MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 12Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 48.35,-97.87 Latitude: 48.35 Longitude: -97.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 961 381 4.1 2.1 87 2.0 3.2 315 16 280.4 281.2 278.3 293.2 4.63 2 950 473 3.4 1.6 88 1.8 2.6 318 24 280.6 281.4 278.2 293.2 4.53 3 900 909 0.2 -0.1 98 0.3 0.1 334 37 281.7 282.4 278.4 293.5 4.22 4 850 1366 -1.8 -2.2 97 0.4 -1.9 348 38 284.3 285.0 279.1 295.2 3.83 5 800 1846 -4.3 -4.9 96 0.5 -4.6 348 35 286.5 287.1 279.6 296.1 3.32 6 750 2352 -6.8 -7.5 95 0.6 -7.1 342 34 289.1 289.7 280.3 297.6 2.90 7 700 2888 -9.1 -10.3 91 1.2 -9.5 343 42 292.4 292.8 281.3 299.8 2.48 8 650 3458 -11.8 -13.2 89 1.4 -12.2 347 43 295.7 296.0 282.3 302.1 2.13 9 600 4068 -14.7 -15.9 90 1.3 -15.0 351 38 299.1 299.5 283.3 304.9 1.84 10 550 4722 -18.1 -21.6 74 3.5 -18.9 354 31 302.6 302.8 284.0 306.6 1.23 11 500 5426 -23.4 -30.8 51 7.4 -24.6 355 29 304.5 304.6 284.0 306.4 0.59 12 450 6188 -28.9 -41.7 28 12.8 -30.1 358 27 307.0 307.0 284.5 307.7 0.22 13 400 7021 -33.8 -49.9 18 16.1 -34.8 32 15 311.1 311.1 285.8 311.4 0.10 14 350 7944 -40.5 -50.2 35 9.7 -41.1 104 23 314.1 314.1 286.9 314.5 0.11 15 300 8979 -46.2 -60.4 18 14.3 -46.6 73 14 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.4 0.04 16 250 10181 -48.4 -71.7 5 23.3 -48.8 352 23 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.2 0.01 17 200 11649 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.2 333 29 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 18 150 13531 -50.3 -79.9 2 29.6 -50.9 319 29 383.4 383.4 302.8 383.4 0.00 19 100 16155 -53.9 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.5 311 25 423.5 423.5 308.1 423.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5370.59 m Freezing level: 894.65 mb = 957.83 m = 3142.45 ft Wetbulb zero: 898.03 mb = 926.49 m = 3039.63 ft Precipitable water: 0.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.17 % Est. max temperature: 9.63 C = 49.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 931.93 mb = 628.09 m = 2060.62 ft T: 2.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 0.04 C Layer 950.0- 900.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.75 mb = 964.68 m = 3164.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 5.69 C = 42.24 F Cap Strength: 9.47 C Lifted Index: 10.05 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.10 C Showalter Index: 8.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.96 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.69 C Cross Totals Index: 21.27 C K Index: 18.30 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 103.85 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.44 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15592.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.75 mb = 929.05 m = 3048.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 347.5 at 34.2 knts Storm direction: 17.5 at 25.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.8 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 241.5 neg: -22.0 tot: 219.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.53 Bulk Shear: 23.25 m/s