MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.09,-76.57 Latitude: 43.09 Longitude: -76.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 SFC 984 156 16.0 14.2 89 1.8 14.9 209 9 290.5 292.3 288.6 319.8 10.39 2 950 457 13.8 12.7 93 1.1 13.1 219 20 291.2 292.9 288.3 318.9 9.76 3 900 911 10.0 9.7 98 0.3 9.9 237 24 291.8 293.3 287.4 315.9 8.44 4 850 1383 6.4 5.8 96 0.6 6.1 241 21 292.9 294.1 286.2 312.6 6.83 5 800 1879 3.9 2.7 92 1.2 3.2 220 19 295.3 296.3 286.1 312.2 5.80 6 750 2401 1.9 1.6 98 0.3 1.7 185 17 298.6 299.7 287.3 315.6 5.73 7 700 2956 -0.3 -0.6 98 0.3 -0.5 169 29 302.1 303.1 288.1 317.9 5.23 8 650 3547 -2.7 -3.0 98 0.3 -2.9 162 40 305.9 306.8 288.9 320.4 4.72 9 600 4178 -6.5 -6.8 98 0.3 -6.6 167 52 308.6 309.3 288.9 320.6 3.84 10 550 4852 -11.7 -12.1 97 0.4 -11.8 176 60 310.2 310.7 288.4 319.0 2.75 11 500 5573 -17.6 -19.7 83 2.1 -18.1 187 72 311.6 311.9 287.7 316.9 1.60 12 450 6355 -21.6 -31.4 41 9.8 -23.4 181 86 316.1 316.2 288.2 318.2 0.61 13 400 7214 -26.6 -53.0 6 26.3 -28.8 176 96 320.4 320.4 288.9 320.6 0.07 14 350 8165 -32.4 -59.6 5 27.2 -33.9 175 102 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.3 0.04 15 300 9238 -38.1 -63.4 5 25.2 -39.2 178 101 331.6 331.6 292.2 331.7 0.03 16 250 10480 -40.8 -69.9 3 29.1 -41.8 177 75 345.5 345.5 295.6 345.5 0.01 17 200 11982 -46.6 -77.1 2 30.5 -47.3 175 74 358.9 358.9 298.5 359.0 0.01 18 150 13850 -55.2 -83.6 2 28.4 -55.5 195 43 375.0 375.0 301.4 375.0 0.00 19 100 16392 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 218 33 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5549.73 m Freezing level: 707.46 mb = 2873.41 m = 9427.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 710.88 mb = 2832.09 m = 9291.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.45 % Est. max temperature: 19.15 C = 66.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 958.69 mb = 380.25 m = 1247.52 ft T: 14.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 7.57 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 918.16 mb = 743.09 m = 2437.92 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.16 C = 62.89 F Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lifted Index: 0.08 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.24 C Showalter Index: 3.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.04 C Cross Totals Index: 23.43 C K Index: 29.59 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 184.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 80.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.68 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.56 mb = 712.17 m = 2336.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.56 mb = 849.80 m = 2788.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 706.56 mb = 2881.21 m = 9452.67 ft B at Equ Level: 80.06 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 546.56 mb = 4899.29 m = 16073.60 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.8 at 40.1 knts Storm direction: 213.8 at 30.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 5.8 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 130.3 neg: -29.8 tot: 100.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 33.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.77 Bulk Shear: 103.91 m/s