MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F003.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F003.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 hour NAM valid 15Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 53.41,-121.87 Latitude: 53.41 Longitude: -121.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 1 950 438 2 900 877 SFC 868 1170 0.7 0.3 97 0.4 0.5 213 5 285.1 285.9 280.4 297.8 4.49 4 850 1337 -0.5 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 217 11 285.6 286.4 280.3 297.7 4.24 5 800 1819 -3.5 -3.9 98 0.3 -3.7 274 9 287.4 288.0 280.3 297.7 3.59 6 750 2328 -5.8 -6.1 98 0.3 -5.9 303 10 290.3 290.8 281.2 299.7 3.23 7 700 2865 -8.9 -9.7 94 0.8 -9.2 297 15 292.6 293.1 281.5 300.4 2.62 8 650 3434 -13.2 -14.3 91 1.2 -13.5 284 14 294.0 294.4 281.3 299.9 1.93 9 600 4039 -17.5 -21.4 71 3.9 -18.3 292 17 295.9 296.1 281.1 299.5 1.15 10 550 4684 -22.5 -27.9 61 5.5 -23.4 288 18 297.4 297.6 281.2 299.7 0.70 11 500 5376 -27.8 -32.2 66 4.4 -28.3 263 23 299.2 299.3 281.7 300.9 0.51 12 450 6123 -33.8 -38.5 63 4.7 -34.3 254 23 300.7 300.8 282.1 301.7 0.30 13 400 6937 -39.9 -47.2 46 7.3 -40.3 248 16 303.1 303.1 282.8 303.6 0.14 14 350 7838 -45.0 -58.5 21 13.5 -45.3 242 12 308.1 308.1 284.7 308.3 0.04 15 300 8859 -48.4 -64.0 15 15.7 -48.7 254 19 317.2 317.2 287.8 317.3 0.02 16 250 10055 -47.9 -71.7 5 23.9 -48.3 253 24 334.9 334.9 293.0 334.9 0.01 17 200 11533 -47.2 -77.5 2 30.4 -47.9 261 29 358.1 358.1 298.3 358.1 0.00 18 150 13432 -47.1 -77.5 2 30.4 -48.0 267 27 388.9 388.9 303.6 389.0 0.01 19 100 16092 -50.9 -80.3 2 29.5 -51.7 278 23 429.5 429.5 308.8 429.5 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5357.42 m Freezing level: 857.80 mb = 1264.04 m = 4147.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 860.04 mb = 1242.67 m = 4076.95 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.49 % Est. max temperature: 7.04 C = 44.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.68 mb = 1218.06 m = 3996.21 ft T: 0.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.52 C/km ThetaE index: 0.16 C Layer 850.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.89 mb = 1692.10 m = 5551.43 ft Mean mixing ratio: 3.85 g/kg Conv temperature: 2.37 C = 36.27 F Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lifted Index: 2.69 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.75 C Showalter Index: 2.86 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 54.23 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.26 C Cross Totals Index: 26.97 C K Index: 25.68 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 149.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 16.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14436.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 812.90 mb = 1692.03 m = 5551.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 271.2 at 16.5 knts Storm direction: 301.2 at 12.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.2 neg: -5.8 tot: 24.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.19 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 1.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.98 Bulk Shear: 17.03 m/s