MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.93,-74.21 Latitude: 40.93 Longitude: -74.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 68 SFC 997 98 17.0 16.6 97 0.5 16.7 139 11 290.5 292.6 290.0 324.2 11.97 2 950 505 14.9 14.8 99 0.1 14.8 162 29 292.3 294.3 290.0 324.2 11.22 3 900 962 12.5 11.0 91 1.5 11.6 182 30 294.4 296.0 289.0 320.8 9.19 4 850 1440 9.4 8.0 91 1.4 8.6 184 25 296.0 297.4 288.4 319.0 7.95 5 800 1940 5.9 4.9 93 1.1 5.4 183 31 297.5 298.7 287.9 317.4 6.78 6 750 2467 4.6 -2.8 59 7.4 1.1 184 43 301.6 302.3 286.8 314.2 4.16 7 700 3028 3.6 -10.9 34 14.5 -2.2 183 49 306.4 306.9 286.7 314.0 2.38 8 650 3626 -0.2 -9.9 48 9.7 -4.1 185 53 308.8 309.3 287.9 317.6 2.78 9 600 4261 -3.9 -4.4 96 0.5 -4.1 190 54 311.6 312.5 290.6 326.1 4.61 10 550 4944 -8.3 -9.1 94 0.8 -8.6 191 56 314.2 314.9 290.4 325.5 3.50 11 500 5676 -13.1 -18.0 66 4.9 -14.6 188 59 317.1 317.4 289.8 323.2 1.85 12 450 6470 -19.2 -26.8 51 7.6 -20.9 186 59 319.1 319.3 289.5 322.4 0.95 13 400 7337 -23.7 -26.1 81 2.4 -24.2 181 69 324.2 324.4 291.2 328.2 1.14 14 350 8302 -29.1 -31.8 77 2.7 -29.5 175 75 329.6 329.7 292.3 332.3 0.76 15 300 9384 -38.0 -41.4 70 3.5 -38.3 181 78 331.9 331.9 292.6 333.2 0.34 16 250 10610 -47.8 -53.4 53 5.5 -48.0 190 83 335.0 335.0 293.2 335.4 0.11 17 200 12066 -51.8 -72.5 7 20.7 -52.2 189 54 350.8 350.8 296.8 350.8 0.01 18 150 13903 -58.6 -81.9 3 23.3 -58.9 201 39 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16411 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 236 21 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.83 m Freezing level: 652.04 mb = 3601.20 m = 11814.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 733.04 mb = 2652.91 m = 8703.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.49 % Est. max temperature: 22.64 C = 72.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.52 mb = 158.34 m = 519.48 ft T: 16.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.30 C/km ThetaE index: 10.21 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.12 mb = 702.17 m = 2303.68 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.77 C = 67.59 F Cap Strength: 1.85 C Lifted Index: 1.52 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.85 C Showalter Index: 3.81 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.62 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.50 C Cross Totals Index: 21.12 C K Index: 16.05 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 205.73 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.83 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 56.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.66 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.55 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.93 mb = 613.45 m = 2012.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.93 mb = 1027.97 m = 3372.56 ft Equ Level (EL): 742.93 mb = 2543.83 m = 8345.79 ft B at Equ Level: 56.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 642.93 mb = 3712.50 m = 12179.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.2 at 44.3 knts Storm direction: 215.2 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.4 neg: -18.5 tot: 264.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.59 Bulk Shear: 96.37 m/s