MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F039.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F039.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 39 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.61,-74.60 Latitude: 40.61 Longitude: -74.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 SFC 993 81 17.8 17.3 97 0.5 17.5 175 11 291.5 293.8 290.9 327.2 12.61 2 950 462 15.5 15.3 99 0.1 15.4 189 30 292.9 295.0 290.5 325.9 11.60 3 900 919 12.3 12.1 99 0.1 12.2 204 38 294.1 295.9 289.5 322.6 9.91 4 850 1397 9.3 9.0 98 0.3 9.2 210 30 295.9 297.5 288.9 320.7 8.53 5 800 1898 7.3 6.9 97 0.4 7.1 182 37 298.9 300.4 289.3 321.9 7.80 6 750 2427 4.5 3.9 96 0.5 4.2 179 52 301.4 302.7 289.2 321.6 6.78 7 700 2987 1.2 0.7 96 0.5 0.9 174 59 303.8 304.8 289.1 321.1 5.74 8 650 3580 -2.1 -2.4 98 0.3 -2.3 168 66 306.6 307.5 289.3 321.8 4.93 9 600 4212 -6.0 -10.1 73 4.1 -7.7 172 66 309.1 309.7 288.2 318.5 2.94 10 550 4889 -9.7 -26.6 24 17.0 -13.8 175 74 312.6 312.7 287.2 315.3 0.79 11 500 5616 -14.6 -39.6 10 25.1 -18.6 175 78 315.3 315.3 287.5 316.2 0.24 12 450 6407 -19.4 -48.5 6 29.1 -22.7 183 86 318.9 318.9 288.5 319.3 0.10 13 400 7270 -26.0 -54.1 5 28.2 -28.3 181 88 321.3 321.3 289.2 321.5 0.06 14 350 8223 -32.2 -59.4 5 27.2 -33.7 175 94 325.4 325.4 290.4 325.5 0.04 15 300 9295 -39.1 -64.4 5 25.2 -40.1 181 98 330.2 330.2 291.8 330.3 0.02 16 250 10528 -43.4 -63.2 9 19.9 -44.1 191 83 341.6 341.6 294.7 341.7 0.03 17 200 12014 -47.6 -77.9 2 30.3 -48.3 182 58 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.00 18 150 13877 -55.9 -82.8 2 26.9 -56.3 196 41 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 19 100 16401 -63.5 -87.0 3 23.5 -63.7 235 26 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5591.72 m Freezing level: 682.10 mb = 3199.01 m = 10495.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.80 mb = 3150.74 m = 10336.95 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.58 % Est. max temperature: 22.61 C = 72.70 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 986.26 mb = 142.94 m = 468.97 ft T: 17.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 6.50 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.30 mb = 576.00 m = 1889.74 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.50 C = 67.10 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: 1.46 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.54 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.92 C Cross Totals Index: 23.62 C K Index: 32.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.59 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.87 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 220.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 21.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.02 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.11 mb = 550.76 m = 1806.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.11 mb = 686.73 m = 2253.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 415.11 mb = 6998.29 m = 22959.99 ft B at Equ Level: 220.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 285.11 mb = 9639.16 m = 31624.15 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 178.0 at 55.5 knts Storm direction: 208.0 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 6.2 tot: 10.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 200.9 neg: -9.5 tot: 191.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.43 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.9 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 1.54 Bulk Shear: 142.96 m/s