MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 6Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 48.28,-99.85 Latitude: 48.28 Longitude: -99.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 107 SFC 955 482 3.4 0.1 79 3.3 2.0 302 21 280.2 280.9 277.3 291.4 4.02 2 950 524 2.9 -0.2 80 3.2 1.5 302 24 280.2 280.8 277.2 291.2 3.96 3 900 959 -1.1 -1.4 98 0.3 -1.2 308 41 280.4 281.0 277.2 291.1 3.83 4 850 1412 -4.1 -4.5 98 0.3 -4.3 324 49 281.8 282.4 277.1 290.9 3.23 5 800 1888 -6.2 -6.6 97 0.4 -6.3 334 42 284.6 285.1 278.1 293.0 2.92 6 750 2391 -7.9 -8.4 96 0.5 -8.1 339 40 288.0 288.5 279.5 295.9 2.71 7 700 2926 -10.0 -11.2 91 1.2 -10.4 343 38 291.4 291.8 280.6 298.4 2.32 8 650 3493 -13.8 -15.1 90 1.2 -14.2 343 38 293.3 293.6 280.8 298.8 1.82 9 600 4096 -18.2 -18.8 94 0.7 -18.3 343 38 295.1 295.4 281.1 299.6 1.44 10 550 4739 -23.1 -23.8 94 0.7 -23.2 340 38 296.6 296.8 281.3 299.9 1.01 11 500 5429 -28.8 -31.1 81 2.3 -29.1 333 38 297.9 298.0 281.3 299.8 0.57 12 450 6173 -34.9 -40.9 54 6.0 -35.3 330 41 299.4 299.5 281.4 300.3 0.24 13 400 6986 -38.7 -53.9 19 15.2 -39.3 333 48 304.7 304.8 283.4 305.0 0.06 14 350 7894 -43.4 -61.5 12 18.1 -43.9 330 57 310.3 310.3 285.4 310.4 0.03 15 300 8923 -46.0 -66.8 8 20.8 -46.4 326 61 320.5 320.5 288.9 320.6 0.02 16 250 10133 -46.4 -71.7 4 25.3 -47.0 322 60 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.2 0.01 17 200 11612 -47.3 -77.6 2 30.3 -47.9 318 51 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.00 18 150 13505 -49.3 -79.1 2 29.8 -50.0 309 38 385.2 385.2 303.1 385.2 0.01 19 100 16141 -51.8 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.6 291 29 427.6 427.6 308.6 427.6 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5322.15 m Freezing level: 913.44 mb = 841.79 m = 2761.73 ft Wetbulb zero: 921.98 mb = 764.63 m = 2508.60 ft Precipitable water: 0.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.73 % Est. max temperature: 7.42 C = 45.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 906.77 mb = 898.34 m = 2947.28 ft T: -0.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.52 C/km ThetaE index: 0.48 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.35 mb = 1088.67 m = 3571.71 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 3.96 C = 39.14 F Cap Strength: 6.33 C Lifted Index: 6.62 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.93 C Showalter Index: 6.73 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 49.03 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.67 C Cross Totals Index: 24.36 C K Index: 19.02 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 137.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16034.33 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.57 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.55 mb = 1069.03 m = 3507.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 333.6 at 39.4 knts Storm direction: 3.6 at 29.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 298.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 298.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 45.31 m/s