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: 39.84,-83.44 Latitude: 39.84 Longitude: -83.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 968 309 12.9 12.4 97 0.5 12.6 252 11 288.7 290.4 287.1 315.0 9.37 2 950 465 11.7 11.5 99 0.2 11.6 257 19 289.1 290.7 286.9 314.4 9.01 3 900 915 8.8 8.5 98 0.2 8.6 282 27 290.5 291.9 286.2 312.6 7.78 4 850 1386 5.8 5.5 98 0.3 5.6 303 28 292.2 293.4 285.8 311.4 6.68 5 800 1880 3.1 2.8 98 0.3 2.9 315 18 294.4 295.5 285.8 311.5 5.85 6 750 2401 0.0 -0.3 98 0.3 -0.2 284 7 296.6 297.5 285.8 311.3 5.00 7 700 2951 -2.8 -3.0 98 0.3 -2.9 229 11 299.4 300.2 286.2 312.5 4.36 8 650 3535 -6.1 -6.5 97 0.3 -6.2 226 17 302.1 302.7 286.4 313.1 3.63 9 600 4157 -9.9 -10.5 96 0.6 -10.1 220 22 304.7 305.2 286.6 313.6 2.87 10 550 4823 -14.2 -15.0 94 0.8 -14.5 210 26 307.2 307.6 286.8 314.1 2.17 11 500 5538 -19.5 -20.3 93 0.8 -19.7 199 33 309.3 309.6 286.8 314.3 1.52 12 450 6314 -25.1 -25.9 93 0.8 -25.2 184 39 311.7 311.9 287.2 315.2 1.03 13 400 7155 -32.4 -34.6 80 2.2 -32.7 176 46 312.9 313.0 287.0 314.7 0.51 14 350 8090 -34.3 -57.8 7 23.5 -35.6 187 62 322.4 322.5 289.6 322.6 0.04 15 300 9164 -36.0 -67.4 2 31.4 -37.3 189 69 334.7 334.7 293.0 334.7 0.01 16 250 10425 -38.0 -68.0 3 30.0 -39.3 211 65 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.02 17 200 11952 -41.3 -73.2 2 31.9 -42.5 211 55 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.01 18 150 13846 -53.3 -82.2 2 28.9 -53.8 246 57 378.2 378.2 301.9 378.2 0.00 19 100 16399 -60.4 -87.7 2 27.3 -60.7 234 38 411.0 411.0 306.6 411.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5503.56 m Freezing level: 749.91 mb = 2401.97 m = 7880.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.51 mb = 2373.96 m = 7788.48 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.74 % Est. max temperature: 17.76 C = 63.97 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 960.74 mb = 370.53 m = 1215.62 ft T: 12.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.46 C/km ThetaE index: 3.59 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.50 mb = 800.18 m = 2625.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.21 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.33 C = 57.80 F Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lifted Index: 0.77 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.23 C Showalter Index: 1.94 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.30 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 25.00 C K Index: 30.53 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 180.78 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.52 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 52.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.29 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 913.84 mb = 787.96 m = 2585.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.84 mb = 833.68 m = 2735.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 658.84 mb = 3428.52 m = 11248.28 ft B at Equ Level: 52.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 468.84 mb = 6011.90 m = 19723.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.7 at 22.5 knts Storm direction: 260.7 at 16.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 4.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 43.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 148.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 148.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 49.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.6 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 2.55 Bulk Shear: 20.76 m/s