MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.61,-76.85 Latitude: 38.61 Longitude: -76.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1004 37 21.1 12.8 59 8.3 15.8 162 10 293.9 295.5 288.9 320.4 9.26 1 1000 69 21.1 12.5 58 8.5 15.7 164 10 294.2 295.8 288.9 320.5 9.16 2 950 511 17.8 11.6 67 6.2 14.0 178 32 295.3 296.9 289.2 321.4 9.05 3 900 971 13.9 10.3 79 3.6 11.7 187 37 295.8 297.4 289.1 321.3 8.78 4 850 1450 10.8 9.3 90 1.6 9.9 211 34 297.5 299.1 289.6 322.7 8.66 5 800 1954 8.7 6.4 86 2.3 7.3 229 40 300.4 301.8 289.6 322.7 7.56 6 750 2487 6.8 3.4 79 3.4 4.9 226 45 304.0 305.2 289.9 323.7 6.53 7 700 3052 4.2 3.6 96 0.6 3.9 211 41 307.1 308.5 291.3 328.8 7.10 8 650 3652 0.5 -0.1 96 0.6 0.2 200 46 309.5 310.6 291.0 327.6 5.86 9 600 4290 -3.3 -6.3 80 3.0 -4.7 198 52 312.3 313.1 290.2 324.9 3.97 10 550 4974 -6.7 -15.7 49 8.9 -9.9 195 55 316.1 316.5 289.6 322.9 2.05 11 500 5712 -10.5 -24.6 30 14.1 -14.3 191 63 320.2 320.4 289.9 323.9 1.04 12 450 6514 -15.7 -22.3 57 6.6 -17.5 192 64 323.5 323.8 291.3 328.5 1.42 13 400 7395 -20.4 -26.5 58 6.2 -21.8 199 65 328.5 328.7 292.4 332.4 1.09 14 350 8367 -27.8 -31.2 72 3.4 -28.4 201 65 331.3 331.5 292.9 334.3 0.81 15 300 9457 -36.3 -39.3 73 3.1 -36.6 197 64 334.3 334.4 293.3 335.9 0.42 16 250 10692 -47.3 -50.7 68 3.4 -47.4 205 73 335.8 335.8 293.4 336.4 0.15 17 200 12140 -52.0 -70.6 9 18.5 -52.4 221 68 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.4 0.01 18 150 13970 -59.7 -81.4 4 21.6 -60.0 225 58 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16470 -66.4 -87.0 4 20.5 -66.5 230 13 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5643.21 m Freezing level: 643.50 mb = 3734.53 m = 12252.24 ft Wetbulb zero: 647.99 mb = 3676.31 m = 12061.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.16 % Est. max temperature: 24.55 C = 76.19 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 887.68 mb = 1086.29 m = 3563.90 ft T: 13.16 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 0.14 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 811.72 mb = 1833.31 m = 6014.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.86 C = 80.35 F Cap Strength: 4.02 C Lifted Index: 5.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.30 C Showalter Index: 4.42 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.35 C Cross Totals Index: 19.76 C K Index: 30.01 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.42 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.25 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.36 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.57 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8084.24 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 867.52 mb = 1279.02 m = 4196.20 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.3 at 44.7 knts Storm direction: 231.3 at 33.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 2.1 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 269.4 neg: -39.4 tot: 230.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 76.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.42 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.9 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 101.80 m/s