MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F048.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180000F048.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.38,-79.84 Latitude: 40.38 Longitude: -79.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 SFC 966 314 17.1 15.2 89 1.9 15.9 169 12 293.1 295.2 290.4 325.4 11.30 2 950 454 16.2 14.7 91 1.5 15.2 173 20 293.6 295.6 290.4 325.3 11.10 3 900 912 12.7 12.5 99 0.2 12.6 186 36 294.6 296.4 289.9 323.9 10.19 4 850 1390 9.9 9.2 95 0.7 9.5 206 43 296.5 298.1 289.2 321.6 8.62 5 800 1892 7.2 6.1 93 1.1 6.6 216 36 298.8 300.1 288.9 320.6 7.40 6 750 2421 4.4 2.9 90 1.5 3.6 199 35 301.4 302.5 288.8 320.1 6.29 7 700 2980 1.1 -0.3 90 1.4 0.4 190 40 303.7 304.6 288.7 319.8 5.33 8 650 3572 -2.1 -5.8 76 3.6 -3.7 185 43 306.5 307.3 288.2 318.4 3.83 9 600 4203 -6.1 -10.6 70 4.5 -7.8 186 41 309.1 309.6 288.1 318.1 2.85 10 550 4878 -11.0 -16.2 65 5.3 -12.6 195 42 311.1 311.5 287.9 317.4 1.95 11 500 5603 -15.9 -32.1 23 16.2 -19.0 194 46 313.6 313.7 287.2 315.4 0.52 12 450 6388 -21.1 -44.8 10 23.7 -23.9 190 60 316.7 316.7 287.8 317.3 0.16 13 400 7249 -25.1 -50.9 7 25.7 -27.5 181 72 322.3 322.3 289.6 322.7 0.09 14 350 8208 -29.8 -60.2 4 30.4 -31.7 184 87 328.5 328.5 291.3 328.7 0.03 15 300 9294 -35.9 -43.5 45 7.7 -36.6 193 110 334.8 334.8 293.3 335.8 0.27 16 250 10536 -44.2 -55.9 26 11.7 -44.7 197 103 340.4 340.4 294.5 340.7 0.08 17 200 12018 -48.3 -75.7 3 27.3 -48.9 198 63 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.01 18 150 13883 -56.2 -84.4 2 28.2 -56.5 212 36 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 19 100 16418 -61.6 -88.6 2 27.0 -61.8 240 36 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5584.41 m Freezing level: 683.43 mb = 3175.96 m = 10419.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.47 mb = 3031.41 m = 9945.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.13 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 79.15 % Est. max temperature: 21.96 C = 71.52 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 939.06 mb = 551.98 m = 1810.95 ft T: 15.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.48 C/km ThetaE index: 9.92 C Layer 950.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.76 mb = 895.16 m = 2936.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.38 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.51 C = 65.31 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -1.77 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.07 C Showalter Index: -0.42 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.84 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 33.63 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 280.84 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.23 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 242.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.01 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.04 mb = 873.73 m = 2866.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.04 mb = 1014.20 m = 3327.38 ft Equ Level (EL): 419.04 mb = 6909.21 m = 22667.72 ft B at Equ Level: 239.87 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 329.04 mb = 8643.35 m = 28357.09 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.5 at 40.6 knts Storm direction: 223.5 at 30.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 3.3 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 228.9 neg: -20.8 tot: 208.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 69.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 5.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.34 Bulk Rich Number: 5.01 Bulk Shear: 48.35 m/s