MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.89,-83.99 Latitude: 39.89 Longitude: -83.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 SFC 970 293 18.5 17.0 91 1.5 17.5 179 16 294.2 296.5 291.9 330.5 12.69 2 950 473 17.9 16.5 92 1.4 17.0 185 28 295.3 297.6 292.0 331.3 12.52 3 900 937 16.9 14.2 84 2.7 15.1 206 54 298.9 301.0 292.3 332.0 11.36 4 850 1422 13.9 11.3 84 2.6 12.3 217 59 300.7 302.6 291.7 330.0 9.94 5 800 1932 10.6 7.7 83 2.8 8.9 216 54 302.4 304.0 290.9 327.1 8.29 6 750 2466 7.3 2.7 73 4.6 4.8 210 54 304.5 305.6 289.8 323.2 6.20 7 700 3032 5.2 -9.4 34 14.7 -1.0 210 55 308.3 308.8 287.7 316.8 2.67 8 650 3634 2.8 -10.8 36 13.6 -2.9 209 52 312.1 312.6 288.9 320.4 2.58 9 600 4276 -2.4 -7.4 68 5.0 -4.6 204 48 313.4 314.1 290.3 325.1 3.67 10 550 4961 -6.2 -18.2 38 12.0 -10.2 199 49 316.7 317.1 289.5 322.3 1.66 11 500 5699 -11.5 -18.7 55 7.2 -13.7 206 50 319.0 319.4 290.2 324.9 1.74 12 450 6499 -16.3 -20.3 71 4.0 -17.5 220 47 322.7 323.0 291.3 328.5 1.69 13 400 7376 -21.3 -25.1 71 3.8 -22.2 231 46 327.3 327.5 292.2 331.6 1.24 14 350 8347 -28.4 -36.1 48 7.7 -29.6 231 51 330.4 330.5 292.3 332.3 0.50 15 300 9431 -37.3 -41.1 67 3.9 -37.7 232 63 332.9 332.9 292.9 334.2 0.35 16 250 10664 -47.4 -50.8 68 3.4 -47.6 240 86 335.6 335.6 293.4 336.2 0.14 17 200 12104 -55.5 -67.4 21 11.9 -55.6 243 80 344.9 344.9 295.5 345.0 0.02 18 150 13919 -60.6 -81.6 5 21.0 -60.8 245 59 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.00 19 100 16419 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 246 34 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5666.05 m Freezing level: 623.06 mb = 3979.51 m = 13055.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.50 mb = 2933.02 m = 9622.65 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.91 % Est. max temperature: 25.99 C = 78.78 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.16 mb = 480.97 m = 1577.98 ft T: 17.86 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.28 C/km ThetaE index: 15.27 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.66 mb = 1445.67 m = 4742.96 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.76 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.07 C = 77.13 F Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.42 C Showalter Index: -0.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.42 C Cross Totals Index: 22.79 C K Index: 22.04 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.21 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.04 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 76.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 38.27 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.79 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 890.81 mb = 1023.97 m = 3359.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 775.81 mb = 2186.00 m = 7171.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 715.81 mb = 2848.89 m = 9346.63 ft B at Equ Level: 24.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 625.81 mb = 3937.88 m = 12919.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 207.8 at 50.4 knts Storm direction: 237.8 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 1.2 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 411.6 neg: -58.2 tot: 353.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.19 Bulk Shear: 64.13 m/s