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: 40.97,-74.07 Latitude: 40.97 Longitude: -74.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 45 SFC 997 72 17.9 17.5 97 0.4 17.7 144 15 291.3 293.6 290.9 327.3 12.72 2 950 484 16.2 16.1 99 0.1 16.2 162 39 293.7 295.8 291.3 328.5 12.22 3 900 943 13.9 13.7 99 0.1 13.8 182 45 295.8 297.8 291.0 327.5 11.02 4 850 1424 11.4 11.2 99 0.2 11.3 191 37 298.1 299.9 290.8 326.9 9.89 5 800 1929 8.5 8.4 99 0.2 8.5 185 35 300.2 301.8 290.5 325.8 8.66 6 750 2460 5.3 5.0 98 0.3 5.1 182 32 302.3 303.7 290.0 324.2 7.32 7 700 3021 2.2 1.3 93 0.9 1.7 181 43 304.9 306.1 289.7 323.1 6.00 8 650 3617 -0.8 -3.1 85 2.3 -1.9 182 52 308.1 308.9 289.5 322.6 4.69 9 600 4253 -4.0 -4.9 93 0.9 -4.4 187 57 311.5 312.3 290.4 325.4 4.43 10 550 4934 -8.6 -10.6 86 1.9 -9.4 190 60 313.8 314.4 289.9 323.9 3.11 11 500 5666 -12.8 -20.0 55 7.2 -14.9 187 60 317.4 317.7 289.6 322.7 1.56 12 450 6461 -18.6 -34.8 23 16.2 -21.4 185 64 319.9 320.0 289.2 321.5 0.44 13 400 7327 -25.0 -51.6 7 26.6 -27.4 182 72 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.9 0.08 14 350 8283 -31.5 -66.0 2 34.5 -33.2 182 77 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.4 0.02 15 300 9359 -38.1 -45.4 47 7.2 -38.7 179 91 331.6 331.7 292.4 332.5 0.22 16 250 10594 -45.1 -70.0 4 24.9 -45.7 192 89 339.0 339.0 294.1 339.1 0.01 17 200 12065 -49.6 -72.6 5 22.9 -50.1 188 59 354.1 354.2 297.5 354.2 0.01 18 150 13906 -57.8 -81.4 3 23.5 -58.1 211 53 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16415 -64.1 -88.1 2 24.0 -64.3 240 17 403.9 403.9 305.7 403.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5621.09 m Freezing level: 663.31 mb = 3458.65 m = 11347.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.34 mb = 3297.88 m = 10819.69 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.20 % Est. max temperature: 24.79 C = 76.61 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.80 mb = 124.44 m = 408.28 ft T: 17.72 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.69 C/km ThetaE index: 5.93 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 936.72 mb = 603.49 m = 1979.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.99 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.81 C = 69.46 F Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lifted Index: -0.60 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.38 C Showalter Index: -0.07 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.26 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.20 C Cross Totals Index: 24.05 C K Index: 34.48 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.91 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 220.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.99 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.14 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.48 mb = 542.42 m = 1779.58 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 908.48 mb = 863.46 m = 2832.84 ft Equ Level (EL): 368.48 mb = 7914.95 m = 25967.37 ft B at Equ Level: 219.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 268.48 mb = 10110.85 m = 33171.67 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.9 at 46.8 knts Storm direction: 213.9 at 35.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.7 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 372.2 neg: -43.2 tot: 329.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 109.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.43 Bulk Rich Number: 2.88 Bulk Shear: 76.50 m/s