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: 40.85,-74.63 Latitude: 40.85 Longitude: -74.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 74 SFC 986 201 24.9 22.2 85 2.6 23.0 152 9 299.2 302.4 296.6 349.9 17.36 2 950 523 21.4 20.7 96 0.6 20.9 162 18 298.9 301.8 295.9 346.6 16.40 3 900 990 18.5 15.8 85 2.6 16.7 184 29 300.6 302.9 293.7 337.8 12.68 4 850 1479 15.7 14.2 91 1.4 14.7 201 39 302.6 304.8 293.9 338.4 12.09 5 800 1993 12.7 11.5 93 1.2 12.0 208 48 304.7 306.7 293.5 336.8 10.74 6 750 2533 9.5 8.9 96 0.6 9.1 209 51 306.9 308.7 293.3 335.8 9.56 7 700 3103 6.5 5.3 92 1.1 5.8 218 48 309.7 311.2 292.9 334.3 8.03 8 650 3709 3.3 1.6 89 1.6 2.4 223 46 312.6 313.9 292.6 333.3 6.63 9 600 4354 -0.5 -2.4 87 1.9 -1.4 228 44 315.5 316.6 292.4 332.6 5.37 10 550 5046 -3.6 -4.9 91 1.3 -4.3 232 45 319.8 320.7 293.2 335.5 4.84 11 500 5795 -7.1 -8.0 94 0.8 -7.5 235 46 324.3 325.2 293.9 338.3 4.20 12 450 6610 -11.6 -12.6 92 1.0 -12.1 237 48 328.6 329.3 294.2 339.6 3.22 13 400 7503 -17.4 -18.5 91 1.1 -17.7 236 51 332.4 332.9 294.4 340.2 2.23 14 350 8489 -24.4 -26.1 86 1.7 -24.8 234 51 335.9 336.2 294.5 340.6 1.30 15 300 9593 -33.0 -35.7 77 2.7 -33.4 239 57 338.9 339.0 294.6 341.2 0.61 16 250 10850 -42.8 -46.1 71 3.2 -43.1 239 66 342.4 342.4 295.1 343.4 0.25 17 200 12314 -54.5 -57.7 68 3.2 -54.6 242 72 346.5 346.5 295.9 346.9 0.08 18 150 14108 -65.3 -77.1 18 11.8 -65.4 250 65 357.6 357.6 298.2 357.6 0.01 19 100 16556 -66.9 -84.4 7 17.5 -67.0 263 25 398.5 398.5 305.0 398.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5720.28 m Freezing level: 606.56 mb = 4269.12 m = 14006.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 618.97 mb = 4102.81 m = 13460.48 ft Precipitable water: 2.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.91 % Est. max temperature: 28.77 C = 83.79 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.93 mb = 532.72 m = 1747.74 ft T: 21.29 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.06 C/km ThetaE index: 12.18 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 900.78 mb = 982.87 m = 3224.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.15 C = 79.06 F Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lifted Index: -1.82 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.32 C Showalter Index: 0.35 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 44.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.80 C Cross Totals Index: 21.36 C K Index: 35.89 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 391.10 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 576.94 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 33.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.65 mb = 869.74 m = 2853.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.65 mb = 1205.53 m = 3955.11 ft Equ Level (EL): 247.65 mb = 10911.85 m = 35799.61 ft B at Equ Level: 575.58 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 147.65 mb = 14203.05 m = 46597.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.7 at 41.9 knts Storm direction: 247.7 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 457.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 457.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 9.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 1.47 Bulk Rich Number: 3.46 Bulk Shear: 166.77 m/s