MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.64,-83.49 Latitude: 41.64 Longitude: -83.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 985 187 21.4 17.3 77 4.1 18.6 191 10 295.9 298.1 292.3 332.4 12.69 2 950 497 22.4 15.8 67 6.5 18.0 212 31 299.9 302.1 293.0 335.0 12.00 3 900 965 18.5 14.1 75 4.4 15.6 216 31 300.6 302.6 292.7 333.8 11.30 4 850 1452 13.9 12.9 93 1.0 13.3 215 31 300.8 302.8 292.6 333.3 11.08 5 800 1961 11.1 8.1 82 3.0 9.3 214 27 303.0 304.6 291.3 328.4 8.52 6 750 2498 8.1 4.4 78 3.7 6.1 210 26 305.4 306.7 290.7 326.6 7.03 7 700 3065 4.8 1.0 77 3.8 2.8 211 27 307.8 308.9 290.5 325.9 5.90 8 650 3665 1.2 -3.0 73 4.3 -0.8 209 36 310.4 311.3 290.3 325.1 4.72 9 600 4305 -3.0 -5.5 83 2.5 -4.2 214 43 312.6 313.4 290.6 326.0 4.23 10 550 4990 -6.7 -9.4 81 2.7 -7.8 222 46 316.2 316.8 290.9 327.2 3.42 11 500 5726 -12.0 -14.6 81 2.6 -12.9 230 48 318.4 318.8 290.7 326.5 2.47 12 450 6525 -17.1 -23.5 57 6.4 -18.8 233 47 321.7 322.0 290.6 326.1 1.27 13 400 7397 -23.3 -27.8 67 4.5 -24.3 232 47 324.7 324.9 291.2 328.1 0.97 14 350 8359 -30.5 -33.3 77 2.8 -30.9 235 43 327.6 327.8 291.7 330.0 0.66 15 300 9435 -39.3 -43.8 62 4.5 -39.6 237 58 330.0 330.0 292.0 331.0 0.26 16 250 10654 -50.7 -54.7 62 4.0 -50.8 239 66 330.7 330.8 292.0 331.1 0.09 17 200 12076 -56.5 -67.2 25 10.7 -56.7 241 55 343.3 343.3 295.1 343.4 0.02 18 150 13895 -58.7 -82.0 3 23.3 -58.9 242 53 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.00 19 100 16414 -63.1 -86.4 3 23.2 -63.3 250 35 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5674.32 m Freezing level: 635.40 mb = 3851.94 m = 12637.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.42 mb = 3524.05 m = 11561.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.23 % Est. max temperature: 26.94 C = 80.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 926.61 mb = 712.56 m = 2337.78 ft T: 20.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 9.89 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 848.83 mb = 1463.48 m = 4801.38 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.31 C = 79.36 F Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lifted Index: -2.68 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.95 C Showalter Index: -2.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.92 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.97 C Cross Totals Index: 24.94 C K Index: 35.11 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 360.94 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 643.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 35.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 31.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.01 mb = 1302.73 m = 4274.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 800.01 mb = 1961.18 m = 6434.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 230.01 mb = 11184.96 m = 36695.61 ft B at Equ Level: 629.32 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 170.01 mb = 13103.17 m = 42988.86 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.6 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 247.6 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.5 neg: -24.2 tot: 104.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 34.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.9 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.46 Bulk Rich Number: 34.47 Bulk Shear: 18.68 m/s