MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.83,-80.37 Latitude: 41.83 Longitude: -80.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7 SFC 964 317 17.0 16.4 97 0.5 16.6 226 9 293.2 295.3 291.2 328.1 12.29 2 950 444 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 223 13 293.4 295.6 291.0 327.7 12.03 3 900 902 13.1 12.9 99 0.1 13.0 215 26 295.0 296.8 290.3 325.0 10.45 4 850 1381 10.3 10.2 99 0.1 10.2 209 32 296.9 298.6 289.9 323.7 9.21 5 800 1884 7.2 7.0 98 0.2 7.1 212 35 298.9 300.3 289.3 322.0 7.87 6 750 2412 4.0 3.7 98 0.3 3.8 218 28 300.9 302.2 289.0 320.8 6.67 7 700 2971 0.9 0.6 98 0.3 0.8 199 27 303.5 304.6 289.0 320.8 5.73 8 650 3563 -2.4 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.5 194 30 306.3 307.2 289.1 321.2 4.85 9 600 4196 -5.1 -5.4 98 0.3 -5.2 189 42 310.2 311.1 289.9 323.7 4.27 10 550 4875 -8.9 -9.3 97 0.4 -9.1 188 48 313.5 314.1 290.1 324.5 3.44 11 500 5604 -15.2 -21.1 61 5.9 -16.8 196 62 314.5 314.7 288.5 319.2 1.42 12 450 6397 -18.3 -20.3 84 2.0 -18.8 189 69 320.3 320.6 290.6 326.0 1.69 13 400 7265 -24.1 -29.7 60 5.5 -25.2 187 77 323.6 323.8 290.7 326.5 0.82 14 350 8230 -28.7 -32.1 73 3.4 -29.3 185 89 330.0 330.1 292.4 332.7 0.74 15 300 9316 -36.6 -39.8 72 3.2 -37.0 186 92 333.8 333.8 293.2 335.3 0.40 16 250 10551 -47.4 -50.8 68 3.4 -47.6 193 102 335.6 335.7 293.4 336.2 0.14 17 200 12011 -49.3 -72.2 5 22.9 -49.8 193 69 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.01 18 150 13865 -57.3 -82.9 2 25.6 -57.6 209 47 371.3 371.3 300.8 371.3 0.00 19 100 16391 -61.1 -88.2 2 27.1 -61.3 233 34 409.8 409.8 306.5 409.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.08 m Freezing level: 685.99 mb = 3136.70 m = 10290.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.09 mb = 3107.83 m = 10196.17 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.41 % Est. max temperature: 22.06 C = 71.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 956.98 mb = 381.63 m = 1252.06 ft T: 16.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 7.32 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 788.76 m = 2587.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.38 C = 65.08 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: -1.95 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.86 C Showalter Index: -0.83 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.54 C Cross Totals Index: 25.39 C K Index: 35.41 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.74 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 247.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.85 mb = 791.19 m = 2595.72 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.85 mb = 837.77 m = 2748.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 456.85 mb = 6283.20 m = 20613.92 ft B at Equ Level: 246.31 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 326.85 mb = 8712.49 m = 28583.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.9 at 38.9 knts Storm direction: 227.9 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 4.4 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 51.0 neg: -10.5 tot: 40.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.8 stream: 2.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 3.18 Bulk Shear: 77.96 m/s