MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 46.72,-97.19 Latitude: 46.72 Longitude: -97.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 SFC 969 295 9.0 1.9 61 7.1 5.6 299 14 284.8 285.6 280.3 297.6 4.53 2 950 455 9.2 1.1 57 8.1 5.3 303 27 286.5 287.3 280.8 298.9 4.34 3 900 900 5.3 -0.4 66 5.8 2.7 305 37 287.0 287.7 280.8 298.8 4.12 4 850 1363 0.8 -1.4 85 2.2 -0.1 305 39 287.0 287.7 280.7 298.7 4.07 5 800 1847 -3.2 -5.1 87 1.9 -4.0 307 46 287.7 288.3 280.1 297.2 3.27 6 750 2354 -7.2 -9.0 86 1.9 -7.8 308 45 288.8 289.3 279.7 296.4 2.57 7 700 2887 -10.4 -15.5 66 5.1 -11.8 302 40 291.0 291.2 279.5 295.9 1.64 8 650 3455 -12.3 -24.1 37 11.8 -14.9 300 30 295.0 295.2 280.3 297.7 0.83 9 600 4063 -16.0 -32.0 24 16.0 -18.7 297 31 297.6 297.7 280.9 299.0 0.44 10 550 4711 -21.5 -29.9 46 8.4 -22.8 289 31 298.6 298.7 281.5 300.5 0.58 11 500 5404 -27.1 -35.2 46 8.0 -28.0 278 29 300.0 300.1 281.9 301.3 0.38 12 450 6155 -32.5 -48.0 20 15.5 -33.5 279 21 302.4 302.5 282.5 302.8 0.11 13 400 6975 -38.1 -46.6 40 8.5 -38.6 277 11 305.5 305.5 283.8 306.0 0.14 14 350 7881 -42.9 -58.7 16 15.8 -43.4 263 13 310.9 310.9 285.7 311.0 0.04 15 300 8919 -43.7 -65.9 7 22.2 -44.3 243 14 323.7 323.7 289.9 323.8 0.02 16 250 10140 -44.1 -72.4 3 28.3 -44.9 249 18 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.01 17 200 11631 -46.0 -76.7 2 30.7 -46.7 256 25 359.9 359.9 298.7 360.0 0.01 18 150 13538 -47.2 -77.6 2 30.4 -48.1 258 26 388.7 388.7 303.6 388.7 0.01 19 100 16192 -52.6 -81.6 2 29.1 -53.2 269 24 426.2 426.2 308.4 426.2 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5374.01 m Freezing level: 839.59 mb = 1463.94 m = 4802.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 852.23 mb = 1342.10 m = 4403.16 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.36 % Est. max temperature: 11.72 C = 53.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 868.56 mb = 1188.33 m = 3898.66 ft T: 2.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 2.95 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.05 mb = 1620.21 m = 5315.58 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 11.66 C = 52.98 F Cap Strength: 2.89 C Lifted Index: 2.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.24 C Showalter Index: 2.78 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 53.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.95 C Cross Totals Index: 25.76 C K Index: 21.54 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.16 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13.63 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 832.35 mb = 1530.65 m = 5021.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 797.35 mb = 1872.73 m = 6144.06 ft Equ Level (EL): 687.35 mb = 3027.14 m = 9931.45 ft B at Equ Level: 19.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 647.35 mb = 3486.54 m = 11438.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.7 at 33.5 knts Storm direction: 327.7 at 25.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 2.3 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.7 neg: -59.6 tot: 43.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.33 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.46 Bulk Shear: 6.07 m/s