MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2509251200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z THU 25 SEP 25 Station: 40.66,-74.77 Latitude: 40.66 Longitude: -74.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 75 SFC 994 128 25.8 22.8 84 2.9 23.6 160 9 299.4 302.7 297.0 351.7 17.89 2 950 524 21.5 20.9 97 0.6 21.1 168 18 299.0 302.0 296.0 347.4 16.61 3 900 992 18.8 15.9 84 2.8 16.9 188 30 300.9 303.2 293.9 338.3 12.76 4 850 1481 15.7 14.4 92 1.3 14.8 205 41 302.6 304.9 294.0 338.8 12.23 5 800 1994 12.8 11.6 93 1.1 12.1 208 49 304.8 306.8 293.6 337.1 10.82 6 750 2534 9.6 9.1 97 0.5 9.3 209 50 307.0 308.8 293.4 336.3 9.69 7 700 3105 6.6 5.6 94 1.0 6.1 220 47 309.8 311.3 293.0 334.9 8.20 8 650 3711 3.3 2.1 92 1.1 2.6 226 46 312.6 314.0 292.8 334.1 6.88 9 600 4356 -0.5 -2.2 89 1.7 -1.3 230 44 315.5 316.6 292.5 332.8 5.45 10 550 5048 -3.6 -4.8 91 1.2 -4.2 232 44 319.8 320.7 293.2 335.5 4.87 11 500 5797 -7.2 -8.1 93 0.9 -7.6 234 45 324.3 325.1 293.9 338.1 4.17 12 450 6612 -11.9 -13.0 92 1.1 -12.3 235 47 328.3 328.9 294.1 339.0 3.13 13 400 7505 -17.0 -18.0 92 1.0 -17.3 236 51 332.9 333.4 294.6 341.1 2.32 14 350 8492 -24.3 -25.8 87 1.6 -24.6 236 52 336.1 336.3 294.6 340.9 1.33 15 300 9597 -32.9 -35.6 77 2.6 -33.3 239 57 338.9 339.1 294.6 341.3 0.61 16 250 10854 -42.7 -46.8 64 4.1 -43.0 239 65 342.5 342.6 295.1 343.4 0.23 17 200 12319 -54.3 -58.2 62 3.9 -54.5 241 71 346.7 346.7 296.0 347.0 0.07 18 150 14113 -65.2 -77.0 18 11.7 -65.3 250 63 357.7 357.7 298.2 357.7 0.01 19 100 16559 -67.2 -83.9 8 16.7 -67.3 264 25 397.9 397.9 304.9 397.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5722.46 m Freezing level: 606.67 mb = 4269.81 m = 14008.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 616.91 mb = 4131.87 m = 13555.84 ft Precipitable water: 2.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.69 % Est. max temperature: 29.18 C = 84.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.98 mb = 496.53 m = 1629.03 ft T: 21.76 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.12 C/km ThetaE index: 13.40 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.38 mb = 902.05 m = 2959.46 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.65 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.83 C = 80.29 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -2.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.74 C Showalter Index: 0.13 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.47 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.88 C Cross Totals Index: 21.59 C K Index: 36.33 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 385.66 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.26 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 839.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 40.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.59 mb = 795.99 m = 2611.47 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 885.59 mb = 1129.85 m = 3706.81 ft Equ Level (EL): 215.59 mb = 11825.79 m = 38798.06 ft B at Equ Level: 834.83 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 125.59 mb = 15184.19 m = 49816.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 218.2 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 248.2 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 428.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 428.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.97 Bulk Rich Number: 5.38 Bulk Shear: 156.00 m/s