MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.94,-83.65 Latitude: 40.94 Longitude: -83.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -20 SFC 969 251 19.7 17.8 89 1.9 18.4 185 26 295.5 297.9 292.7 333.9 13.35 2 950 420 18.5 17.4 93 1.1 17.7 188 40 295.9 298.3 292.8 334.0 13.23 3 900 883 15.7 15.7 100 0.0 15.7 199 62 297.7 300.0 292.9 334.2 12.57 4 850 1367 13.0 12.6 98 0.3 12.7 211 71 299.7 301.7 292.2 331.6 10.87 5 800 1875 10.8 8.2 84 2.6 9.2 222 61 302.6 304.2 291.2 328.1 8.56 6 750 2411 8.0 4.1 76 3.9 5.8 225 56 305.2 306.5 290.5 325.9 6.84 7 700 2978 5.1 1.4 77 3.6 3.1 221 54 308.1 309.2 290.8 326.8 6.08 8 650 3579 1.2 -0.2 90 1.4 0.4 212 55 310.3 311.4 291.2 328.3 5.80 9 600 4219 -2.0 -2.7 95 0.7 -2.3 209 57 313.8 314.8 291.8 330.4 5.24 10 550 4908 -5.4 -5.9 96 0.5 -5.6 208 61 317.7 318.6 292.3 332.2 4.49 11 500 5649 -10.4 -12.5 85 2.1 -11.2 207 62 320.4 321.0 291.7 330.1 2.93 12 450 6455 -15.0 -17.3 83 2.2 -15.8 205 62 324.3 324.8 292.2 331.8 2.19 13 400 7335 -20.2 -24.6 68 4.4 -21.3 210 62 328.7 329.0 292.6 333.3 1.30 14 350 8309 -28.1 -35.3 50 7.2 -29.2 215 74 330.8 330.9 292.5 332.8 0.54 15 300 9393 -37.5 -42.6 59 5.1 -37.9 218 82 332.5 332.6 292.7 333.7 0.30 16 250 10627 -46.4 -60.4 19 14.1 -46.9 224 79 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.3 0.04 17 200 12079 -54.6 -70.7 12 16.1 -54.9 231 78 346.3 346.3 295.8 346.4 0.01 18 150 13892 -60.2 -81.8 4 21.5 -60.4 240 65 366.4 366.4 299.9 366.4 0.00 19 100 16400 -62.7 -88.0 2 25.3 -63.0 229 30 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5668.72 m Freezing level: 631.18 mb = 3820.07 m = 12532.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.19 mb = 3675.75 m = 12059.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.51 % Est. max temperature: 25.66 C = 78.18 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.37 mb = 489.20 m = 1604.97 ft T: 18.08 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 8.27 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 903.12 mb = 853.03 m = 2798.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.69 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.80 C = 71.25 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.62 C Showalter Index: 0.09 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.00 C K Index: 32.36 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 356.18 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 152.71 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 909.93 mb = 788.84 m = 2588.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 884.93 mb = 1025.78 m = 3365.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 424.93 mb = 6883.24 m = 22582.52 ft B at Equ Level: 151.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 244.93 mb = 10759.93 m = 35301.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 211.0 at 58.2 knts Storm direction: 241.0 at 43.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 1.3 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 605.9 neg: -35.9 tot: 570.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 190.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.7 stream: 9.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.58 Bulk Rich Number: 2.11 Bulk Shear: 72.42 m/s