MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.52,-78.14 Latitude: 39.52 Longitude: -78.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 50 SFC 979 234 16.1 14.9 93 1.2 15.4 215 13 291.1 293.0 289.4 322.1 10.98 2 950 486 14.2 13.7 97 0.5 13.9 218 26 291.6 293.5 289.1 321.2 10.45 3 900 940 11.2 11.0 99 0.2 11.1 221 36 293.1 294.7 288.5 319.4 9.22 4 850 1416 8.2 7.8 97 0.4 8.0 225 41 294.7 296.1 287.9 317.4 7.83 5 800 1914 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 5.0 230 42 296.6 297.8 287.6 316.4 6.77 6 750 2439 2.6 2.3 98 0.3 2.4 228 38 299.3 300.4 287.8 317.2 6.01 7 700 2995 -0.7 -0.9 98 0.3 -0.8 217 28 301.8 302.7 287.8 317.2 5.12 8 650 3587 -0.1 -1.5 90 1.4 -0.9 194 46 308.8 309.8 290.3 325.1 5.26 9 600 4221 -5.6 -18.2 36 12.6 -9.6 195 61 309.7 310.0 287.0 314.7 1.52 10 550 4898 -9.2 -19.5 43 10.3 -12.3 187 67 313.1 313.4 288.1 318.1 1.48 11 500 5628 -13.9 -38.6 11 24.6 -18.1 197 69 316.1 316.1 287.8 317.0 0.27 12 450 6417 -19.8 -43.6 10 23.8 -22.9 200 73 318.3 318.4 288.4 319.0 0.18 13 400 7280 -25.8 -48.9 10 23.1 -28.0 196 76 321.5 321.5 289.3 321.9 0.11 14 350 8233 -33.1 -49.3 18 16.2 -34.3 190 83 324.2 324.2 290.2 324.7 0.12 15 300 9300 -39.9 -60.8 9 20.9 -40.8 194 88 329.2 329.2 291.5 329.3 0.04 16 250 10533 -44.6 -64.1 10 19.5 -45.2 195 88 339.8 339.8 294.3 339.9 0.03 17 200 12007 -48.0 -76.8 2 28.8 -48.6 195 65 356.8 356.8 298.1 356.8 0.01 18 150 13875 -55.0 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.4 219 56 375.4 375.4 301.5 375.4 0.00 19 100 16422 -62.7 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 209 19 406.5 406.5 306.0 406.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5577.38 m Freezing level: 710.18 mb = 2881.88 m = 9454.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.42 mb = 2853.39 m = 9361.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.58 % Est. max temperature: 20.57 C = 69.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.60 mb = 382.69 m = 1255.53 ft T: 15.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 5.68 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.14 mb = 763.34 m = 2504.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.56 C = 63.60 F Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lifted Index: 2.22 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.71 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.26 C Showalter Index: 3.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.86 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.13 C Cross Totals Index: 21.73 C K Index: 29.68 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.51 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.02 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 91.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.95 mb = 737.66 m = 2420.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.95 mb = 875.66 m = 2872.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 676.95 mb = 3262.52 m = 10703.68 ft B at Equ Level: 89.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 556.95 mb = 4800.49 m = 15749.44 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.3 at 48.7 knts Storm direction: 234.3 at 36.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 101.1 neg: -17.9 tot: 83.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.6 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 1.04 Bulk Shear: 87.92 m/s