MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.14,-85.75 Latitude: 41.14 Longitude: -85.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 57 SFC 977 262 21.4 18.0 81 3.4 19.1 218 13 296.5 298.9 293.1 335.2 13.41 2 950 501 19.8 17.0 84 2.8 17.9 223 26 297.3 299.6 293.0 334.6 12.90 3 900 965 16.7 14.0 84 2.7 14.9 225 28 298.7 300.7 292.1 331.3 11.20 4 850 1451 14.2 11.0 81 3.2 12.2 223 27 301.0 302.8 291.7 329.8 9.76 5 800 1961 11.2 7.9 80 3.3 9.2 222 28 303.1 304.6 291.2 328.1 8.38 6 750 2497 7.8 4.1 77 3.8 5.7 225 26 305.1 306.3 290.5 325.8 6.84 7 700 3063 3.9 0.9 81 3.0 2.3 228 24 306.8 307.9 290.2 324.6 5.84 8 650 3661 0.1 -0.5 96 0.6 -0.2 231 28 309.1 310.1 290.7 326.7 5.70 9 600 4299 -3.2 -4.1 94 0.8 -3.7 228 34 312.4 313.3 290.9 327.2 4.71 10 550 4983 -7.1 -7.8 95 0.7 -7.4 226 40 315.6 316.4 291.2 328.0 3.86 11 500 5719 -12.3 -14.2 86 1.8 -13.0 229 49 318.0 318.5 290.7 326.4 2.55 12 450 6516 -17.5 -21.8 69 4.3 -18.7 230 52 321.2 321.5 290.7 326.3 1.49 13 400 7388 -23.3 -30.4 52 7.0 -24.6 227 53 324.7 324.8 291.0 327.4 0.76 14 350 8349 -31.5 -37.6 55 6.1 -32.3 229 59 326.3 326.4 291.1 327.9 0.43 15 300 9423 -39.8 -43.4 69 3.5 -40.1 231 63 329.2 329.3 291.8 330.3 0.28 16 250 10639 -50.1 -55.4 54 5.3 -50.3 232 65 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.8 0.08 17 200 12072 -54.0 -73.4 8 19.4 -54.4 235 56 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13904 -57.6 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.9 245 55 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16417 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 245 42 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.16 m Freezing level: 648.57 mb = 3678.90 m = 12069.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.26 mb = 3607.95 m = 11836.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.53 % Est. max temperature: 26.79 C = 80.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.35 mb = 689.94 m = 2263.55 ft T: 18.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.10 C/km ThetaE index: 10.54 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 849.22 mb = 1458.80 m = 4786.02 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.89 C = 78.60 F Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lifted Index: -2.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.48 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.93 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.56 C Cross Totals Index: 23.37 C K Index: 34.61 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 292.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.74 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 591.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 34.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.75 mb = 1081.84 m = 3549.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 772.75 mb = 2249.05 m = 7378.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 242.75 mb = 10828.38 m = 35525.73 ft B at Equ Level: 582.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 182.75 mb = 12646.68 m = 41491.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 226.8 at 32.5 knts Storm direction: 256.8 at 24.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.1 neg: 0.1 tot: 2.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.9 neg: -12.9 tot: 49.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.9 stream: 2.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.22 Bulk Rich Number: 49.17 Bulk Shear: 12.02 m/s