MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 44.57,-78.19 Latitude: 44.57 Longitude: -78.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 SFC 969 268 11.9 10.3 90 1.6 11.0 321 7 287.7 289.1 285.5 310.5 8.15 2 950 435 10.7 9.7 93 1.0 10.1 327 14 288.0 289.4 285.5 310.4 7.96 3 900 883 8.6 7.1 90 1.5 7.8 334 16 290.4 291.6 285.4 310.4 7.02 4 850 1356 7.1 5.7 91 1.4 6.3 316 8 293.6 294.8 286.4 313.1 6.76 5 800 1852 4.1 3.2 94 0.9 3.7 321 4 295.5 296.6 286.4 313.1 6.04 6 750 2374 1.0 0.7 98 0.3 0.9 69 5 297.7 298.7 286.6 313.6 5.39 7 700 2927 -0.9 -1.1 98 0.3 -1.0 129 12 301.5 302.5 287.6 316.7 5.03 8 650 3517 -3.4 -3.7 98 0.3 -3.6 147 20 305.1 305.9 288.3 318.8 4.47 9 600 4146 -7.6 -7.9 98 0.3 -7.7 161 21 307.4 308.0 288.2 318.4 3.53 10 550 4817 -12.3 -12.6 98 0.3 -12.4 173 23 309.5 310.0 288.1 318.0 2.65 11 500 5538 -17.3 -17.6 98 0.3 -17.4 177 30 311.9 312.3 288.1 318.2 1.92 12 450 6319 -23.7 -24.4 94 0.7 -23.9 175 40 313.4 313.6 287.9 317.4 1.17 13 400 7167 -30.3 -33.4 74 3.1 -30.7 172 53 315.7 315.8 288.0 317.7 0.57 14 350 8103 -35.6 -52.1 17 16.5 -36.7 164 73 320.7 320.7 289.0 321.0 0.09 15 300 9163 -41.2 -63.3 7 22.1 -42.0 165 81 327.3 327.3 291.0 327.4 0.03 16 250 10390 -42.9 -64.0 8 21.1 -43.7 163 69 342.2 342.2 294.9 342.3 0.03 17 200 11895 -43.7 -74.9 2 31.3 -44.6 171 54 363.6 363.6 299.4 363.7 0.01 18 150 13784 -53.6 -82.4 2 28.8 -54.1 189 42 377.7 377.7 301.9 377.7 0.00 19 100 16341 -59.9 -87.3 2 27.4 -60.2 209 22 411.9 411.9 306.7 412.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5533.05 m Freezing level: 722.68 mb = 2676.46 m = 8780.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.04 mb = 2634.53 m = 8643.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.03 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.85 % Est. max temperature: 18.98 C = 66.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.91 mb = 470.66 m = 1544.14 ft T: 10.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 0.11 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 847.46 mb = 1380.05 m = 4527.65 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.92 C = 64.26 F Cap Strength: 4.15 C Lifted Index: 4.55 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.93 C Showalter Index: 3.02 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.47 C Cross Totals Index: 23.03 C K Index: 29.86 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 114.17 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.98 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11133.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.33 mb = 889.56 m = 2918.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 168.3 at 17.8 knts Storm direction: 198.3 at 13.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 1.1 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 128.7 neg: -15.2 tot: 113.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.9 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.14 Bulk Shear: 124.62 m/s