MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1200Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 47.57,-100.24 Latitude: 47.57 Longitude: -100.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 55 1 950 476 SFC 939 569 4.0 2.3 88 1.7 3.2 284 9 282.2 283.0 279.3 295.5 4.80 3 900 918 5.2 -0.9 65 6.1 2.5 317 32 286.9 287.6 280.6 298.3 3.97 4 850 1382 1.9 -3.8 66 5.7 -0.4 318 29 288.2 288.8 280.5 298.0 3.40 5 800 1867 -2.1 -8.1 64 6.0 -4.3 314 28 288.9 289.4 279.8 296.5 2.60 6 750 2377 -5.0 -8.1 79 3.1 -6.2 305 27 291.1 291.6 281.0 299.3 2.76 7 700 2915 -8.4 -10.3 86 1.9 -9.1 297 32 293.1 293.6 281.6 300.6 2.49 8 650 3487 -11.6 -15.8 71 4.2 -12.8 281 34 295.8 296.1 281.8 301.1 1.71 9 600 4095 -15.8 -19.1 76 3.3 -16.6 262 33 297.8 298.1 282.3 302.2 1.41 10 550 4744 -20.7 -23.6 78 2.9 -21.2 252 30 299.6 299.7 282.5 302.9 1.04 11 500 5441 -26.0 -32.5 54 6.5 -26.9 266 38 301.3 301.4 282.6 303.0 0.50 12 450 6195 -30.9 -41.1 36 10.2 -31.8 256 63 304.4 304.5 283.5 305.2 0.23 13 400 7021 -36.3 -44.5 43 8.2 -36.9 241 74 307.8 307.8 284.7 308.4 0.18 14 350 7936 -40.7 -57.3 15 16.5 -41.3 240 68 313.8 313.8 286.7 314.0 0.05 15 300 8982 -41.5 -65.3 6 23.8 -42.3 246 54 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.0 0.02 16 250 10221 -39.8 -72.0 2 32.3 -40.9 246 45 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.0 0.01 17 200 11749 -40.6 -72.6 2 32.1 -41.8 225 39 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.6 0.01 18 150 13666 -50.4 -79.9 2 29.6 -51.0 272 31 383.3 383.3 302.8 383.3 0.00 19 100 16257 -56.4 -84.6 2 28.2 -56.8 250 23 418.8 418.8 307.6 418.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5385.67 m Freezing level: 825.99 mb = 1614.81 m = 5297.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 857.66 mb = 1309.04 m = 4294.69 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.79 % Est. max temperature: 11.08 C = 51.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 914.20 mb = 789.89 m = 2591.47 ft T: 4.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.95 C/km ThetaE index: 1.72 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 784.38 mb = 2022.87 m = 6636.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.28 C = 52.31 F Cap Strength: 4.09 C Lifted Index: 4.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.39 C Showalter Index: 4.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 50.18 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.94 C Cross Totals Index: 22.24 C K Index: 22.32 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 119.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.02 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.86 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16226.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.60 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 820.80 mb = 1661.60 m = 5451.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 276.6 at 35.5 knts Storm direction: 306.6 at 26.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.7 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 11.7 neg: -23.1 tot: -11.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -3.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: -2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.39 Bulk Shear: 60.59 m/s