MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508011800F000.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508011800F000.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 1 AUG 25 Station: 44.38,-74.2 Latitude: 44.38 Longitude: -74.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 200 SFC 959 560 19.8 11.2 57 8.7 14.5 9 6 296.5 298.1 289.3 321.8 8.71 2 950 642 17.8 9.8 59 8.0 13.0 10 6 295.3 296.7 288.2 318.4 8.01 3 900 1100 13.0 8.2 73 4.8 10.2 8 7 294.9 296.3 287.7 316.9 7.60 4 850 1577 8.3 6.7 90 1.6 7.4 6 7 294.9 296.2 287.4 315.9 7.27 5 800 2074 3.7 3.2 97 0.5 3.4 347 6 295.1 296.2 286.3 312.7 6.03 6 750 2595 0.3 -3.5 75 3.8 -1.4 269 7 296.9 297.6 284.8 308.7 3.93 7 700 3147 -0.4 -19.7 22 19.3 -6.2 280 10 302.1 302.3 283.7 305.8 1.15 8 650 3736 -2.6 -32.4 8 29.8 -9.2 270 16 306.1 306.1 284.4 307.4 0.39 9 600 4367 -5.6 -35.8 7 30.2 -11.7 270 23 309.7 309.7 285.6 310.7 0.30 10 550 5043 -9.9 -32.8 13 22.9 -14.6 267 31 312.4 312.4 286.7 313.9 0.44 11 500 5770 -15.2 -36.5 14 21.4 -18.8 263 32 314.5 314.6 287.3 315.7 0.33 12 450 6557 -20.9 -42.2 13 21.3 -23.6 261 42 317.0 317.0 288.0 317.8 0.21 13 400 7418 -25.1 -58.2 3 33.1 -27.6 258 60 322.4 322.4 289.5 322.5 0.04 14 350 8376 -30.4 -56.5 6 26.1 -32.2 252 82 327.8 327.8 291.2 328.0 0.05 15 300 9456 -37.8 -53.7 18 15.8 -38.8 244 94 332.0 332.0 292.3 332.4 0.09 16 250 10689 -45.2 -62.5 13 17.3 -45.7 240 107 338.9 338.9 294.1 339.1 0.03 17 200 12159 -49.8 -74.9 4 25.1 -50.3 241 97 353.9 353.9 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 14018 -54.4 -83.0 2 28.6 -54.8 246 74 376.3 376.3 301.6 376.3 0.00 19 100 16583 -57.9 -85.7 2 27.8 -58.3 250 42 415.9 415.9 307.2 415.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5569.61 m Freezing level: 727.20 mb = 2846.56 m = 9339.00 ft Wetbulb zero: 764.43 mb = 2441.13 m = 8008.86 ft Precipitable water: 0.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 41.84 % Est. max temperature: 18.40 C = 65.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 843.13 mb = 1643.51 m = 5392.01 ft T: 7.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.64 C/km ThetaE index: 16.03 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 839.75 mb = 1676.51 m = 5500.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.27 C = 64.88 F Cap Strength: 2.81 C Lifted Index: 2.66 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.29 C Showalter Index: 3.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.51 C Cross Totals Index: 21.92 C K Index: 10.99 Risk: None Sweat Index: 127.12 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 69.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 837.98 mb = 1693.79 m = 5557.00 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.98 mb = 1742.87 m = 5717.99 ft Equ Level (EL): 702.98 mb = 3112.91 m = 10212.82 ft B at Equ Level: 69.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 602.98 mb = 4327.92 m = 14199.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.5 at 18.5 knts Storm direction: 302.5 at 13.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 2.3 tot: 2.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 30.6 neg: -4.8 tot: 25.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.5 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 1.31 Bulk Shear: 53.33 m/s