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: 41.14,-82.68 Latitude: 41.14 Longitude: -82.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -9 SFC 968 268 20.8 16.5 77 4.3 17.9 180 22 296.6 298.9 292.3 332.2 12.31 2 950 433 19.8 16.1 79 3.8 17.3 183 36 297.3 299.5 292.4 332.5 12.16 3 900 898 16.8 15.1 90 1.7 15.7 196 57 298.8 301.0 292.7 333.9 12.04 4 850 1383 13.7 11.8 88 1.9 12.5 208 69 300.5 302.4 291.9 330.8 10.31 5 800 1894 12.0 7.7 75 4.4 9.5 204 66 304.0 305.5 291.3 328.7 8.25 6 750 2431 8.3 4.9 79 3.4 6.3 204 65 305.6 306.9 291.0 327.5 7.24 7 700 2998 5.4 -0.4 66 5.8 2.4 202 61 308.5 309.5 290.2 324.9 5.31 8 650 3600 1.8 -2.4 74 4.2 -0.3 202 60 311.0 312.0 290.7 326.5 4.95 9 600 4242 -2.0 -5.0 80 3.0 -3.4 202 59 313.8 314.6 291.1 327.8 4.40 10 550 4928 -6.7 -10.5 74 3.8 -8.2 203 61 316.2 316.8 290.6 326.3 3.13 11 500 5666 -10.4 -11.8 90 1.4 -11.0 209 61 320.3 320.9 291.9 330.5 3.09 12 450 6473 -14.3 -15.4 92 1.0 -14.7 219 63 325.2 325.7 292.8 334.0 2.57 13 400 7354 -21.2 -25.3 69 4.1 -22.2 218 61 327.5 327.7 292.2 331.8 1.22 14 350 8328 -26.9 -35.9 43 8.9 -28.3 212 61 332.4 332.5 292.9 334.3 0.51 15 300 9417 -37.0 -43.9 49 6.9 -37.6 220 73 333.2 333.3 292.9 334.3 0.26 16 250 10647 -48.5 -52.6 62 4.1 -48.6 214 69 334.0 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.12 17 200 12088 -54.8 -68.7 16 13.9 -55.0 233 75 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.1 0.02 18 150 13904 -60.5 -80.9 5 20.4 -60.7 241 60 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.8 0.00 19 100 16405 -64.3 -73.1 29 8.8 -64.4 231 31 403.5 403.5 305.7 403.6 0.02 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5675.46 m Freezing level: 626.19 mb = 3905.93 m = 12814.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 655.07 mb = 3537.19 m = 11604.83 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.50 % Est. max temperature: 26.76 C = 80.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 909.56 mb = 806.86 m = 2647.13 ft T: 17.37 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.94 C/km ThetaE index: 9.01 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 857.23 mb = 1311.11 m = 4301.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.92 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.37 C = 75.86 F Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lifted Index: -0.62 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.06 C Showalter Index: 0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.43 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.15 C Cross Totals Index: 22.28 C K Index: 30.17 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 341.27 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.13 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 87.07 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.20 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 41.50 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 882.20 mb = 1067.25 m = 3501.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 697.20 mb = 3030.70 m = 9943.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 477.20 mb = 6023.86 m = 19763.07 ft B at Equ Level: 87.04 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 337.20 mb = 8591.42 m = 28186.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 203.7 at 60.0 knts Storm direction: 233.7 at 45.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 1.2 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 503.6 neg: -91.3 tot: 412.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 137.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 1.02 Bulk Shear: 85.72 m/s