MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 21Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 42.18,-85.82 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -85.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 974 255 23.3 17.9 72 5.4 19.6 232 7 298.7 301.1 293.7 337.6 13.37 2 950 471 21.6 16.4 72 5.2 18.1 225 12 299.1 301.4 293.2 335.4 12.44 3 900 938 17.6 14.4 82 3.2 15.5 212 20 299.6 301.7 292.6 333.3 11.51 4 850 1424 13.1 12.9 99 0.2 13.0 209 22 299.9 301.9 292.3 332.3 11.08 5 800 1932 10.2 8.8 91 1.4 9.3 226 35 302.0 303.7 291.3 328.5 8.92 6 750 2467 7.3 5.7 89 1.7 6.3 236 40 304.5 306.0 291.0 327.6 7.66 7 700 3032 4.1 2.1 87 2.0 3.0 235 43 307.0 308.2 290.7 326.4 6.35 8 650 3631 0.6 -2.5 80 3.1 -0.9 233 44 309.6 310.6 290.2 324.9 4.91 9 600 4269 -3.7 -14.2 44 10.5 -7.5 233 48 311.9 312.3 288.3 318.8 2.12 10 550 4951 -7.4 -25.2 23 17.8 -12.1 231 49 315.3 315.5 288.2 318.4 0.90 11 500 5686 -12.2 -24.8 34 12.7 -15.4 233 48 318.2 318.4 289.3 321.7 1.02 12 450 6482 -17.9 -25.9 50 8.0 -19.8 237 53 320.7 320.9 290.0 324.3 1.03 13 400 7352 -23.8 -27.8 70 4.0 -24.6 243 64 324.1 324.3 291.0 327.5 0.98 14 350 8314 -30.4 -33.5 74 3.1 -30.8 235 63 327.8 328.0 291.7 330.2 0.65 15 300 9391 -39.0 -42.3 71 3.3 -39.4 231 65 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10611 -50.0 -53.6 66 3.6 -50.1 240 86 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.10 17 200 12035 -57.5 -67.4 27 9.9 -57.6 253 92 341.7 341.8 294.8 341.8 0.02 18 150 13865 -56.7 -81.6 3 24.9 -57.0 237 57 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16379 -64.3 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 251 40 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5660.47 m Freezing level: 642.96 mb = 3720.92 m = 12207.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 661.69 mb = 3487.07 m = 11440.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.11 % Est. max temperature: 25.57 C = 78.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 900.28 mb = 935.37 m = 3068.75 ft T: 17.59 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.13 C/km ThetaE index: 19.17 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.55 mb = 1279.45 m = 4197.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.40 C = 75.92 F Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lifted Index: -3.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.79 C Showalter Index: -2.05 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 50.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.28 C Cross Totals Index: 25.08 C K Index: 36.15 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 350.53 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.16 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 812.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.31 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 870.47 mb = 1221.50 m = 4007.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.47 mb = 1369.18 m = 4492.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 235.47 mb = 10993.41 m = 36067.19 ft B at Equ Level: 808.82 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 165.47 mb = 13240.59 m = 43439.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 230.9 at 38.8 knts Storm direction: 260.9 at 29.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 3.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 108.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 217.2 neg: -1.2 tot: 216.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.99 Bulk Rich Number: 8.55 Bulk Shear: 95.06 m/s