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: 42.50,-85.05 Latitude: 42.50 Longitude: -85.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 972 279 22.2 18.0 77 4.3 19.3 239 7 297.8 300.2 293.5 336.7 13.43 2 950 481 21.9 16.3 71 5.6 18.1 236 18 299.4 301.6 293.2 335.4 12.35 3 900 948 17.7 14.7 82 3.0 15.7 227 24 299.8 301.9 292.9 334.2 11.76 4 850 1434 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.3 223 25 300.1 302.2 292.6 333.2 11.29 5 800 1942 9.8 9.7 99 0.2 9.7 222 32 301.6 303.4 291.6 329.7 9.47 6 750 2476 6.6 6.2 97 0.4 6.3 230 38 303.8 305.2 291.0 327.6 7.95 7 700 3040 3.5 2.6 94 0.8 3.0 231 41 306.3 307.5 290.7 326.5 6.62 8 650 3638 0.2 -1.3 89 1.6 -0.6 233 41 309.2 310.3 290.5 325.8 5.35 9 600 4276 -2.7 -5.2 83 2.5 -3.9 235 44 313.0 313.8 290.7 326.6 4.31 10 550 4962 -6.6 -15.5 49 8.9 -9.8 236 47 316.3 316.7 289.7 323.1 2.07 11 500 5697 -12.6 -33.8 15 21.2 -16.8 239 49 317.7 317.7 288.5 319.2 0.44 12 450 6493 -17.4 -36.0 18 18.6 -20.7 243 56 321.3 321.4 289.6 322.8 0.39 13 400 7363 -24.6 -30.2 60 5.6 -25.7 245 66 323.0 323.1 290.5 325.7 0.77 14 350 8321 -30.5 -33.6 74 3.1 -30.9 234 71 327.7 327.8 291.7 330.0 0.64 15 300 9398 -39.4 -42.5 72 3.2 -39.6 230 76 329.9 329.9 292.0 331.0 0.30 16 250 10615 -51.0 -54.5 67 3.4 -51.1 231 83 330.2 330.2 291.9 330.6 0.09 17 200 12034 -56.4 -69.0 19 12.6 -56.6 248 79 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.5 0.02 18 150 13865 -56.9 -82.4 3 25.5 -57.2 239 61 372.1 372.1 300.9 372.1 0.00 19 100 16386 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 263 44 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5661.41 m Freezing level: 645.84 mb = 3691.06 m = 12109.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.92 mb = 3540.20 m = 11614.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.84 % Est. max temperature: 25.41 C = 77.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 913.25 mb = 821.61 m = 2695.52 ft T: 18.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 10.89 C Layer 950.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.99 mb = 1304.78 m = 4280.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.49 C = 76.09 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: -3.61 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.13 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.55 C Showalter Index: -2.91 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 51.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.96 C Cross Totals Index: 25.81 C K Index: 38.34 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 372.64 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.80 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 959.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 43.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.67 mb = 1229.43 m = 4033.52 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.67 mb = 1377.18 m = 4518.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 225.67 mb = 11266.12 m = 36961.87 ft B at Equ Level: 944.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 155.67 mb = 13629.22 m = 44714.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 233.3 at 38.4 knts Storm direction: 263.3 at 28.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 4.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 162.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 54.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.78 Bulk Rich Number: 15.65 Bulk Shear: 61.28 m/s