MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510161200F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.40,-76.93 Latitude: 40.40 Longitude: -76.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 985 188 16.3 15.6 96 0.7 15.9 201 12 290.7 292.7 289.6 322.8 11.40 2 950 496 14.5 14.3 99 0.2 14.4 207 28 291.9 293.9 289.6 322.8 10.88 3 900 952 11.9 11.7 99 0.1 11.8 222 40 293.7 295.4 289.2 321.3 9.65 4 850 1428 8.4 7.8 96 0.6 8.0 237 42 295.0 296.4 287.9 317.6 7.84 5 800 1927 5.5 5.0 96 0.6 5.2 242 40 297.0 298.3 287.8 317.0 6.83 6 750 2453 2.5 2.0 96 0.5 2.2 235 37 299.3 300.4 287.7 316.8 5.90 7 700 3009 0.1 -0.2 98 0.3 -0.0 223 32 302.6 303.6 288.4 318.9 5.40 8 650 3601 -1.7 -2.0 98 0.3 -1.9 201 29 307.0 308.0 289.6 322.7 5.08 9 600 4235 -5.3 -5.6 98 0.3 -5.4 190 26 310.0 310.8 289.7 323.1 4.20 10 550 4911 -10.7 -16.2 64 5.5 -12.5 202 49 311.4 311.8 288.1 317.8 1.96 11 500 5637 -15.5 -27.3 36 11.8 -18.1 203 68 314.2 314.4 287.8 317.0 0.81 12 450 6423 -21.1 -37.0 23 15.8 -23.5 205 75 316.7 316.7 288.1 318.0 0.36 13 400 7281 -27.5 -45.0 17 17.4 -29.3 205 78 319.2 319.2 288.7 319.9 0.17 14 350 8225 -34.9 -55.6 10 20.7 -36.1 199 81 321.6 321.7 289.3 321.9 0.06 15 300 9288 -41.0 -54.3 22 13.3 -41.6 201 94 327.6 327.6 291.1 327.9 0.08 16 250 10513 -45.5 -66.4 8 20.9 -46.0 206 79 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.02 17 200 11984 -50.3 -74.8 4 24.5 -50.8 196 67 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 13854 -54.3 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.6 236 34 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.6 0.00 19 100 16395 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.4 -62.7 241 31 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5575.54 m Freezing level: 696.79 mb = 3046.69 m = 9995.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.85 mb = 2998.90 m = 9838.81 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.53 % Est. max temperature: 21.15 C = 70.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.88 mb = 268.44 m = 880.70 ft T: 15.83 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 5.97 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.15 mb = 701.64 m = 2301.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.42 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.35 C = 65.04 F Cap Strength: 0.59 C Lifted Index: -0.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.48 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.19 C Showalter Index: 2.28 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.86 C Cross Totals Index: 23.27 C K Index: 31.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 246.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.12 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 141.97 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.85 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.25 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.99 mb = 666.78 m = 2187.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.99 mb = 803.71 m = 2636.82 ft Equ Level (EL): 655.99 mb = 3527.82 m = 11574.06 ft B at Equ Level: 122.99 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 305.99 mb = 9151.27 m = 30023.49 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 213.4 at 40.9 knts Storm direction: 243.4 at 30.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 3.0 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 59.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 194.6 neg: -37.8 tot: 156.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 52.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.44 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.1 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 3.62 Bulk Shear: 39.20 m/s