MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.73,-83.05 Latitude: 39.73 Longitude: -83.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 976 240 13.7 12.9 95 0.8 13.2 220 12 288.9 290.6 287.3 315.8 9.61 2 950 466 11.8 11.5 98 0.3 11.6 226 23 289.1 290.7 286.9 314.3 8.97 3 900 917 8.7 8.4 98 0.3 8.5 243 28 290.4 291.8 286.1 312.2 7.68 4 850 1388 6.7 6.0 95 0.7 6.3 259 21 293.2 294.4 286.4 313.1 6.93 5 800 1884 3.6 2.8 94 0.9 3.2 252 17 295.0 296.1 286.1 312.1 5.84 6 750 2405 -0.2 -0.6 97 0.4 -0.4 246 18 296.4 297.2 285.6 310.8 4.88 7 700 2955 -2.7 -3.1 97 0.4 -2.9 234 21 299.5 300.3 286.2 312.5 4.33 8 650 3539 -5.6 -6.2 95 0.7 -5.8 229 23 302.7 303.4 286.8 314.0 3.70 9 600 4163 -9.5 -10.4 93 0.9 -9.8 218 25 305.1 305.7 286.8 314.1 2.89 10 550 4830 -13.5 -14.6 91 1.1 -13.8 206 28 308.1 308.5 287.2 315.3 2.25 11 500 5548 -18.3 -19.5 90 1.2 -18.6 194 33 310.7 311.0 287.4 316.0 1.63 12 450 6326 -24.8 -25.6 93 0.8 -25.0 184 37 312.0 312.2 287.3 315.6 1.06 13 400 7168 -31.8 -37.9 55 6.1 -32.4 183 45 313.7 313.8 287.1 315.0 0.37 14 350 8106 -33.6 -57.5 7 23.9 -35.0 188 67 323.4 323.4 289.9 323.6 0.05 15 300 9182 -36.4 -69.5 2 33.2 -37.7 187 73 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.2 0.01 16 250 10439 -38.0 -70.8 2 32.7 -39.4 209 71 349.5 349.5 296.5 349.6 0.01 17 200 11969 -41.3 -73.2 2 31.9 -42.5 209 55 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.01 18 150 13856 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -54.9 248 49 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.2 0.00 19 100 16403 -60.8 -88.0 2 27.2 -61.0 234 40 410.3 410.3 306.5 410.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5513.20 m Freezing level: 752.54 mb = 2378.38 m = 7802.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 755.46 mb = 2346.34 m = 7697.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.01 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.69 % Est. max temperature: 18.88 C = 65.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 964.26 mb = 341.21 m = 1119.43 ft T: 12.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 3.61 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.31 mb = 730.70 m = 2397.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.36 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.73 C = 58.51 F Cap Strength: 1.35 C Lifted Index: 1.83 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.27 C Showalter Index: 2.06 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.04 C Cross Totals Index: 24.34 C K Index: 30.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 154.06 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.16 mb = 732.08 m = 2401.80 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.16 mb = 777.46 m = 2550.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 865.16 mb = 1242.52 m = 4076.47 ft B at Equ Level: 13.27 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 555.16 mb = 4758.71 m = 15612.36 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 220.9 at 24.8 knts Storm direction: 250.9 at 18.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 62.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 62.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 13.74 Bulk Shear: 2.90 m/s