MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 52.76,-128.86 Latitude: 52.76 Longitude: -128.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 91 SFC 992 154 9.9 8.6 92 1.3 9.2 223 13 283.7 284.9 282.7 303.3 7.08 2 950 515 6.9 6.6 98 0.3 6.8 229 28 284.2 285.3 282.2 302.1 6.45 3 900 957 3.7 3.4 98 0.3 3.5 240 38 285.3 286.3 281.6 300.6 5.43 4 850 1419 0.5 0.0 97 0.5 0.3 250 34 286.7 287.5 281.1 299.5 4.51 5 800 1903 -2.4 -3.0 96 0.6 -2.6 242 36 288.6 289.3 281.2 299.7 3.84 6 750 2412 -5.4 -5.8 97 0.4 -5.5 249 37 290.7 291.3 281.5 300.4 3.30 7 700 2951 -8.9 -9.3 97 0.4 -9.1 248 37 292.6 293.1 281.6 300.6 2.70 8 650 3519 -13.3 -14.5 90 1.2 -13.6 242 39 293.9 294.3 281.2 299.7 1.91 9 600 4124 -16.9 -25.9 46 9.0 -18.7 253 41 296.5 296.6 280.9 299.0 0.77 10 550 4773 -19.4 -35.1 23 15.7 -21.7 261 55 301.1 301.2 282.3 302.3 0.35 11 500 5476 -23.3 -42.5 15 19.3 -25.4 260 66 304.7 304.7 283.5 305.3 0.18 12 450 6239 -27.9 -54.4 6 26.6 -29.7 263 79 308.2 308.2 284.7 308.4 0.05 13 400 7075 -33.2 -52.1 13 18.9 -34.4 263 93 311.8 311.8 286.1 312.1 0.08 14 350 8000 -39.5 -55.5 17 16.0 -40.2 265 100 315.4 315.5 287.3 315.7 0.06 15 300 9039 -45.7 -59.5 20 13.8 -46.1 266 103 321.0 321.0 289.1 321.2 0.04 16 250 10240 -49.5 -67.3 11 17.8 -49.8 270 106 332.5 332.5 292.4 332.6 0.02 17 200 11695 -51.0 -77.8 3 26.7 -51.5 273 86 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.00 18 150 13563 -51.0 -80.4 2 29.4 -51.5 274 66 382.2 382.2 302.6 382.2 0.00 19 100 16184 -55.5 -83.9 2 28.4 -56.1 267 40 420.4 420.4 307.7 420.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5385.20 m Freezing level: 841.05 mb = 1505.45 m = 4939.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 844.66 mb = 1469.13 m = 4819.92 ft Precipitable water: 0.64 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.40 % Est. max temperature: 13.20 C = 55.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.33 mb = 314.70 m = 1032.46 ft T: 8.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.68 C/km ThetaE index: 3.73 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.59 mb = 657.71 m = 2157.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.80 C = 51.43 F Cap Strength: 2.59 C Lifted Index: 4.43 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.54 C Showalter Index: 6.01 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.79 C Cross Totals Index: 23.31 C K Index: 23.47 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 134.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.16 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 86.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.19 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.23 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.81 mb = 647.02 m = 2122.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.81 mb = 690.87 m = 2266.61 ft Equ Level (EL): 599.81 mb = 4126.05 m = 13536.75 ft B at Equ Level: 86.85 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 519.81 mb = 5189.48 m = 17025.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 251.9 at 44.2 knts Storm direction: 281.9 at 33.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 0.6 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.8 neg: -8.3 tot: 203.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 67.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.7 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 1.06 Bulk Shear: 81.81 m/s