MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.83,-81.73 Latitude: 40.83 Longitude: -81.73 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -21 SFC 960 327 17.5 16.5 94 0.9 16.9 166 17 294.0 296.3 291.6 329.5 12.42 2 950 417 16.8 16.2 96 0.6 16.4 167 24 294.3 296.5 291.5 329.4 12.29 3 900 876 13.9 13.6 98 0.3 13.7 177 43 295.8 297.8 290.9 327.3 10.93 4 850 1357 11.4 10.8 96 0.6 11.0 194 51 298.1 299.8 290.6 326.1 9.61 5 800 1862 9.0 8.2 95 0.7 8.5 202 48 300.7 302.3 290.6 326.0 8.57 6 750 2394 5.9 5.3 96 0.6 5.5 200 44 303.0 304.4 290.3 325.3 7.45 7 700 2956 2.3 1.3 93 1.0 1.8 197 42 305.0 306.1 289.8 323.2 6.01 8 650 3551 -1.3 -1.7 97 0.4 -1.5 196 41 307.5 308.4 289.8 323.5 5.20 9 600 4186 -4.2 -4.8 96 0.6 -4.4 195 42 311.3 312.1 290.4 325.4 4.47 10 550 4868 -8.1 -9.1 92 1.0 -8.5 200 44 314.5 315.2 290.5 325.8 3.50 11 500 5602 -12.0 -13.4 89 1.4 -12.5 188 55 318.4 318.9 291.0 327.4 2.72 12 450 6400 -17.3 -19.0 86 1.7 -17.8 187 65 321.5 321.9 291.1 327.9 1.89 13 400 7272 -23.5 -25.5 83 2.0 -23.9 189 81 324.5 324.7 291.3 328.7 1.20 14 350 8234 -29.9 -44.4 23 14.5 -31.4 190 98 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.3 0.21 15 300 9316 -37.2 -43.2 54 6.0 -37.8 196 115 332.9 333.0 292.8 334.0 0.28 16 250 10554 -43.6 -57.5 20 13.9 -44.2 200 102 341.2 341.2 294.7 341.5 0.06 17 200 12038 -48.2 -78.3 2 30.1 -48.8 207 69 356.4 356.4 298.0 356.4 0.00 18 150 13891 -58.6 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 212 51 369.0 369.0 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16401 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 231 35 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.85 m Freezing level: 668.49 mb = 3331.07 m = 10928.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.91 mb = 3272.92 m = 10737.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.87 % Est. max temperature: 23.53 C = 74.35 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 946.94 mb = 443.98 m = 1456.60 ft T: 16.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.40 C/km ThetaE index: 6.28 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.56 mb = 861.26 m = 2825.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.17 C = 66.50 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: 0.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.49 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.27 C Showalter Index: 1.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.21 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.40 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 33.21 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 286.14 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.15 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 124.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.07 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.24 mb = 845.46 m = 2773.77 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 888.24 mb = 986.61 m = 3236.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 508.24 mb = 5475.79 m = 17964.97 ft B at Equ Level: 124.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 338.24 mb = 8474.13 m = 27801.93 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.2 at 45.7 knts Storm direction: 223.2 at 34.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.2 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 334.4 neg: -33.6 tot: 300.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 100.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 2.23 Bulk Shear: 55.75 m/s