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: 44.68,-83.53 Latitude: 44.68 Longitude: -83.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -29 SFC 968 249 14.6 14.3 98 0.3 14.4 1 7 290.4 292.3 288.9 320.4 10.63 2 950 404 14.1 14.0 99 0.1 14.0 19 16 291.4 293.3 289.2 321.5 10.60 3 900 860 11.7 11.6 99 0.1 11.6 29 21 293.6 295.3 289.0 320.9 9.56 4 850 1336 8.7 8.6 99 0.1 8.6 32 19 295.3 296.8 288.5 319.2 8.27 5 800 1836 6.0 5.7 98 0.3 5.9 52 17 297.6 298.9 288.3 318.7 7.21 6 750 2363 3.8 3.5 98 0.3 3.6 96 15 300.7 301.9 288.8 320.2 6.56 7 700 2922 1.7 1.4 98 0.3 1.5 143 23 304.4 305.5 289.6 322.7 6.07 8 650 3517 -0.6 -0.9 98 0.3 -0.8 169 40 308.2 309.3 290.3 325.2 5.50 9 600 4154 -3.9 -4.2 97 0.4 -4.0 186 52 311.7 312.5 290.6 326.3 4.66 10 550 4836 -7.7 -8.8 92 1.0 -8.2 197 55 314.9 315.6 290.7 326.4 3.59 11 500 5572 -11.5 -13.1 88 1.6 -12.1 204 59 319.0 319.6 291.2 328.3 2.79 12 450 6374 -15.9 -17.8 85 1.9 -16.5 205 59 323.3 323.7 291.8 330.4 2.09 13 400 7251 -21.9 -24.3 81 2.4 -22.5 203 60 326.5 326.7 292.0 331.2 1.34 14 350 8218 -29.3 -32.2 76 2.9 -29.7 202 64 329.3 329.4 292.2 331.9 0.74 15 300 9298 -38.6 -41.9 71 3.3 -38.9 200 69 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.32 16 250 10521 -49.8 -53.4 66 3.6 -49.9 198 88 332.1 332.1 292.4 332.5 0.11 17 200 11958 -53.9 -69.0 14 15.2 -54.1 220 72 347.5 347.5 296.1 347.5 0.02 18 150 13800 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 230 45 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16335 -59.7 -87.1 2 27.4 -60.0 224 28 412.3 412.3 306.8 412.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5601.21 m Freezing level: 663.74 mb = 3353.50 m = 11002.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.08 mb = 3308.73 m = 10855.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.64 % Est. max temperature: 20.84 C = 69.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 963.85 mb = 281.88 m = 924.79 ft T: 14.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 2.76 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.16 mb = 765.20 m = 2510.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.86 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.25 C = 63.05 F Cap Strength: 3.14 C Lifted Index: 4.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.64 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.92 C Showalter Index: 5.31 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.31 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.23 C Cross Totals Index: 20.08 C K Index: 28.54 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.22 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 37.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.99 mb = 720.52 m = 2363.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.99 mb = 952.97 m = 3126.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 739.99 mb = 2471.94 m = 8109.93 ft B at Equ Level: 37.07 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 649.99 mb = 3517.06 m = 11538.76 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.5 at 36.3 knts Storm direction: 211.5 at 27.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 465.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 465.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 155.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 352.44 m/s