MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.73,-100.23 Latitude: 42.73 Longitude: -100.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 94 1 950 529 SFC 920 798 14.3 0.4 39 13.8 7.3 311 22 294.4 295.1 284.2 307.0 4.28 3 900 983 11.3 -0.7 43 12.0 5.5 311 30 293.2 293.9 283.4 305.0 4.03 4 850 1456 6.6 -1.6 56 8.2 2.8 311 33 293.0 293.7 283.3 304.8 4.00 5 800 1949 1.7 -2.7 73 4.3 -0.3 312 35 292.9 293.6 283.2 304.5 3.93 6 750 2464 -2.7 -8.1 66 5.4 -4.8 322 38 293.6 294.1 282.1 301.9 2.77 7 700 3007 -6.6 -15.5 49 8.8 -9.3 322 38 295.2 295.5 281.4 300.2 1.64 8 650 3582 -10.2 -24.5 30 14.3 -13.5 319 42 297.4 297.6 281.3 300.0 0.81 9 600 4192 -14.6 -33.2 19 18.6 -17.7 313 43 299.2 299.2 281.5 300.5 0.39 10 550 4844 -19.5 -43.6 10 24.0 -22.2 312 43 300.9 300.9 282.0 301.4 0.15 11 500 5543 -25.9 -41.4 22 15.5 -27.5 317 44 301.5 301.5 282.3 302.2 0.20 12 450 6295 -32.7 -47.0 23 14.3 -33.7 313 42 302.1 302.2 282.4 302.6 0.12 13 400 7111 -39.7 -50.4 31 10.8 -40.2 305 42 303.4 303.5 282.9 303.8 0.09 14 350 8013 -43.0 -57.5 19 14.6 -43.5 294 51 310.8 310.8 285.7 311.0 0.05 15 300 9055 -41.5 -69.1 3 27.6 -42.3 275 69 326.9 326.9 290.9 327.0 0.01 16 250 10291 -42.5 -74.0 2 31.6 -43.3 275 76 342.9 342.9 295.0 342.9 0.01 17 200 11784 -46.8 -77.3 2 30.5 -47.5 276 71 358.7 358.7 298.4 358.7 0.01 18 150 13665 -52.2 -81.3 2 29.1 -52.7 271 64 380.2 380.2 302.3 380.2 0.00 19 100 16278 -56.0 -84.3 2 28.3 -56.5 290 37 419.5 419.5 307.7 419.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5448.78 m Freezing level: 780.95 mb = 2145.41 m = 7038.65 ft Wetbulb zero: 804.48 mb = 1903.52 m = 6245.06 ft Precipitable water: 0.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 39.04 % Est. max temperature: 13.29 C = 55.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 746.14 mb = 2505.05 m = 8218.58 ft T: -3.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.60 C/km ThetaE index: 6.92 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 741.80 mb = 2550.95 m = 8369.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 13.80 C = 56.85 F Cap Strength: 0.42 C Lifted Index: -0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.04 C Showalter Index: -0.18 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 56.74 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 32.46 C Cross Totals Index: 24.28 C K Index: 22.01 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 265.98 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.53 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 43.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 748.90 mb = 2476.01 m = 8123.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 523.90 mb = 5200.69 m = 17062.43 ft Equ Level (EL): 393.90 mb = 7214.61 m = 23669.70 ft B at Equ Level: 41.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 363.90 mb = 7750.06 m = 25426.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 315.1 at 39.7 knts Storm direction: 345.1 at 29.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 64.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 92.9 neg: -5.4 tot: 87.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 4.5 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.96 Bulk Shear: 14.60 m/s