MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 0Z SUN 19 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 23 SFC 973 255 20.7 18.3 86 2.4 19.1 65 3 296.1 298.6 293.2 335.7 13.72 2 950 466 20.7 17.1 80 3.6 18.2 159 3 298.2 300.5 293.3 335.9 13.00 3 900 933 17.7 16.2 91 1.5 16.7 210 19 299.7 302.1 293.7 337.7 12.99 4 850 1420 14.2 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 212 26 301.0 303.2 293.3 335.9 11.85 5 800 1929 10.6 9.6 93 1.1 10.0 215 23 302.5 304.2 291.8 330.4 9.40 6 750 2465 7.4 3.8 78 3.6 5.4 223 26 304.6 305.8 290.2 324.8 6.70 7 700 3030 4.6 -2.3 61 6.9 1.2 230 32 307.6 308.5 289.3 321.9 4.61 8 650 3630 1.1 -7.9 51 8.9 -2.8 231 37 310.2 310.8 288.9 320.5 3.25 9 600 4269 -2.5 -7.4 69 4.8 -4.7 220 39 313.2 313.9 290.2 324.9 3.66 10 550 4954 -7.3 -9.6 84 2.2 -8.2 214 47 315.4 316.0 290.6 326.2 3.36 11 500 5689 -12.2 -14.8 81 2.6 -13.1 214 45 318.2 318.6 290.6 326.2 2.43 12 450 6487 -17.1 -20.1 77 3.0 -18.0 221 51 321.7 322.1 291.0 327.6 1.72 13 400 7360 -22.9 -26.3 73 3.5 -23.7 224 58 325.3 325.5 291.5 329.2 1.11 14 350 8324 -30.3 -34.0 70 3.8 -30.8 223 60 327.9 328.1 291.7 330.2 0.61 15 300 9400 -39.4 -42.8 70 3.4 -39.7 228 64 329.8 329.9 292.0 330.9 0.29 16 250 10620 -49.9 -53.5 66 3.6 -50.0 244 77 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.3 0.10 17 200 12045 -54.9 -69.7 14 14.8 -55.2 260 78 345.8 345.8 295.7 345.9 0.02 18 150 13874 -58.3 -81.6 3 23.3 -58.6 235 48 369.6 369.6 300.5 369.6 0.00 19 100 16383 -63.6 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 256 36 404.9 404.9 305.9 404.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5665.47 m Freezing level: 635.16 mb = 3819.41 m = 12530.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.05 mb = 3204.55 m = 10513.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.55 % Est. max temperature: 26.34 C = 79.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.69 mb = 560.34 m = 1838.35 ft T: 20.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.33 C/km ThetaE index: 17.25 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.29 mb = 1208.82 m = 3965.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.03 C = 77.06 F Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lifted Index: -4.02 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.34 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.01 C Showalter Index: -3.67 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.56 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.43 C Cross Totals Index: 26.13 C K Index: 33.40 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 365.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.03 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1089.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 46.69 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.65 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.28 mb = 1005.97 m = 3300.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 847.28 mb = 1446.52 m = 4745.75 ft Equ Level (EL): 227.28 mb = 11228.26 m = 36837.67 ft B at Equ Level: 1077.34 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 157.28 mb = 13572.56 m = 44528.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.7 at 32.9 knts Storm direction: 248.7 at 24.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 125.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 181.5 neg: -7.0 tot: 174.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 58.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.78 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.03 Bulk Rich Number: 9.80 Bulk Shear: 111.23 m/s