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: 40.93,-74.69 Latitude: 40.93 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 30 SFC 977 230 17.0 16.4 96 0.6 16.7 177 9 292.1 294.3 290.7 326.5 12.11 2 950 467 15.3 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 184 21 292.8 294.8 290.4 325.4 11.48 3 900 923 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 201 30 293.8 295.6 289.2 321.6 9.70 4 850 1400 9.0 8.2 95 0.8 8.6 212 27 295.6 297.1 288.4 319.0 8.06 5 800 1901 6.8 5.2 90 1.6 5.9 188 36 298.4 299.7 288.4 318.9 6.97 6 750 2428 3.5 1.7 88 1.8 2.6 189 50 300.4 301.4 288.0 317.6 5.79 7 700 2985 0.1 -1.2 91 1.3 -0.6 179 58 302.6 303.5 288.0 317.7 5.01 8 650 3575 -3.0 -3.6 96 0.6 -3.3 177 66 305.5 306.4 288.5 319.3 4.49 9 600 4207 -5.9 -14.1 52 8.2 -8.8 173 67 309.3 309.7 287.5 316.1 2.13 10 550 4884 -9.0 -35.7 9 26.7 -14.2 178 75 313.4 313.4 286.9 314.6 0.33 11 500 5613 -14.3 -36.3 14 22.0 -18.1 173 80 315.6 315.7 287.7 316.9 0.34 12 450 6403 -20.0 -49.4 5 29.4 -23.2 176 82 318.1 318.2 288.2 318.5 0.09 13 400 7265 -25.7 -57.6 3 31.9 -28.1 177 89 321.5 321.6 289.3 321.7 0.04 14 350 8220 -32.2 -54.3 9 22.1 -33.7 176 93 325.3 325.4 290.5 325.6 0.07 15 300 9292 -39.3 -56.8 14 17.5 -40.1 176 98 330.0 330.0 291.7 330.2 0.06 16 250 10523 -44.0 -63.1 10 19.1 -44.6 183 87 340.7 340.7 294.5 340.8 0.03 17 200 12013 -46.3 -76.9 2 30.6 -47.0 181 68 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 18 150 13881 -55.2 -83.7 2 28.4 -55.6 211 42 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 19 100 16402 -62.8 -77.9 11 15.1 -63.0 245 26 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5583.61 m Freezing level: 698.72 mb = 3000.43 m = 9843.80 ft Wetbulb zero: 708.95 mb = 2882.80 m = 9457.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.26 % Est. max temperature: 21.76 C = 71.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.29 mb = 304.44 m = 998.81 ft T: 16.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 8.82 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.46 mb = 715.16 m = 2346.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.22 C = 64.80 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: 0.21 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.81 C Showalter Index: 2.70 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.79 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.31 C Cross Totals Index: 22.49 C K Index: 30.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.31 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.39 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 160.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.91 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 923.19 mb = 708.50 m = 2324.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 918.19 mb = 754.35 m = 2474.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 568.19 mb = 4630.72 m = 15192.46 ft B at Equ Level: 160.17 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 338.19 mb = 8458.56 m = 27750.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 179.9 at 55.8 knts Storm direction: 209.9 at 41.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.6 neg: 6.8 tot: 10.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 178.0 neg: -23.8 tot: 154.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.8 stream: 5.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.91 Bulk Shear: 176.99 m/s