MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 18 OCT 25 Station: 41.50,-83.60 Latitude: 41.50 Longitude: -83.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 984 198 29.2 14.9 42 14.3 19.6 198 10 303.8 305.8 293.4 336.3 10.91 2 950 507 23.2 13.2 53 10.1 16.7 202 14 300.8 302.6 291.8 330.4 10.05 3 900 975 18.7 12.2 66 6.5 14.6 207 17 300.8 302.6 291.7 330.1 9.98 4 850 1462 14.0 10.5 79 3.5 11.9 216 24 300.8 302.5 291.3 328.6 9.42 5 800 1970 10.4 4.6 67 5.8 7.2 231 32 302.3 303.5 289.4 322.2 6.66 6 750 2505 8.3 -2.2 47 10.6 3.1 243 32 305.6 306.4 288.4 319.0 4.34 7 700 3074 6.5 -3.9 47 10.4 1.5 250 34 309.7 310.5 289.5 322.5 4.10 8 650 3676 1.7 -6.6 54 8.4 -2.0 247 39 310.9 311.6 289.5 322.3 3.58 9 600 4315 -2.8 -10.2 57 7.3 -5.8 242 43 312.8 313.4 289.5 322.3 2.94 10 550 5000 -6.8 -17.7 41 10.9 -10.4 242 43 316.1 316.4 289.3 321.8 1.73 11 500 5737 -10.9 -31.2 17 20.3 -15.4 244 44 319.7 319.8 289.3 321.7 0.56 12 450 6536 -17.2 -39.8 12 22.5 -20.8 247 47 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.6 0.27 13 400 7408 -22.9 -40.3 19 17.4 -25.3 247 45 325.3 325.3 290.7 326.3 0.29 14 350 8372 -29.9 -42.8 27 13.0 -31.3 245 49 328.5 328.6 291.6 329.5 0.25 15 300 9451 -38.9 -46.8 43 7.9 -39.5 247 49 330.5 330.5 292.0 331.2 0.19 16 250 10672 -49.7 -56.5 45 6.8 -49.9 258 60 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.07 17 200 12096 -57.7 -67.8 26 10.2 -57.8 265 62 341.4 341.4 294.7 341.5 0.02 18 150 13916 -58.1 -83.4 3 25.2 -58.4 249 55 369.9 369.9 300.5 369.9 0.00 19 100 16408 -65.6 -86.2 4 20.7 -65.7 257 43 401.0 401.0 305.3 401.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5679.00 m Freezing level: 631.03 mb = 3918.51 m = 12855.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.89 mb = 3322.52 m = 10900.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.12 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.70 % Est. max temperature: 26.75 C = 80.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 799.24 mb = 1978.28 m = 6490.34 ft T: 10.40 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.55 C/km ThetaE index: 17.29 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 804.69 mb = 1921.40 m = 6303.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.61 C = 81.70 F Cap Strength: 1.75 C Lifted Index: -0.29 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.75 C Showalter Index: 1.00 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.38 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.94 C Cross Totals Index: 21.44 C K Index: 25.04 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 301.41 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 112.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.98 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 65.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.88 mb = 1815.84 m = 5957.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 639.88 mb = 3801.35 m = 12471.48 ft Equ Level (EL): 359.88 mb = 8171.29 m = 26808.35 ft B at Equ Level: 110.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 229.88 mb = 11207.69 m = 36770.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 239.1 at 33.9 knts Storm direction: 269.1 at 25.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 5.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 178.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 1.39 Bulk Shear: 80.67 m/s