MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F042.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F042.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 42 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.75,-77.06 Latitude: 38.75 Longitude: -77.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 48 16.4 12.3 76 4.2 13.9 248 14 289.5 291.0 287.0 314.7 8.98 1 1000 61 16.4 12.0 75 4.3 13.8 248 11 289.5 291.1 286.9 314.5 8.86 2 950 495 12.3 10.0 86 2.3 10.9 255 28 289.6 291.1 286.2 312.6 8.12 3 900 946 8.4 6.1 85 2.3 7.2 265 32 290.2 291.4 284.9 309.0 6.59 4 850 1416 6.1 2.5 78 3.6 4.3 266 29 292.6 293.5 284.7 308.2 5.41 5 800 1911 3.6 2.5 92 1.1 3.0 253 22 294.9 296.0 285.9 311.6 5.72 6 750 2434 1.5 1.2 98 0.3 1.4 205 17 298.2 299.2 287.0 314.7 5.57 7 700 2988 -1.3 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.4 186 43 301.1 302.0 287.3 315.8 4.88 8 650 3576 -4.3 -4.7 97 0.4 -4.5 186 53 304.0 304.8 287.6 316.7 4.14 9 600 4201 -9.1 -11.3 84 2.2 -9.9 197 62 305.6 306.1 286.7 314.0 2.69 10 550 4869 -12.8 -26.2 32 13.4 -15.9 189 73 308.9 309.1 285.9 311.7 0.82 11 500 5589 -17.1 -45.0 7 27.9 -20.6 185 73 312.2 312.2 286.3 312.7 0.14 12 450 6373 -21.0 -55.4 3 34.4 -24.1 188 77 316.9 316.9 287.8 317.0 0.05 13 400 7234 -25.3 -58.0 3 32.7 -27.8 189 82 322.1 322.1 289.5 322.3 0.04 14 350 8193 -30.3 -63.4 2 33.1 -32.2 191 90 327.9 327.9 291.2 328.0 0.02 15 300 9274 -36.3 -62.5 5 26.2 -37.6 196 99 334.2 334.2 292.9 334.3 0.03 16 250 10525 -40.9 -64.4 6 23.6 -41.8 208 99 345.3 345.3 295.6 345.4 0.03 17 200 12026 -45.7 -76.5 2 30.7 -46.5 209 60 360.4 360.4 298.8 360.4 0.01 18 150 13895 -53.5 -82.3 2 28.8 -53.9 214 49 377.9 377.9 301.9 377.9 0.00 19 100 16433 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 217 23 403.3 403.3 305.6 403.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5527.90 m Freezing level: 722.78 mb = 2735.30 m = 8973.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 725.17 mb = 2704.03 m = 8871.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.97 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.27 % Est. max temperature: 19.46 C = 67.02 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.18 mb = 572.99 m = 1879.85 ft T: 11.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.08 C/km ThetaE index: 6.54 C Layer 1000.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.54 mb = 885.33 m = 2904.60 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.11 C = 62.79 F Cap Strength: 2.79 C Lifted Index: 3.88 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.77 C Showalter Index: 6.37 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.80 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.19 C Cross Totals Index: 19.61 C K Index: 25.44 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 162.12 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.01 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.76 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.81 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.76 mb = 837.53 m = 2747.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 896.76 mb = 975.36 m = 3199.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 876.76 mb = 1161.09 m = 3809.29 ft B at Equ Level: 2.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 826.76 mb = 1642.44 m = 5388.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 201.1 at 46.0 knts Storm direction: 231.1 at 34.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.2 neg: 8.4 tot: 11.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 244.1 neg: -70.6 tot: 173.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.5 stream: 5.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.01 Bulk Shear: 181.31 m/s