MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 6Z WED 22 OCT 25 Station: 41.95,-74.30 Latitude: 41.95 Longitude: -74.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 72 SFC 957 436 9.0 6.4 84 2.5 7.6 130 1 285.7 286.8 282.7 303.4 6.32 2 950 500 9.4 7.5 88 2.0 8.4 165 9 286.8 288.0 283.8 306.0 6.85 3 900 948 8.5 3.8 72 4.7 6.1 198 21 290.3 291.2 283.9 306.2 5.57 4 850 1418 5.4 3.3 86 2.1 4.3 204 22 291.8 292.8 284.6 308.2 5.70 5 800 1910 1.5 1.1 97 0.4 1.3 202 28 292.7 293.6 284.5 307.7 5.18 6 750 2427 -1.4 -1.9 96 0.5 -1.6 197 34 295.1 295.8 284.6 308.1 4.43 7 700 2973 -5.0 -5.8 94 0.8 -5.3 195 37 296.9 297.6 284.4 307.6 3.55 8 650 3551 -9.1 -16.1 57 7.0 -11.2 198 39 298.7 299.0 283.0 303.9 1.67 9 600 4167 -12.1 -40.2 8 28.1 -16.3 203 37 302.1 302.1 282.5 302.8 0.19 10 550 4825 -16.8 -35.5 18 18.7 -19.7 209 42 304.2 304.2 283.5 305.3 0.34 11 500 5534 -21.3 -40.2 17 18.9 -23.7 207 49 307.0 307.1 284.5 307.8 0.23 12 450 6300 -27.8 -41.0 27 13.3 -29.2 202 57 308.3 308.4 285.0 309.2 0.23 13 400 7135 -33.3 -48.6 20 15.4 -34.3 201 66 311.8 311.8 286.1 312.2 0.12 14 350 8062 -38.5 -57.4 12 18.9 -39.3 204 74 316.8 316.9 287.8 317.0 0.05 15 300 9109 -43.4 -61.5 12 18.1 -44.0 206 81 324.2 324.2 290.0 324.3 0.03 16 250 10325 -46.8 -68.9 6 22.0 -47.4 205 77 336.4 336.4 293.4 336.5 0.01 17 200 11790 -50.7 -77.4 3 26.7 -51.1 206 70 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13655 -53.3 -82.2 2 28.9 -53.7 203 48 378.3 378.3 302.0 378.3 0.00 19 100 16219 -59.7 -87.2 2 27.4 -60.0 219 34 412.3 412.3 306.8 412.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5462.26 m Freezing level: 774.50 mb = 2173.88 m = 7132.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 777.66 mb = 2137.06 m = 7011.27 ft Precipitable water: 0.63 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.82 % Est. max temperature: 15.79 C = 60.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 920.87 mb = 757.71 m = 2485.91 ft T: 8.90 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.37 C/km ThetaE index: 5.34 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 826.17 mb = 1648.75 m = 5409.21 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.98 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.43 C = 59.78 F Cap Strength: 2.24 C Lifted Index: 3.25 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.88 C Showalter Index: 2.13 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 51.32 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.70 C Cross Totals Index: 24.62 C K Index: 29.22 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.56 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.70 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.43 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12089.98 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.82 mb = 1313.84 m = 4310.45 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 202.2 at 36.6 knts Storm direction: 232.2 at 27.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 2.6 tot: 6.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 178.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 59.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.28 Bulk Shear: 75.24 m/s