MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.13,-74.53 Latitude: 41.13 Longitude: -74.53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 975 246 17.1 16.5 97 0.6 16.7 177 7 292.3 294.5 290.8 326.9 12.20 2 950 469 15.5 15.3 99 0.1 15.4 182 18 292.9 295.0 290.6 326.0 11.62 3 900 925 12.0 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 205 23 293.9 295.6 289.3 321.7 9.73 4 850 1402 9.6 8.8 95 0.8 9.1 211 17 296.2 297.7 288.9 320.5 8.37 5 800 1904 7.4 6.0 91 1.4 6.6 174 25 299.0 300.4 289.0 320.7 7.37 6 750 2433 4.2 2.8 91 1.4 3.4 175 39 301.1 302.2 288.6 319.7 6.25 7 700 2991 0.6 -2.3 81 2.9 -0.8 182 50 303.1 304.0 287.8 317.1 4.60 8 650 3583 -2.6 -5.1 83 2.5 -3.7 173 71 306.0 306.8 288.2 318.5 4.02 9 600 4214 -5.7 -16.7 42 11.0 -9.3 166 69 309.6 309.9 287.1 315.2 1.73 10 550 4891 -9.8 -33.9 12 24.1 -14.6 168 71 312.4 312.5 286.7 313.8 0.40 11 500 5617 -15.7 -31.7 24 16.0 -18.8 168 77 313.9 314.0 287.3 315.8 0.54 12 450 6402 -21.4 -39.5 18 18.1 -23.9 164 83 316.3 316.4 287.9 317.3 0.27 13 400 7260 -26.5 -53.0 6 26.4 -28.7 166 89 320.5 320.5 289.0 320.8 0.07 14 350 8213 -32.4 -53.8 10 21.4 -33.8 164 95 325.0 325.0 290.3 325.3 0.07 15 300 9283 -39.8 -56.6 15 16.8 -40.6 165 98 329.2 329.3 291.6 329.5 0.06 16 250 10511 -44.1 -63.5 10 19.4 -44.8 178 84 340.5 340.5 294.4 340.6 0.03 17 200 12000 -46.6 -74.4 3 27.7 -47.3 177 60 358.9 358.9 298.5 359.0 0.01 18 150 13870 -55.2 -83.1 2 27.8 -55.6 205 45 374.9 374.9 301.4 374.9 0.00 19 100 16410 -62.5 -85.0 3 22.6 -62.7 213 10 407.1 407.1 306.2 407.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5585.35 m Freezing level: 690.95 mb = 3098.36 m = 10165.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.49 mb = 2882.46 m = 9456.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.10 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.77 % Est. max temperature: 22.31 C = 72.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.36 mb = 314.55 m = 1031.99 ft T: 16.58 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 6.42 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.27 mb = 718.88 m = 2358.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.17 C = 64.71 F Cap Strength: -0.03 C Lifted Index: -1.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.44 C Showalter Index: 0.40 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.47 C K Index: 31.15 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 232.63 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.94 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 214.18 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.70 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.89 mb = 722.28 m = 2369.65 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.89 mb = 768.21 m = 2520.35 ft Equ Level (EL): 396.89 mb = 7315.72 m = 24001.40 ft B at Equ Level: 211.60 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 296.89 mb = 9352.84 m = 30684.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 172.7 at 51.7 knts Storm direction: 202.7 at 38.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.2 neg: 5.8 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 252.5 neg: -32.9 tot: 219.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.0 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.26 Bulk Shear: 170.09 m/s