MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 48.1,-97.49 Latitude: 48.10 Longitude: -97.49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -13 SFC 964 284 4.8 4.1 95 0.7 4.4 323 12 280.8 281.7 279.3 295.5 5.32 2 950 408 3.4 3.0 97 0.5 3.2 328 16 280.7 281.5 278.8 294.4 4.98 3 900 843 0.1 -0.2 98 0.3 -0.0 342 17 281.6 282.3 278.3 293.3 4.19 4 850 1301 -0.8 -1.2 97 0.4 -1.0 333 21 285.3 286.0 280.0 297.0 4.12 5 800 1784 -2.0 -2.4 97 0.4 -2.1 346 20 289.0 289.7 281.5 300.6 4.00 6 750 2295 -3.9 -4.6 95 0.7 -4.1 346 18 292.4 293.0 282.6 303.0 3.63 7 700 2838 -5.7 -6.5 94 0.8 -6.0 339 24 296.2 296.8 283.9 306.2 3.35 8 650 3416 -8.5 -9.7 91 1.2 -8.9 341 27 299.4 299.9 284.5 308.0 2.81 9 600 4033 -12.0 -13.5 89 1.5 -12.5 341 24 302.2 302.6 285.0 309.2 2.25 10 550 4694 -15.8 -17.5 87 1.7 -16.3 347 15 305.3 305.6 285.7 310.9 1.76 11 500 5406 -19.8 -21.3 88 1.5 -20.1 32 1 309.0 309.2 286.6 313.5 1.40 12 450 6181 -25.1 -28.0 77 2.8 -25.6 174 12 311.7 311.8 286.9 314.5 0.85 13 400 7022 -32.7 -39.7 49 7.0 -33.4 186 24 312.5 312.6 286.6 313.6 0.30 14 350 7946 -40.1 -56.3 16 16.2 -40.8 178 29 314.7 314.7 287.1 314.9 0.05 15 300 8986 -45.1 -64.4 10 19.3 -45.6 168 30 321.8 321.8 289.3 321.9 0.02 16 250 10191 -48.1 -69.7 6 21.7 -48.5 184 33 334.6 334.6 293.0 334.7 0.01 17 200 11662 -47.6 -77.9 2 30.3 -48.3 212 35 357.4 357.4 298.2 357.4 0.00 18 150 13558 -48.5 -78.5 2 30.0 -49.2 209 38 386.5 386.6 303.3 386.6 0.01 19 100 16195 -55.8 -84.1 2 28.3 -56.3 211 15 419.9 419.9 307.7 419.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5418.78 m Freezing level: 893.66 mb = 901.27 m = 2956.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 900.60 mb = 837.93 m = 2749.08 ft Precipitable water: 0.65 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.65 % Est. max temperature: 11.82 C = 53.27 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.30 mb = 370.87 m = 1216.77 ft T: 3.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 2.16 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 913.48 mb = 723.59 m = 2373.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 5.31 C = 41.56 F Cap Strength: 11.26 C Lifted Index: 13.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 19.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 7.15 C Showalter Index: 11.31 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.53 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.97 C Cross Totals Index: 18.56 C K Index: 16.95 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 43.75 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 12.93 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 908.09 mb = 771.25 m = 2530.33 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 903.09 mb = 815.73 m = 2676.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 883.09 mb = 995.11 m = 3264.75 ft B at Equ Level: 13.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 843.09 mb = 1365.77 m = 4480.82 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 340.4 at 17.3 knts Storm direction: 10.4 at 13.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: 1.5 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 43.5 neg: -3.8 tot: 39.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 13.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.1 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 13.93 Bulk Shear: 1.02 m/s