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: 43.27,-83.31 Latitude: 43.27 Longitude: -83.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -76 SFC 963 249 18.4 16.9 91 1.5 17.4 165 25 294.8 297.1 292.0 331.1 12.68 2 950 361 17.8 16.5 92 1.3 17.0 167 36 295.2 297.5 292.0 331.2 12.53 3 900 822 15.0 14.8 99 0.1 14.9 180 58 296.9 299.1 292.0 331.2 11.86 4 850 1304 12.0 11.8 99 0.2 11.9 193 68 298.7 300.6 291.3 328.7 10.28 5 800 1811 10.3 8.9 91 1.4 9.5 198 61 302.2 303.8 291.4 328.8 8.99 6 750 2347 7.6 6.0 89 1.6 6.7 199 60 304.9 306.3 291.3 328.5 7.85 7 700 2913 4.3 2.9 91 1.4 3.5 198 60 307.2 308.5 291.1 327.8 6.74 8 650 3514 0.7 0.2 96 0.5 0.4 200 59 309.7 310.9 291.2 328.2 5.97 9 600 4154 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.4 200 57 313.4 314.5 291.7 330.1 5.27 10 550 4841 -5.5 -6.1 96 0.6 -5.8 199 55 317.6 318.4 292.2 331.8 4.42 11 500 5583 -10.3 -11.5 91 1.2 -10.8 195 56 320.5 321.1 292.0 331.0 3.18 12 450 6387 -15.2 -16.6 89 1.4 -15.7 195 66 324.1 324.6 292.3 332.0 2.32 13 400 7267 -21.2 -23.2 83 2.1 -21.7 196 68 327.4 327.7 292.4 332.6 1.47 14 350 8239 -27.6 -30.1 79 2.5 -28.1 192 71 331.5 331.7 293.0 334.8 0.89 15 300 9330 -36.3 -39.2 74 3.0 -36.6 209 83 334.2 334.3 293.3 335.8 0.42 16 250 10563 -48.0 -51.4 68 3.4 -48.1 214 89 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.2 0.13 17 200 12005 -54.2 -64.8 26 10.6 -54.4 225 70 346.9 346.9 296.0 347.1 0.03 18 150 13837 -58.3 -81.7 3 23.3 -58.6 215 43 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16360 -61.8 -86.3 2 24.5 -62.0 220 36 408.3 408.3 306.3 408.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5658.19 m Freezing level: 638.54 mb = 3660.26 m = 12008.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.51 mb = 3606.19 m = 11831.20 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.33 % Est. max temperature: 24.85 C = 76.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.36 mb = 438.53 m = 1438.73 ft T: 17.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.45 C/km ThetaE index: 2.51 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 897.66 mb = 843.82 m = 2768.39 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.88 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.64 C = 69.15 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: 0.55 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.37 C Showalter Index: 1.57 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.35 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.29 C Cross Totals Index: 22.07 C K Index: 32.67 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 334.58 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.37 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 46.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.66 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.98 mb = 784.18 m = 2572.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 878.98 mb = 1021.36 m = 3350.89 ft Equ Level (EL): 808.98 mb = 1718.14 m = 5636.87 ft B at Equ Level: 19.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 458.98 mb = 6236.56 m = 20460.89 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.4 at 57.9 knts Storm direction: 225.4 at 43.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.1 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 555.7 neg: -6.9 tot: 548.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 182.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.55 Bulk Shear: 85.14 m/s