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: 41.71,-78.77 Latitude: 41.71 Longitude: -78.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -4 1 950 428 SFC 933 582 15.0 14.3 96 0.7 14.6 154 12 293.9 295.9 290.5 325.5 11.07 3 900 886 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 162 31 295.1 297.0 290.4 325.5 10.57 4 850 1366 10.6 10.4 99 0.2 10.5 178 48 297.3 299.0 290.1 324.5 9.39 5 800 1869 7.6 7.3 98 0.3 7.4 196 49 299.2 300.7 289.6 322.8 8.03 6 750 2399 4.6 4.3 98 0.3 4.4 205 42 301.6 302.8 289.5 322.3 6.95 7 700 2958 1.0 0.3 95 0.6 0.6 204 39 303.5 304.6 288.9 320.5 5.60 8 650 3550 -2.2 -2.7 97 0.4 -2.4 193 40 306.4 307.3 289.2 321.3 4.84 9 600 4183 -5.1 -5.8 95 0.7 -5.4 184 46 310.2 311.0 289.7 323.2 4.13 10 550 4862 -9.2 -10.2 92 1.0 -9.6 183 52 313.2 313.8 289.8 323.5 3.20 11 500 5594 -13.0 -14.3 90 1.3 -13.5 172 57 317.2 317.7 290.4 325.5 2.53 12 450 6391 -17.4 -18.8 89 1.4 -17.8 169 62 321.4 321.8 291.1 327.9 1.93 13 400 7261 -23.9 -25.7 85 1.8 -24.3 173 73 324.0 324.2 291.2 328.1 1.18 14 350 8226 -28.6 -31.3 78 2.7 -29.1 180 87 330.2 330.3 292.6 333.1 0.80 15 300 9314 -36.6 -39.8 72 3.3 -36.9 183 91 333.9 333.9 293.2 335.4 0.40 16 250 10547 -46.9 -51.8 57 4.9 -47.1 179 85 336.3 336.4 293.5 336.9 0.13 17 200 12015 -49.5 -77.5 2 28.0 -50.0 187 66 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.4 0.00 18 150 13872 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -57.0 216 42 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16401 -61.7 -86.2 2 24.5 -61.9 229 28 408.6 408.6 306.3 408.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5598.32 m Freezing level: 685.03 mb = 3135.48 m = 10286.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.06 mb = 3072.40 m = 10079.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.22 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.80 % Est. max temperature: 20.95 C = 69.71 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 924.07 mb = 662.96 m = 2175.03 ft T: 14.51 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.30 C/km ThetaE index: 5.06 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 876.17 mb = 1111.46 m = 3646.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.16 C = 62.88 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: 0.69 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.97 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.53 C Showalter Index: 0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.06 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.61 C Cross Totals Index: 23.45 C K Index: 33.42 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 279.48 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.08 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 128.24 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.34 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 879.03 mb = 1084.17 m = 3556.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 854.03 mb = 1326.28 m = 4351.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 524.03 mb = 5233.51 m = 17170.11 ft B at Equ Level: 127.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 394.03 mb = 7370.12 m = 24179.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.4 at 46.9 knts Storm direction: 213.4 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 381.4 neg: -12.4 tot: 369.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 123.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 8.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 1.69 Bulk Shear: 75.94 m/s