MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.04,-78.92 Latitude: 40.04 Longitude: -78.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 33 1 950 465 SFC 929 653 14.2 13.8 97 0.4 13.9 202 11 293.4 295.3 290.0 324.0 10.70 3 900 922 12.5 12.4 99 0.1 12.4 201 27 294.4 296.2 289.8 323.3 10.07 4 850 1400 9.3 9.1 99 0.2 9.2 213 39 295.8 297.4 288.9 320.7 8.57 5 800 1900 5.7 5.4 98 0.3 5.5 228 43 297.2 298.5 288.0 317.8 7.04 6 750 2425 2.2 1.9 98 0.3 2.1 236 43 299.0 300.0 287.5 316.3 5.86 7 700 2979 -1.2 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.4 235 35 301.1 302.0 287.3 315.8 4.89 8 650 3567 -3.9 -4.2 98 0.3 -4.0 217 24 304.6 305.4 288.0 317.8 4.32 9 600 4197 -6.5 -6.8 98 0.3 -6.6 184 33 308.6 309.3 288.9 320.7 3.84 10 550 4871 -11.2 -17.6 59 6.5 -13.2 183 50 310.8 311.2 287.6 316.5 1.74 11 500 5599 -13.8 -40.1 9 26.3 -18.0 185 65 316.2 316.3 287.8 317.1 0.23 12 450 6391 -18.6 -50.3 4 31.7 -22.2 179 74 319.8 319.8 288.8 320.2 0.08 13 400 7262 -22.5 -40.0 19 17.5 -25.0 179 85 325.7 325.8 290.8 326.8 0.29 14 350 8232 -27.2 -46.9 14 19.6 -29.3 186 95 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.7 0.16 15 300 9324 -35.9 -42.5 51 6.6 -36.5 183 95 334.8 334.9 293.3 336.0 0.30 16 250 10561 -45.1 -54.3 35 9.2 -45.5 185 91 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.4 0.10 17 200 12042 -49.2 -79.1 2 29.9 -49.8 201 64 354.8 354.8 297.7 354.8 0.00 18 150 13896 -56.5 -84.5 2 28.1 -56.8 223 47 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16426 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 227 26 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5566.60 m Freezing level: 718.00 mb = 2779.66 m = 9119.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 720.05 mb = 2752.29 m = 9029.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.45 % Est. max temperature: 18.59 C = 65.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 923.35 mb = 705.92 m = 2315.98 ft T: 13.85 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.78 C/km ThetaE index: 8.16 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 874.41 mb = 1163.22 m = 3816.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.85 C = 60.53 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: 1.50 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.49 C Showalter Index: 2.26 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 31.86 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.96 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 202.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.15 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 876.19 mb = 1146.29 m = 3760.74 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 871.19 mb = 1194.11 m = 3917.65 ft Equ Level (EL): 521.19 mb = 5282.40 m = 17330.51 ft B at Equ Level: 200.51 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 401.19 mb = 7239.77 m = 23752.23 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 198.7 at 44.8 knts Storm direction: 228.7 at 33.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 3.3 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 23.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 172.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 172.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.79 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 9.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 3.62 Bulk Shear: 56.07 m/s