MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.10,-73.72 Latitude: 41.10 Longitude: -73.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 SFC 995 74 17.7 17.3 97 0.5 17.4 164 13 291.3 293.5 290.7 326.7 12.55 2 950 472 15.7 15.5 99 0.2 15.5 174 34 293.1 295.2 290.7 326.5 11.72 3 900 930 12.9 12.8 99 0.1 12.9 191 42 294.8 296.7 290.2 324.6 10.37 4 850 1408 9.9 9.8 99 0.1 9.9 206 37 296.6 298.2 289.5 322.6 8.97 5 800 1910 7.4 7.1 98 0.3 7.2 201 30 299.1 300.5 289.5 322.4 7.95 6 750 2440 5.0 4.7 98 0.3 4.8 180 32 302.0 303.3 289.8 323.4 7.16 7 700 3001 2.2 1.9 98 0.3 2.0 166 35 304.9 306.1 289.9 323.9 6.27 8 650 3597 -1.3 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.5 172 48 307.4 308.4 289.8 323.5 5.22 9 600 4230 -4.8 -5.5 95 0.7 -5.1 179 63 310.6 311.4 289.9 323.8 4.23 10 550 4909 -9.3 -26.8 23 17.5 -13.6 185 71 313.0 313.2 287.3 315.7 0.77 11 500 5638 -14.2 -35.5 15 21.3 -18.1 186 72 315.7 315.8 287.8 317.0 0.37 12 450 6427 -19.6 -46.8 7 27.2 -22.8 186 76 318.6 318.6 288.4 319.1 0.13 13 400 7290 -26.0 -49.6 9 23.5 -28.2 180 78 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.6 0.10 14 350 8242 -32.8 -58.5 6 25.8 -34.3 177 84 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.7 0.04 15 300 9314 -38.5 -65.3 4 26.8 -39.5 177 87 331.1 331.1 292.0 331.2 0.02 16 250 10549 -44.8 -65.3 8 20.5 -45.4 183 76 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.02 17 200 12022 -49.6 -76.6 3 27.1 -50.1 175 62 354.2 354.2 297.5 354.3 0.01 18 150 13874 -56.6 -82.2 3 25.5 -56.9 186 43 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16401 -63.1 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.3 226 24 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5603.64 m Freezing level: 669.12 mb = 3368.96 m = 11052.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 671.39 mb = 3336.58 m = 10946.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.04 % Est. max temperature: 23.23 C = 73.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.95 mb = 128.99 m = 423.20 ft T: 17.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.21 C/km ThetaE index: 4.26 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.11 mb = 587.52 m = 1927.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.49 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.99 C = 67.99 F Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lifted Index: -0.98 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.66 C Showalter Index: 0.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.13 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.14 C Cross Totals Index: 23.99 C K Index: 33.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 263.57 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.09 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 211.99 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.59 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.30 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.58 mb = 547.18 m = 1795.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 926.58 mb = 683.15 m = 2241.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 366.58 mb = 7911.90 m = 25957.36 ft B at Equ Level: 210.02 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 286.58 mb = 9624.25 m = 31575.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.2 at 48.4 knts Storm direction: 213.2 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 4.0 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 47.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 225.8 neg: -9.7 tot: 216.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 72.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 2.92 Bulk Shear: 72.72 m/s