MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 42.46,-83.71 Latitude: 42.46 Longitude: -83.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -65 SFC 960 281 17.8 17.3 97 0.5 17.5 176 20 294.3 296.7 292.2 331.7 13.06 2 950 371 17.3 17.0 98 0.3 17.1 177 27 294.7 297.0 292.2 331.8 12.95 3 900 832 15.0 14.8 99 0.1 14.9 189 51 296.9 299.1 292.1 331.3 11.88 4 850 1315 12.1 12.0 99 0.1 12.0 201 56 298.8 300.7 291.5 329.2 10.39 5 800 1821 9.2 9.1 99 0.2 9.1 206 51 301.0 302.6 291.1 327.8 9.09 6 750 2356 7.1 6.9 99 0.2 7.0 208 46 304.2 305.8 291.5 329.3 8.36 7 700 2921 4.3 4.0 98 0.3 4.1 204 46 307.2 308.6 291.6 329.4 7.29 8 650 3520 0.3 0.1 98 0.3 0.2 196 51 309.4 310.5 291.0 327.6 5.92 9 600 4159 -2.9 -3.2 98 0.3 -3.0 193 56 312.8 313.7 291.3 328.6 5.04 10 550 4845 -6.3 -6.7 97 0.4 -6.5 191 58 316.6 317.4 291.7 330.1 4.20 11 500 5584 -11.0 -11.6 95 0.6 -11.2 192 59 319.7 320.3 291.7 330.1 3.15 12 450 6386 -16.0 -17.0 92 1.0 -16.3 192 69 323.2 323.6 291.9 330.8 2.25 13 400 7264 -20.7 -23.1 81 2.4 -21.3 194 75 328.1 328.4 292.6 333.4 1.49 14 350 8239 -27.4 -30.7 73 3.4 -28.0 196 74 331.9 332.0 293.0 335.0 0.85 15 300 9329 -36.4 -39.8 71 3.4 -36.8 204 84 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.6 0.40 16 250 10562 -47.4 -51.4 64 4.0 -47.6 214 95 335.5 335.6 293.3 336.1 0.13 17 200 12012 -53.0 -66.7 18 13.7 -53.3 222 67 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.02 18 150 13851 -57.4 -82.8 3 25.4 -57.7 222 48 371.1 371.1 300.8 371.1 0.00 19 100 16373 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 223 36 407.4 407.4 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5649.11 m Freezing level: 644.67 mb = 3588.48 m = 11773.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.97 mb = 3557.69 m = 11672.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.58 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.99 % Est. max temperature: 23.91 C = 75.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 953.75 mb = 337.92 m = 1108.63 ft T: 17.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 3.98 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.17 mb = 821.33 m = 2694.62 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.01 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.32 C = 68.57 F Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lifted Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.11 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.44 C Showalter Index: 0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 45.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.05 C Cross Totals Index: 22.91 C K Index: 34.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.00 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 126.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.15 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.97 mb = 766.63 m = 2515.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 881.97 mb = 1003.29 m = 3291.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 451.97 mb = 6352.48 m = 20841.21 ft B at Equ Level: 126.21 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 351.97 mb = 8197.69 m = 26894.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.0 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 226.0 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 338.6 neg: -20.9 tot: 317.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 2.34 Bulk Shear: 54.26 m/s