MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F063.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F063.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 63 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.77,-77.14 Latitude: 38.77 Longitude: -77.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1001 54 16.9 15.6 92 1.4 16.1 189 11 290.0 292.0 289.2 321.5 11.19 1 1000 62 16.8 15.6 93 1.2 16.0 189 10 289.9 291.9 289.2 321.4 11.20 2 950 497 14.2 14.1 100 0.1 14.1 198 33 291.6 293.5 289.3 321.8 10.69 3 900 953 12.2 12.1 99 0.1 12.1 213 49 294.1 295.8 289.5 322.4 9.87 4 850 1430 9.0 8.8 99 0.1 8.9 229 49 295.5 297.0 288.7 319.8 8.40 5 800 1930 5.7 5.4 98 0.3 5.6 235 39 297.3 298.5 288.1 317.9 7.06 6 750 2456 3.1 2.8 98 0.3 2.9 229 30 299.9 301.0 288.2 318.4 6.23 7 700 3013 0.1 -0.2 98 0.3 -0.0 202 38 302.6 303.6 288.4 319.0 5.41 8 650 3606 -1.6 -6.7 68 5.0 -3.8 195 51 307.1 307.8 288.2 318.3 3.57 9 600 4239 -3.6 -34.2 7 30.6 -10.4 198 63 311.9 312.0 286.4 313.2 0.35 10 550 4922 -7.4 -37.4 7 30.0 -13.3 193 68 315.3 315.3 287.5 316.3 0.28 11 500 5654 -13.8 -43.7 6 29.9 -18.2 199 69 316.2 316.2 287.7 316.8 0.16 12 450 6444 -19.4 -47.2 7 27.8 -22.7 202 77 318.9 318.9 288.5 319.4 0.12 13 400 7311 -24.2 -55.1 4 30.9 -26.9 193 80 323.5 323.5 289.9 323.7 0.05 14 350 8270 -30.7 -65.4 2 34.8 -32.5 192 93 327.4 327.4 291.0 327.5 0.02 15 300 9350 -37.2 -59.7 8 22.4 -38.3 195 99 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.04 16 250 10592 -43.0 -69.6 4 26.5 -43.8 203 90 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.01 17 200 12075 -48.8 -76.1 3 27.2 -49.4 211 60 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 18 150 13927 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 224 44 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16447 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 221 25 402.7 402.7 305.6 402.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.27 m Freezing level: 696.00 mb = 3060.43 m = 10040.66 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.16 mb = 3011.15 m = 9878.99 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.59 % Est. max temperature: 22.43 C = 72.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.15 mb = 223.25 m = 732.45 ft T: 15.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.28 C/km ThetaE index: 4.41 C Layer 850.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 942.19 mb = 566.96 m = 1860.08 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.86 C = 65.94 F Cap Strength: 2.92 C Lifted Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.05 C Showalter Index: 2.70 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.77 C Cross Totals Index: 22.62 C K Index: 31.29 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.55 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 90.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.41 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.61 mb = 545.32 m = 1789.07 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 879.61 mb = 1144.50 m = 3754.88 ft Equ Level (EL): 659.61 mb = 3488.54 m = 11445.20 ft B at Equ Level: 89.42 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 559.61 mb = 4785.81 m = 15701.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 204.8 at 49.8 knts Storm direction: 234.8 at 37.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 3.6 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 318.8 neg: -1.7 tot: 317.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 16.2 stream: 10.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.16 Bulk Rich Number: 0.89 Bulk Shear: 101.04 m/s