MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.97,-80.94 Latitude: 39.97 Longitude: -80.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -3 SFC 961 337 17.9 16.5 92 1.4 17.0 163 11 294.4 296.6 291.6 329.7 12.36 2 950 433 16.8 15.9 95 0.9 16.3 165 15 294.3 296.4 291.4 328.8 12.07 3 900 893 13.8 13.6 99 0.2 13.7 180 33 295.8 297.7 291.0 327.4 10.97 4 850 1373 11.0 10.9 99 0.2 10.9 197 43 297.7 299.5 290.5 325.8 9.65 5 800 1877 8.0 7.4 96 0.6 7.6 212 39 299.7 301.1 289.8 323.5 8.08 6 750 2407 5.2 3.9 91 1.3 4.5 214 35 302.2 303.5 289.5 322.4 6.76 7 700 2968 2.2 0.5 88 1.7 1.3 207 44 304.9 306.0 289.4 322.1 5.65 8 650 3563 -1.4 -2.6 91 1.2 -2.0 200 56 307.4 308.3 289.5 322.4 4.86 9 600 4197 -4.8 -7.1 84 2.2 -5.8 198 59 310.5 311.2 289.5 322.4 3.75 10 550 4876 -9.3 -17.5 51 8.2 -11.9 199 60 313.0 313.3 288.3 318.8 1.76 11 500 5605 -14.4 -18.5 71 4.1 -15.6 200 69 315.5 315.8 289.2 321.4 1.78 12 450 6396 -19.9 -28.9 44 9.1 -21.7 192 77 318.3 318.4 289.0 321.0 0.78 13 400 7260 -24.6 -46.4 11 21.9 -26.9 193 81 323.1 323.1 289.9 323.6 0.15 14 350 8221 -30.3 -58.1 5 27.8 -32.2 199 89 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.0 0.04 15 300 9305 -35.5 -60.4 6 24.9 -36.8 198 98 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.5 0.04 16 250 10555 -41.0 -66.3 5 25.3 -42.0 200 86 345.1 345.1 295.6 345.1 0.02 17 200 12054 -47.6 -77.8 2 30.3 -48.2 206 64 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.00 18 150 13908 -57.3 -82.7 3 25.4 -57.6 212 54 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16427 -64.4 -86.0 4 21.7 -64.5 210 31 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5608.41 m Freezing level: 669.28 mb = 3333.93 m = 10937.94 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.06 mb = 3200.46 m = 10500.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.94 % Est. max temperature: 22.67 C = 72.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.66 mb = 508.14 m = 1667.10 ft T: 16.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 7.62 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.95 mb = 874.15 m = 2867.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.19 C = 66.53 F Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lifted Index: -2.07 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.29 C Showalter Index: -1.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.72 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.45 C Cross Totals Index: 25.27 C K Index: 34.57 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 319.96 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.96 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 328.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.12 mb = 853.77 m = 2801.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.12 mb = 994.82 m = 3263.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 389.12 mb = 7458.08 m = 24468.47 ft B at Equ Level: 325.70 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 289.12 mb = 9558.56 m = 31359.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.5 at 50.6 knts Storm direction: 229.5 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.1 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 332.1 neg: -10.2 tot: 321.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.3 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.60 Bulk Rich Number: 2.22 Bulk Shear: 147.97 m/s