MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190000F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.80,-74.69 Latitude: 40.80 Longitude: -74.69 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 SFC 982 186 17.3 16.6 96 0.7 16.8 182 9 291.9 294.1 290.7 326.3 12.16 2 950 469 15.1 14.9 99 0.2 15.0 190 22 292.5 294.5 290.2 324.6 11.30 3 900 925 11.7 11.3 98 0.3 11.4 207 30 293.5 295.2 288.9 320.4 9.39 4 850 1401 9.3 8.0 92 1.3 8.6 213 25 295.9 297.3 288.4 319.0 7.97 5 800 1902 6.8 4.7 87 2.0 5.6 190 38 298.4 299.6 288.1 318.1 6.72 6 750 2430 3.5 1.2 85 2.3 2.4 188 51 300.4 301.4 287.8 317.0 5.58 7 700 2986 0.0 -1.7 88 1.7 -0.8 180 59 302.5 303.4 287.8 317.2 4.84 8 650 3577 -3.2 -4.6 90 1.4 -3.8 177 67 305.3 306.1 288.2 318.2 4.17 9 600 4206 -5.8 -17.1 40 11.3 -9.5 174 67 309.4 309.8 287.1 314.9 1.67 10 550 4885 -8.7 -34.8 10 26.1 -14.0 179 76 313.7 313.8 287.1 315.0 0.36 11 500 5614 -14.4 -37.1 13 22.8 -18.3 173 81 315.5 315.6 287.6 316.7 0.32 12 450 6404 -19.9 -47.8 6 27.9 -23.1 177 83 318.2 318.2 288.3 318.6 0.11 13 400 7266 -25.7 -55.6 4 29.9 -28.1 177 90 321.6 321.6 289.3 321.8 0.05 14 350 8221 -32.3 -53.4 10 21.1 -33.7 177 93 325.2 325.2 290.4 325.5 0.08 15 300 9292 -39.3 -56.5 14 17.2 -40.1 177 99 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.2 0.06 16 250 10523 -43.9 -64.1 9 20.2 -44.6 184 88 340.8 340.8 294.6 340.9 0.03 17 200 12014 -46.3 -76.9 2 30.6 -47.0 181 68 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.6 0.01 18 150 13882 -55.3 -83.7 2 28.4 -55.6 211 43 374.8 374.8 301.4 374.8 0.00 19 100 16403 -62.9 -76.9 13 14.0 -63.1 245 26 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.35 m Freezing level: 699.61 mb = 2991.12 m = 9813.27 ft Wetbulb zero: 712.65 mb = 2841.88 m = 9323.63 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.17 % Est. max temperature: 22.09 C = 71.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.44 mb = 269.89 m = 885.47 ft T: 16.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.48 C/km ThetaE index: 9.29 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 926.37 mb = 681.11 m = 2234.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.33 C = 65.00 F Cap Strength: 1.10 C Lifted Index: 0.38 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.63 C Showalter Index: 2.54 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.68 C Cross Totals Index: 22.42 C K Index: 30.05 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 227.15 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.44 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 135.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.24 mb = 673.12 m = 2208.38 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.24 mb = 718.73 m = 2358.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 582.24 mb = 4440.45 m = 14568.24 ft B at Equ Level: 134.44 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 362.24 mb = 7974.77 m = 26163.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.9 at 55.8 knts Storm direction: 210.9 at 41.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.4 neg: 7.0 tot: 10.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 161.2 neg: -23.3 tot: 137.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 46.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.39 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.75 Bulk Shear: 180.44 m/s