MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F027.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F027.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 27 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.34,-75.21 Latitude: 40.34 Longitude: -75.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 32 SFC 990 115 17.9 17.4 97 0.5 17.6 169 11 291.9 294.1 291.1 327.9 12.73 2 950 470 16.0 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 181 31 293.4 295.6 291.1 327.8 12.05 3 900 929 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 199 40 295.1 297.0 290.4 325.4 10.55 4 850 1408 10.5 10.2 98 0.3 10.3 214 34 297.1 298.8 289.9 323.8 9.20 5 800 1911 7.9 7.1 95 0.8 7.4 199 27 299.5 301.0 289.6 322.9 7.94 6 750 2442 5.1 4.2 94 0.9 4.6 181 33 302.1 303.4 289.6 322.8 6.92 7 700 3002 1.8 0.1 89 1.7 1.0 186 54 304.5 305.5 289.1 321.2 5.52 8 650 3596 -1.7 -2.4 95 0.6 -2.0 178 59 307.0 307.9 289.5 322.3 4.95 9 600 4229 -5.7 -6.0 97 0.4 -5.8 175 60 309.6 310.3 289.5 322.3 4.07 10 550 4907 -9.4 -22.4 34 13.0 -13.0 182 65 312.9 313.1 287.7 316.8 1.15 11 500 5635 -15.0 -46.3 5 31.3 -19.1 180 71 314.8 314.8 287.2 315.2 0.12 12 450 6422 -21.0 -34.4 29 13.3 -23.2 178 74 316.8 316.9 288.2 318.4 0.46 13 400 7280 -27.0 -44.8 17 17.8 -28.8 177 81 319.9 319.9 288.9 320.6 0.18 14 350 8231 -32.1 -58.7 5 26.6 -33.7 178 89 325.4 325.4 290.5 325.6 0.04 15 300 9304 -38.9 -62.8 6 23.9 -39.9 180 94 330.5 330.5 291.9 330.6 0.03 16 250 10537 -43.6 -68.4 5 24.7 -44.4 195 89 341.2 341.2 294.6 341.3 0.02 17 200 12029 -46.1 -71.9 4 25.8 -46.9 189 56 359.7 359.7 298.7 359.8 0.01 18 150 13894 -56.3 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.6 208 50 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.1 0.00 19 100 16413 -63.5 -85.9 3 22.4 -63.7 234 17 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.60 m Freezing level: 674.55 mb = 3304.49 m = 10841.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.98 mb = 3187.62 m = 10457.94 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.06 % Est. max temperature: 23.59 C = 74.46 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.35 mb = 175.77 m = 576.67 ft T: 17.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 6.67 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 933.59 mb = 617.97 m = 2027.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.02 C = 68.04 F Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lifted Index: -2.27 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.32 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.40 C Showalter Index: -0.63 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.55 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.42 C Cross Totals Index: 25.12 C K Index: 33.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 443.85 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 29.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.12 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.06 mb = 586.52 m = 1924.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 922.06 mb = 723.31 m = 2373.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 352.06 mb = 8188.85 m = 26865.97 ft B at Equ Level: 439.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 252.06 mb = 10481.06 m = 34386.28 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.7 at 49.7 knts Storm direction: 213.7 at 37.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 3.0 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 308.4 neg: -10.4 tot: 298.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.6 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.48 Bulk Rich Number: 5.17 Bulk Shear: 85.82 m/s