MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 39.84,-79.50 Latitude: 39.84 Longitude: -79.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 13 1 950 452 SFC 937 567 16.4 15.1 92 1.3 15.5 160 11 294.9 297.0 291.2 328.1 11.58 3 900 911 13.9 13.4 97 0.5 13.6 169 27 295.9 297.8 290.9 327.1 10.83 4 850 1392 11.1 10.6 97 0.5 10.9 184 43 297.8 299.5 290.4 325.5 9.50 5 800 1896 8.2 7.9 98 0.3 8.0 202 50 299.9 301.4 290.2 324.6 8.39 6 750 2427 5.3 5.0 98 0.3 5.1 214 38 302.3 303.7 290.0 324.1 7.31 7 700 2988 1.9 1.4 97 0.5 1.7 211 35 304.6 305.7 289.7 323.0 6.07 8 650 3584 -0.6 -1.1 97 0.5 -0.9 211 43 308.3 309.3 290.3 325.0 5.44 9 600 4220 -4.2 -6.3 85 2.1 -5.1 205 60 311.3 312.0 289.9 323.9 3.98 10 550 4901 -7.5 -17.4 45 9.8 -10.8 201 70 315.1 315.5 289.0 321.0 1.78 11 500 5637 -11.5 -20.6 47 9.1 -14.2 198 77 319.0 319.3 290.0 324.1 1.49 12 450 6438 -16.1 -23.5 53 7.4 -18.1 196 78 323.0 323.3 291.0 327.4 1.27 13 400 7315 -21.5 -24.4 77 2.9 -22.2 192 75 327.1 327.4 292.2 331.8 1.33 14 350 8287 -27.9 -30.4 79 2.5 -28.3 187 75 331.2 331.4 292.9 334.4 0.87 15 300 9375 -36.5 -39.7 72 3.2 -36.8 192 79 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.5 0.41 16 250 10609 -46.6 -51.6 57 5.0 -46.9 195 77 336.8 336.8 293.6 337.3 0.13 17 200 12080 -48.7 -76.4 3 27.8 -49.2 204 58 355.7 355.7 297.8 355.8 0.01 18 150 13921 -58.2 -81.6 3 23.4 -58.5 226 56 369.8 369.8 300.5 369.8 0.00 19 100 16425 -64.4 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.6 234 31 403.2 403.2 305.6 403.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5624.27 m Freezing level: 662.22 mb = 3438.20 m = 11280.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.05 mb = 3375.71 m = 11075.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.03 % Est. max temperature: 21.83 C = 71.30 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 919.86 mb = 725.85 m = 2381.37 ft T: 15.24 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.05 C/km ThetaE index: 5.15 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 872.46 mb = 1172.60 m = 3847.06 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.43 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.32 C = 64.98 F Cap Strength: 0.52 C Lifted Index: 1.39 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.00 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.16 C Showalter Index: 1.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.73 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.62 C Cross Totals Index: 22.11 C K Index: 32.77 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.05 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.33 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 77.56 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 878.18 mb = 1117.69 m = 3666.91 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 853.18 mb = 1360.60 m = 4463.86 ft Equ Level (EL): 573.18 mb = 4578.19 m = 15020.12 ft B at Equ Level: 76.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 453.18 mb = 6384.35 m = 20945.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 200.3 at 53.4 knts Storm direction: 230.3 at 40.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 452.0 neg: -35.9 tot: 416.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 0.44 Bulk Shear: 177.46 m/s