MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.61,-81.85 Latitude: 41.61 Longitude: -81.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 980 177 19.8 16.2 80 3.6 17.5 165 22 294.7 296.8 291.4 328.8 11.92 2 950 444 18.7 14.7 77 4.0 16.1 174 38 296.2 298.2 291.2 328.3 11.13 3 900 908 17.2 12.3 73 4.9 14.1 195 56 299.2 301.0 291.3 328.6 10.04 4 850 1394 14.9 7.7 62 7.2 10.6 202 58 301.7 303.1 290.2 324.9 7.78 5 800 1904 10.8 5.2 68 5.6 7.6 195 58 302.7 304.0 289.8 323.5 6.95 6 750 2439 7.9 -2.6 47 10.5 2.8 194 60 305.2 305.9 288.1 318.1 4.22 7 700 3005 5.1 -0.6 67 5.7 2.2 199 60 308.1 309.1 290.0 324.3 5.24 8 650 3606 1.9 -10.1 41 12.0 -3.1 199 60 311.1 311.6 288.7 319.8 2.73 9 600 4247 -2.0 -8.3 62 6.3 -4.7 201 60 313.8 314.4 290.2 324.7 3.41 10 550 4932 -7.4 -12.9 65 5.5 -9.5 199 58 315.3 315.8 289.9 323.7 2.58 11 500 5667 -11.8 -13.4 88 1.6 -12.4 201 54 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.6 2.72 12 450 6468 -15.9 -18.3 82 2.4 -16.6 197 51 323.3 323.7 291.7 330.1 2.01 13 400 7347 -21.1 -23.4 82 2.3 -21.7 201 53 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.7 1.45 14 350 8317 -28.2 -30.9 78 2.7 -28.7 207 58 330.7 330.9 292.7 333.8 0.83 15 300 9403 -37.7 -40.8 73 3.1 -38.0 217 58 332.2 332.3 292.7 333.6 0.36 16 250 10628 -49.0 -52.6 66 3.6 -49.2 223 71 333.2 333.2 292.7 333.6 0.12 17 200 12068 -54.1 -70.4 12 16.3 -54.4 236 65 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.01 18 150 13895 -59.1 -80.8 4 21.7 -59.3 232 43 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16394 -64.8 -85.6 4 20.8 -65.0 232 34 402.5 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5663.71 m Freezing level: 625.99 mb = 3913.96 m = 12840.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.26 mb = 3249.12 m = 10659.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.75 % Est. max temperature: 27.22 C = 80.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.25 mb = 633.48 m = 2078.32 ft T: 18.09 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.35 C/km ThetaE index: 10.47 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 809.08 mb = 1809.01 m = 5935.00 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.62 C = 81.71 F Cap Strength: 3.11 C Lifted Index: 0.16 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.62 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.37 C Showalter Index: 1.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.23 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.69 C Cross Totals Index: 19.54 C K Index: 28.73 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 261.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.53 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 207.77 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 869.92 mb = 1197.10 m = 3927.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 544.92 mb = 5003.75 m = 16416.29 ft Equ Level (EL): 524.92 mb = 5292.00 m = 17362.01 ft B at Equ Level: 18.77 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 464.92 mb = 6219.75 m = 20405.77 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.3 at 55.9 knts Storm direction: 227.3 at 41.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 454.0 neg: -38.7 tot: 415.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 89.87 m/s