MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 12Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 42.03,-80.76 Latitude: 42.03 Longitude: -80.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 987 176 10.9 8.1 83 2.8 9.3 252 16 285.1 286.3 283.1 304.2 6.87 2 950 490 6.8 5.4 90 1.5 6.1 255 20 284.1 285.1 281.5 300.6 5.91 3 900 932 2.8 2.6 98 0.3 2.7 266 22 284.4 285.3 280.8 298.8 5.11 4 850 1391 -1.0 -1.4 97 0.4 -1.2 273 21 285.1 285.8 279.8 296.6 4.06 5 800 1872 -3.9 -4.7 94 0.8 -4.2 276 20 287.0 287.6 279.8 296.7 3.37 6 750 2379 -6.9 -7.9 93 1.0 -7.2 280 20 289.1 289.6 280.1 297.3 2.82 7 700 2914 -10.3 -11.4 92 1.1 -10.6 284 20 291.1 291.5 280.4 297.9 2.29 8 650 3480 -14.3 -15.3 92 1.0 -14.6 283 20 292.8 293.1 280.6 298.2 1.78 9 600 4081 -18.7 -20.0 90 1.2 -19.0 278 20 294.4 294.7 280.7 298.5 1.30 10 550 4723 -23.8 -26.8 76 3.1 -24.3 273 22 295.9 296.0 280.6 298.4 0.77 11 500 5410 -29.4 -35.8 54 6.4 -30.1 267 25 297.2 297.2 280.6 298.4 0.36 12 450 6154 -34.5 -41.1 51 6.6 -35.1 265 28 299.8 299.9 281.6 300.6 0.23 13 400 6967 -40.4 -44.6 64 4.2 -40.6 265 32 302.5 302.6 282.7 303.2 0.18 14 350 7863 -46.8 -52.7 51 5.9 -47.0 264 39 305.6 305.7 283.8 305.9 0.08 15 300 8882 -46.5 -63.0 14 16.5 -46.9 263 42 319.8 319.8 288.7 319.9 0.03 16 250 10099 -44.2 -75.2 2 31.1 -44.9 263 41 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.4 0.01 17 200 11591 -45.3 -76.2 2 30.8 -46.1 267 43 361.0 361.0 298.9 361.0 0.01 18 150 13495 -49.1 -79.0 2 29.9 -49.8 264 36 385.5 385.5 303.1 385.6 0.01 19 100 16124 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.3 257 36 421.9 421.9 307.9 422.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5343.36 m Freezing level: 862.82 mb = 1273.39 m = 4177.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 864.90 mb = 1251.53 m = 4106.02 ft Precipitable water: 0.60 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.70 % Est. max temperature: 11.38 C = 52.48 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 945.83 mb = 526.27 m = 1726.60 ft T: 6.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.65 C/km ThetaE index: 7.61 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.70 mb = 745.98 m = 2447.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 10.09 C = 50.17 F Cap Strength: -0.11 C Lifted Index: -0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 13.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.17 C Showalter Index: 1.90 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 56.47 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 28.45 C Cross Totals Index: 28.03 C K Index: 25.98 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 216.96 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.33 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 212.35 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.68 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.01 mb = 761.01 m = 2496.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 914.01 mb = 805.53 m = 2642.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 464.01 mb = 5937.75 m = 19480.58 ft B at Equ Level: 211.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 344.01 mb = 7976.91 m = 26170.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.6 at 21.6 knts Storm direction: 302.6 at 16.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 1.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 48.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 36.3 neg: -1.1 tot: 35.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.6 stream: 1.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 34.52 Bulk Shear: 6.15 m/s