MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 0000Z 19 OCT 25 Station: 41.57,-83.60 Latitude: 41.57 Longitude: -83.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 48 SFC 983 195 25.4 15.9 56 9.5 19.1 201 12 300.0 302.1 292.8 334.1 11.64 2 950 496 23.7 13.6 53 10.1 17.1 207 29 301.3 303.2 292.2 331.8 10.36 3 900 965 19.2 12.2 64 7.0 14.7 210 34 301.3 303.1 291.9 330.7 9.97 4 850 1453 14.6 10.9 78 3.7 12.3 215 36 301.4 303.2 291.7 330.0 9.66 5 800 1962 10.6 7.0 78 3.6 8.5 225 36 302.5 303.9 290.6 326.0 7.90 6 750 2497 7.7 -3.8 44 11.5 2.2 235 33 305.0 305.7 287.7 316.8 3.84 7 700 3062 4.7 -0.2 71 4.9 2.2 231 32 307.7 308.7 290.0 324.3 5.40 8 650 3662 0.9 -3.1 75 3.9 -1.0 224 34 309.9 310.8 290.2 324.6 4.69 9 600 4301 -2.7 -10.8 54 8.0 -6.0 218 38 312.9 313.5 289.3 322.0 2.80 10 550 4985 -7.6 -14.6 57 7.0 -10.1 215 45 315.1 315.5 289.5 322.4 2.23 11 500 5719 -12.3 -16.9 69 4.6 -13.8 210 45 318.1 318.5 290.2 324.9 2.04 12 450 6518 -16.6 -20.6 71 4.0 -17.8 208 37 322.3 322.7 291.2 328.0 1.65 13 400 7393 -22.4 -25.7 74 3.3 -23.2 221 33 325.9 326.1 291.7 330.0 1.18 14 350 8359 -29.5 -32.6 74 3.1 -30.0 235 37 328.9 329.1 292.1 331.5 0.70 15 300 9441 -38.0 -41.6 69 3.6 -38.4 233 47 331.8 331.9 292.6 333.1 0.33 16 250 10668 -48.3 -52.2 64 3.8 -48.5 243 59 334.2 334.2 293.0 334.7 0.12 17 200 12094 -60.2 -66.1 46 5.8 -60.3 263 74 337.4 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.03 18 150 13909 -57.8 -81.3 3 23.4 -58.1 247 52 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16410 -64.6 -85.4 4 20.8 -64.8 252 37 402.8 402.8 305.6 402.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5671.79 m Freezing level: 638.04 mb = 3815.19 m = 12516.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.06 mb = 3464.89 m = 11367.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.72 % Est. max temperature: 27.19 C = 80.94 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 855.89 mb = 1393.70 m = 4572.44 ft T: 15.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 17.30 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 806.64 mb = 1892.60 m = 6209.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.74 C = 81.92 F Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lifted Index: -1.87 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 1.18 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.25 C Showalter Index: -1.05 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.04 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.89 C Cross Totals Index: 23.16 C K Index: 32.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.41 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.07 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 187.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 19.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 821.37 mb = 1740.52 m = 5710.30 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.37 mb = 2426.68 m = 7961.46 ft Equ Level (EL): 376.37 mb = 7833.60 m = 25700.48 ft B at Equ Level: 187.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 226.37 mb = 11302.06 m = 37079.81 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.3 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 248.3 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 159.8 neg: -5.0 tot: 154.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 7.46 Bulk Shear: 25.17 m/s