MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.37,-84.42 Latitude: 42.37 Longitude: -84.42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38 SFC 971 292 19.3 18.5 95 0.8 18.8 244 3 294.9 297.4 293.0 334.8 13.93 2 950 482 18.5 18.0 97 0.5 18.2 244 10 296.0 298.5 293.2 335.7 13.80 3 900 945 16.3 16.0 98 0.3 16.1 230 16 298.3 300.6 293.2 335.4 12.78 4 850 1430 13.8 13.7 99 0.2 13.7 219 19 300.6 302.7 293.0 334.8 11.64 5 800 1940 11.1 10.9 99 0.2 11.0 213 21 303.0 304.9 292.7 333.5 10.30 6 750 2477 8.1 7.9 99 0.2 8.0 216 24 305.3 307.0 292.3 332.3 8.96 7 700 3044 4.8 4.5 98 0.3 4.6 220 25 307.8 309.2 291.9 330.8 7.54 8 650 3645 0.8 0.5 98 0.3 0.6 218 29 309.8 311.0 291.3 328.7 6.10 9 600 4285 -2.7 -3.2 97 0.4 -3.0 215 33 313.0 313.9 291.4 328.9 5.06 10 550 4971 -6.3 -7.1 94 0.8 -6.7 215 36 316.6 317.3 291.6 329.7 4.08 11 500 5710 -10.6 -11.8 91 1.2 -11.1 214 39 320.2 320.8 291.8 330.4 3.11 12 450 6513 -15.9 -17.5 87 1.6 -16.4 218 39 323.3 323.7 291.9 330.6 2.15 13 400 7390 -22.0 -24.2 82 2.2 -22.5 221 40 326.4 326.7 292.0 331.2 1.35 14 350 8357 -29.6 -32.3 77 2.7 -30.0 224 42 328.9 329.0 292.1 331.5 0.72 15 300 9435 -39.2 -42.3 72 3.1 -39.5 225 46 330.1 330.1 292.0 331.3 0.31 16 250 10653 -50.9 -54.4 66 3.5 -51.0 224 53 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.8 0.09 17 200 12074 -57.1 -69.7 19 12.6 -57.3 254 69 342.3 342.4 294.9 342.4 0.02 18 150 13901 -57.7 -81.2 3 23.5 -58.0 243 54 370.7 370.7 300.7 370.7 0.00 19 100 16418 -63.3 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 252 34 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.60 m Freezing level: 639.01 mb = 3785.57 m = 12419.69 ft Wetbulb zero: 641.53 mb = 3749.86 m = 12302.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.98 % Est. max temperature: 26.28 C = 79.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.51 mb = 386.70 m = 1268.69 ft T: 18.89 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 6.98 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 905.86 mb = 889.28 m = 2917.56 ft Mean mixing ratio: 13.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.35 C = 72.23 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -1.85 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.43 C Showalter Index: -1.56 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.38 C Cross Totals Index: 24.22 C K Index: 37.71 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 240.49 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 722.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 914.95 mb = 803.72 m = 2636.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 859.95 mb = 1331.51 m = 4368.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 219.95 mb = 11468.55 m = 37626.01 ft B at Equ Level: 704.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.95 mb = 13492.94 m = 44267.64 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.2 at 27.3 knts Storm direction: 247.2 at 20.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 3.5 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 45.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 45.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 15.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.7 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 15.93 Bulk Shear: 45.36 m/s