MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271800F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271800F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 6Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 40.92,-74.21 Latitude: 40.92 Longitude: -74.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1005 94 20.2 11.4 57 8.7 14.8 177 6 292.9 294.4 287.8 317.1 8.46 1 1000 140 20.2 11.1 56 9.1 14.7 183 9 293.4 294.9 287.9 317.3 8.34 2 950 581 17.8 8.8 56 9.0 12.5 212 20 295.3 296.6 287.8 317.0 7.51 3 900 1040 13.8 7.1 64 6.7 10.0 224 21 295.7 297.0 287.5 316.2 7.04 4 850 1518 9.4 5.5 77 3.9 7.2 229 23 296.0 297.2 287.2 315.4 6.67 5 800 2017 4.8 2.5 85 2.3 3.7 241 22 296.3 297.3 286.5 313.2 5.74 6 750 2539 0.9 -4.5 67 5.4 -1.4 239 16 297.6 298.2 284.8 308.6 3.66 7 700 3091 -0.9 -22.1 18 21.3 -6.9 227 19 301.5 301.7 283.2 304.5 0.93 8 650 3680 -2.8 -25.6 15 22.8 -8.8 233 21 305.8 305.9 284.7 308.2 0.73 9 600 4310 -6.5 -17.3 42 10.8 -9.9 232 23 308.6 308.9 286.7 313.9 1.64 10 550 4984 -10.9 -18.8 53 7.8 -13.3 230 26 311.1 311.4 287.5 316.3 1.58 11 500 5708 -16.0 -22.9 55 7.0 -17.7 230 30 313.6 313.8 288.0 317.6 1.21 12 450 6493 -21.7 -26.6 65 4.9 -22.7 228 37 316.0 316.2 288.5 319.3 0.97 13 400 7350 -27.3 -29.9 78 2.6 -27.8 226 42 319.5 319.7 289.5 322.3 0.80 14 350 8298 -34.4 -38.4 67 4.0 -34.8 226 45 322.3 322.4 289.9 323.8 0.40 15 300 9355 -44.0 -48.2 63 4.2 -44.3 224 52 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.9 0.16 16 250 10548 -54.2 -57.7 66 3.5 -54.3 225 51 325.4 325.5 290.5 325.7 0.06 17 200 11970 -54.0 -70.6 11 16.5 -54.3 238 45 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 13825 -51.9 -81.1 2 29.2 -52.5 246 36 380.6 380.6 302.3 380.6 0.00 19 100 16443 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.4 243 17 423.9 423.9 308.2 423.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5568.38 m Freezing level: 724.02 mb = 2826.09 m = 9271.85 ft Wetbulb zero: 764.17 mb = 2387.73 m = 7833.68 ft Precipitable water: 0.88 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.46 % Est. max temperature: 23.23 C = 73.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 883.23 mb = 1197.34 m = 3928.22 ft T: 12.34 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.77 C/km ThetaE index: 12.76 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 823.73 mb = 1776.37 m = 5827.90 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.66 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.45 C = 74.21 F Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lifted Index: 2.15 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.00 C Showalter Index: 3.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 46.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.33 C Cross Totals Index: 21.47 C K Index: 9.56 Risk: None Sweat Index: 168.87 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.42 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.34 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 37.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 840.19 mb = 1613.55 m = 5293.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 805.19 mb = 1963.67 m = 6442.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 695.19 mb = 3146.12 m = 10321.79 ft B at Equ Level: 38.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 625.19 mb = 3986.24 m = 13078.06 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 229.5 at 22.2 knts Storm direction: 259.5 at 16.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.9 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 65.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 102.4 neg: -9.0 tot: 93.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 31.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.6 stream: 3.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 2.22 Bulk Shear: 17.72 m/s