MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.97,-74.83 Latitude: 39.97 Longitude: -74.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 20 18.4 16.2 87 2.2 17.0 164 12 291.0 293.1 289.9 323.7 11.58 1 1000 72 18.0 16.1 88 2.0 16.8 165 14 291.2 293.2 289.9 323.9 11.57 2 950 510 15.1 14.4 96 0.7 14.7 179 34 292.5 294.5 289.9 323.6 10.95 3 900 967 12.3 11.1 92 1.2 11.6 195 45 294.1 295.8 288.9 320.7 9.24 4 850 1444 10.2 10.1 99 0.2 10.2 207 43 296.9 298.5 289.8 323.5 9.15 5 800 1947 7.7 7.4 98 0.3 7.5 217 35 299.3 300.8 289.7 323.2 8.10 6 750 2478 5.4 5.1 98 0.3 5.2 199 32 302.4 303.8 290.1 324.4 7.36 7 700 3041 3.3 3.0 98 0.3 3.1 191 40 306.1 307.4 290.8 326.8 6.80 8 650 3639 -0.0 -0.3 98 0.2 -0.2 192 47 308.9 310.0 290.8 326.8 5.78 9 600 4275 -4.6 -4.9 98 0.3 -4.8 195 49 310.8 311.6 290.2 324.6 4.42 10 550 4955 -8.3 -10.8 82 2.5 -9.3 191 50 314.2 314.8 290.0 324.0 3.04 11 500 5689 -12.8 -26.0 32 13.3 -16.0 193 55 317.5 317.7 288.9 320.7 0.92 12 450 6483 -18.6 -46.8 6 28.2 -22.1 191 56 319.9 319.9 288.9 320.4 0.13 13 400 7350 -24.9 -36.8 32 11.9 -26.6 192 63 322.6 322.7 290.0 324.1 0.41 14 350 8307 -30.6 -43.4 27 12.8 -32.0 190 73 327.5 327.5 291.2 328.4 0.23 15 300 9386 -37.6 -42.4 61 4.8 -38.0 192 80 332.4 332.5 292.7 333.6 0.31 16 250 10616 -48.2 -51.9 65 3.8 -48.3 194 84 334.4 334.5 293.0 334.9 0.13 17 200 12064 -52.0 -72.4 7 20.3 -52.4 201 62 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13907 -57.1 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.3 222 49 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16426 -63.9 -87.3 3 23.4 -64.1 215 23 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5616.74 m Freezing level: 650.58 mb = 3632.14 m = 11916.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 652.38 mb = 3609.64 m = 11842.49 ft Precipitable water: 1.47 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 90.44 % Est. max temperature: 23.91 C = 75.03 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.16 mb = 295.64 m = 969.95 ft T: 16.54 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.06 C/km ThetaE index: 3.18 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.32 mb = 705.08 m = 2313.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.57 C = 69.03 F Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lifted Index: 1.93 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.58 C Showalter Index: 1.76 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.83 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.00 C Cross Totals Index: 22.83 C K Index: 32.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 260.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.56 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.20 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.73 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.25 mb = 606.21 m = 1988.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 904.25 mb = 926.93 m = 3041.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 874.25 mb = 1209.33 m = 3967.58 ft B at Equ Level: 11.10 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 754.25 mb = 2431.58 m = 7977.53 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.7 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 224.7 at 32.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 2.7 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 301.2 neg: -14.4 tot: 286.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 95.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.17 Bulk Shear: 67.87 m/s