MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.88,-74.17 Latitude: 40.88 Longitude: -74.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 67 SFC 1000 68 17.7 17.1 96 0.7 17.3 148 13 290.9 293.1 290.5 325.6 12.33 2 950 505 15.6 15.4 99 0.2 15.5 170 36 293.0 295.1 290.6 326.3 11.68 3 900 963 13.0 12.2 95 0.8 12.5 188 43 294.9 296.7 289.8 323.6 9.97 4 850 1442 10.2 9.2 94 0.9 9.6 197 36 296.8 298.4 289.3 321.9 8.64 5 800 1945 8.2 6.3 88 1.9 7.1 191 33 299.9 301.3 289.4 322.1 7.50 6 750 2477 7.2 -12.9 22 20.1 -0.6 185 44 304.4 304.7 285.4 310.4 1.88 7 700 3040 3.9 -23.6 11 27.4 -4.4 186 49 306.8 306.9 285.1 309.5 0.81 8 650 3637 0.4 -16.9 26 17.4 -5.5 185 50 309.5 309.7 286.9 314.5 1.56 9 600 4273 -4.0 -10.2 62 6.2 -6.5 185 52 311.4 312.0 289.0 320.8 2.93 10 550 4955 -7.4 -17.3 45 9.9 -10.7 187 55 315.3 315.7 289.1 321.2 1.78 11 500 5691 -12.0 -20.8 48 8.8 -14.6 187 60 318.4 318.7 289.8 323.4 1.46 12 450 6487 -17.9 -23.1 64 5.1 -19.3 185 63 320.7 321.0 290.3 325.3 1.33 13 400 7360 -22.2 -24.8 80 2.6 -22.9 183 68 326.1 326.3 291.9 330.6 1.28 14 350 8328 -29.7 -32.7 75 3.0 -30.2 184 70 328.7 328.9 292.1 331.3 0.70 15 300 9410 -37.2 -41.0 68 3.8 -37.5 182 78 333.0 333.0 292.9 334.3 0.35 16 250 10643 -46.0 -54.2 39 8.2 -46.4 201 86 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.1 0.10 17 200 12112 -51.2 -73.2 6 21.9 -51.7 197 53 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.7 0.01 18 150 13939 -59.7 -81.3 4 21.6 -59.9 213 45 367.3 367.3 300.1 367.3 0.00 19 100 16433 -63.8 -84.0 5 20.2 -64.0 229 24 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5623.56 m Freezing level: 645.17 mb = 3698.67 m = 12134.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 753.69 mb = 2436.27 m = 7992.91 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 57.41 % Est. max temperature: 23.65 C = 74.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.43 mb = 149.58 m = 490.74 ft T: 17.33 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.98 C/km ThetaE index: 12.63 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.79 mb = 651.13 m = 2136.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.48 C = 68.87 F Cap Strength: 1.60 C Lifted Index: 1.49 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.26 C Showalter Index: 3.33 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.41 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.18 C Cross Totals Index: 21.24 C K Index: 3.98 Risk: None Sweat Index: 242.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.28 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 28.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.85 mb = 569.43 m = 1868.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.85 mb = 889.56 m = 2918.47 ft Equ Level (EL): 797.85 mb = 1966.90 m = 6453.01 ft B at Equ Level: 28.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 727.85 mb = 2721.35 m = 8928.20 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.8 at 46.4 knts Storm direction: 215.8 at 34.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.4 neg: 2.1 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 336.6 neg: -25.2 tot: 311.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 103.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.37 Bulk Shear: 75.54 m/s