18 150 13890 -56.5 -82.1 3 25.6 -56.8 239 58 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 19 100 16405 -64.6 -86.6 3 22.0 -64.8 258 45 402.9 402.9 305.6 402.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5667.15 m Freezing level: 630.99 mb = 3900.40 m = 12796.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.53 mb = 3441.03 m = 11289.33 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.27 % Est. max temperature: 26.67 C = 80.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 880.80 mb = 1139.63 m = 3738.90 ft T: 16.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.03 C/km ThetaE index: 10.71 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 817.19 mb = 1772.95 m = 5816.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.09 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.90 C = 80.42 F Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lifted Index: -2.98 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.29 C Showalter Index: -0.93 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.82 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.13 C K Index: 31.56 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.52 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.77 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 238.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 70.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.41 mb = 1368.39 m = 4489.41 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 642.41 mb = 3750.92 m = 12306.03 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.41 mb = 10838.39 m = 35558.60 ft B at Equ Level: 230.55 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 192.41 mb = 12307.57 m = 40378.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 237.5 at 36.0 knts Storm direction: 267.5 at 27.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.9 neg: 0.7 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 106.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 106.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.6 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 8.83 Bulk Shear: 26.98 m/s