MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.37,-76.48 Latitude: 41.37 Longitude: -76.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 1 950 472 SFC 948 493 13.7 13.4 98 0.3 13.6 145 9 291.3 293.2 288.8 320.3 10.25 3 900 927 11.8 11.7 99 0.1 11.7 158 33 293.7 295.4 289.1 321.2 9.62 4 850 1405 9.9 9.7 99 0.1 9.7 178 47 296.5 298.1 289.5 322.4 8.93 5 800 1907 7.3 7.0 98 0.3 7.2 192 46 298.9 300.4 289.4 322.1 7.89 6 750 2436 4.2 3.9 98 0.3 4.0 192 46 301.1 302.4 289.1 321.2 6.76 7 700 2995 1.1 0.9 98 0.3 1.0 187 41 303.8 304.8 289.2 321.4 5.82 8 650 3588 -1.6 -1.8 98 0.3 -1.7 178 50 307.2 308.2 289.7 323.0 5.14 9 600 4222 -5.3 -5.7 97 0.4 -5.5 177 62 310.0 310.8 289.7 323.1 4.18 10 550 4900 -9.3 -10.4 92 1.1 -9.7 173 76 313.1 313.7 289.8 323.2 3.16 11 500 5633 -12.0 -26.7 28 14.7 -15.6 169 74 318.4 318.6 289.2 321.4 0.86 12 450 6431 -18.0 -45.7 7 27.7 -21.6 174 73 320.6 320.6 289.1 321.1 0.14 13 400 7296 -25.4 -57.2 3 31.9 -27.8 175 76 322.0 322.0 289.4 322.2 0.04 14 350 8250 -31.4 -46.5 21 15.1 -32.7 176 84 326.4 326.5 290.9 327.1 0.17 15 300 9328 -38.2 -45.8 45 7.6 -38.8 175 95 331.6 331.6 292.4 332.4 0.21 16 250 10561 -45.6 -63.5 12 17.9 -46.2 185 87 338.2 338.2 293.9 338.4 0.03 17 200 12034 -49.4 -74.9 4 25.5 -49.9 184 58 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 13885 -57.8 -81.2 3 23.4 -58.0 189 42 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16414 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 229 31 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.76 m Freezing level: 678.80 mb = 3246.57 m = 10651.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.16 mb = 3213.46 m = 10542.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.14 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.93 % Est. max temperature: 21.33 C = 70.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 942.97 mb = 534.89 m = 1754.88 ft T: 13.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.98 C/km ThetaE index: 1.12 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 1022.22 m = 3353.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.60 C = 61.87 F Cap Strength: 1.36 C Lifted Index: 3.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.13 C Showalter Index: 3.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.85 C Cross Totals Index: 21.71 C K Index: 31.27 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.22 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 20.87 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8146.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 893.96 mb = 983.64 m = 3227.11 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.6 at 55.1 knts Storm direction: 206.6 at 41.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 1.8 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 383.2 neg: -20.3 tot: 362.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 121.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.62 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.4 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 157.58 m/s