MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 15Z TUE 21 OCT 25 Station: 46.50,-96.47 Latitude: 46.50 Longitude: -96.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 70 SFC 971 314 5.4 3.6 88 1.8 4.5 319 21 280.9 281.8 279.1 295.0 5.10 2 950 489 3.7 2.9 94 0.8 3.3 321 31 280.9 281.7 278.9 294.6 4.95 3 900 925 0.2 -0.1 98 0.3 0.1 332 46 281.7 282.5 278.4 293.5 4.23 4 850 1381 -2.7 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.8 346 51 283.4 284.0 278.4 293.6 3.62 5 800 1859 -5.1 -5.9 94 0.8 -5.4 350 48 285.7 286.2 278.9 294.5 3.07 6 750 2364 -7.5 -8.4 93 1.0 -7.8 348 44 288.5 288.9 279.7 296.4 2.70 7 700 2899 -10.0 -11.3 90 1.3 -10.4 348 47 291.5 291.9 280.6 298.3 2.30 8 650 3467 -12.0 -13.9 86 1.9 -12.6 347 48 295.4 295.8 282.0 301.5 2.00 9 600 4077 -14.0 -16.2 83 2.2 -14.7 349 45 299.9 300.2 283.6 305.5 1.79 10 550 4735 -16.6 -19.0 82 2.4 -17.2 352 42 304.4 304.7 285.1 309.4 1.55 11 500 5444 -21.6 -24.3 79 2.7 -22.2 352 48 306.7 306.9 285.4 310.2 1.07 12 450 6213 -26.9 -29.7 77 2.8 -27.3 350 49 309.4 309.6 286.0 311.9 0.72 13 400 7051 -33.0 -36.0 74 3.0 -33.3 352 52 312.1 312.2 286.6 313.7 0.44 14 350 7972 -41.6 -44.9 70 3.4 -41.8 350 51 312.7 312.7 286.5 313.4 0.20 15 300 9003 -46.9 -55.9 35 9.0 -47.2 347 44 319.3 319.3 288.6 319.5 0.07 16 250 10205 -47.7 -71.6 5 23.9 -48.1 340 52 335.2 335.2 293.1 335.3 0.01 17 200 11677 -48.7 -78.7 2 30.0 -49.3 331 55 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.7 0.00 18 150 13560 -50.0 -79.7 2 29.7 -50.6 326 41 383.9 383.9 302.9 384.0 0.00 19 100 16183 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.6 -54.9 315 21 422.8 422.8 308.0 422.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5373.63 m Freezing level: 895.98 mb = 961.67 m = 3155.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 898.64 mb = 937.10 m = 3074.42 ft Precipitable water: 0.57 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.98 % Est. max temperature: 9.16 C = 48.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.08 mb = 539.22 m = 1769.08 ft T: 3.26 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.59 C/km ThetaE index: 1.48 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.55 mb = 831.00 m = 2726.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 6.02 C = 42.83 F Cap Strength: 10.71 C Lifted Index: 11.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.91 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.03 C Showalter Index: 11.91 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.69 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.99 C Cross Totals Index: 18.70 C K Index: 14.73 Risk: None Sweat Index: 150.95 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.39 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.63 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 11.56 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.07 mb = 826.33 m = 2711.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.07 mb = 870.73 m = 2856.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 836.07 mb = 1511.17 m = 4957.85 ft B at Equ Level: 9.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 776.07 mb = 2096.82 m = 6879.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 346.8 at 45.6 knts Storm direction: 16.8 at 34.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 0.3 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 331.5 neg: -21.4 tot: 310.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 51.40 m/s