MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.06,-74.44 Latitude: 40.06 Longitude: -74.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 34 17.7 17.3 97 0.4 17.4 179 10 290.7 292.9 290.5 325.8 12.47 1 1000 54 17.6 17.2 97 0.4 17.4 177 9 290.8 293.0 290.5 325.8 12.43 2 950 492 15.2 15.1 99 0.1 15.1 193 31 292.6 294.6 290.3 325.0 11.40 3 900 949 12.3 12.1 99 0.1 12.1 208 38 294.1 295.9 289.5 322.5 9.91 4 850 1426 9.4 9.2 99 0.1 9.3 214 37 296.0 297.5 289.0 321.0 8.64 5 800 1928 6.7 6.5 98 0.3 6.6 212 28 298.3 299.7 288.9 320.6 7.59 6 750 2456 4.4 4.1 98 0.3 4.2 183 34 301.4 302.6 289.3 321.8 6.86 7 700 3017 2.4 2.1 98 0.3 2.2 179 45 305.2 306.4 290.1 324.5 6.39 8 650 3613 -1.3 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.5 180 54 307.5 308.4 289.8 323.6 5.23 9 600 4246 -5.6 -7.5 86 1.9 -6.4 188 59 309.7 310.4 289.1 321.1 3.63 10 550 4925 -8.5 -26.3 22 17.8 -13.0 192 68 314.0 314.1 287.7 316.8 0.81 11 500 5656 -14.0 -33.1 18 19.1 -17.7 190 69 316.0 316.1 288.0 317.7 0.47 12 450 6446 -19.9 -31.0 37 11.1 -22.0 186 70 318.2 318.4 288.9 320.5 0.64 13 400 7308 -26.5 -40.6 25 14.1 -28.2 184 74 320.6 320.7 289.2 321.6 0.28 14 350 8258 -32.8 -51.8 13 19.0 -34.1 183 82 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.9 0.09 15 300 9328 -39.3 -49.2 34 9.9 -39.9 180 91 330.0 330.0 291.9 330.5 0.14 16 250 10552 -47.1 -59.5 23 12.4 -47.6 192 89 336.0 336.0 293.4 336.2 0.05 17 200 12021 -49.8 -74.8 4 25.0 -50.3 195 54 354.0 354.0 297.5 354.0 0.01 18 150 13875 -55.2 -81.2 3 25.9 -55.6 213 42 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 19 100 16406 -62.9 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.1 229 25 406.3 406.3 306.0 406.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5601.36 m Freezing level: 667.74 mb = 3401.45 m = 11159.46 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.05 mb = 3368.68 m = 11051.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.40 % Est. max temperature: 22.93 C = 73.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.20 mb = 86.87 m = 284.99 ft T: 17.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 5.17 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 944.53 mb = 541.19 m = 1775.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.82 C = 67.68 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: -0.08 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.12 C Showalter Index: 1.89 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.55 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.35 C Cross Totals Index: 23.20 C K Index: 32.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.87 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.64 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.99 mb = 501.42 m = 1645.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 933.99 mb = 636.00 m = 2086.57 ft Equ Level (EL): 693.99 mb = 3086.56 m = 10126.37 ft B at Equ Level: 81.69 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 313.99 mb = 9011.88 m = 29566.18 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.8 at 47.6 knts Storm direction: 220.8 at 35.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.7 neg: 4.4 tot: 9.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 218.3 neg: -10.5 tot: 207.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 6.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 1.19 Bulk Shear: 99.55 m/s