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: 41.45,-74.55 Latitude: 41.45 Longitude: -74.55 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 973 263 17.0 16.5 97 0.5 16.7 165 7 292.5 294.6 290.9 327.2 12.26 2 950 466 15.7 15.6 99 0.1 15.7 171 19 293.2 295.3 290.8 326.8 11.81 3 900 924 12.4 12.3 99 0.2 12.3 189 26 294.3 296.1 289.7 323.0 10.01 4 850 1402 9.8 9.1 95 0.7 9.3 208 19 296.4 297.9 289.1 321.2 8.55 5 800 1904 7.6 6.3 92 1.2 6.9 178 25 299.2 300.6 289.2 321.3 7.51 6 750 2433 4.6 3.5 93 1.1 4.0 168 38 301.6 302.8 289.1 321.2 6.59 7 700 2992 0.8 -1.0 88 1.8 -0.1 181 46 303.4 304.3 288.3 318.8 5.08 8 650 3584 -2.4 -3.9 90 1.5 -3.1 175 66 306.2 307.1 288.7 319.8 4.41 9 600 4216 -5.9 -10.6 70 4.7 -7.7 167 68 309.3 309.8 288.2 318.3 2.84 10 550 4892 -10.1 -30.7 17 20.6 -14.6 169 71 312.1 312.2 286.7 313.9 0.54 11 500 5617 -15.6 -36.8 15 21.1 -19.2 167 77 314.0 314.0 287.1 315.1 0.33 12 450 6402 -21.7 -39.7 18 18.0 -24.1 164 82 316.0 316.1 287.8 317.0 0.27 13 400 7259 -26.8 -49.8 10 23.0 -28.9 165 89 320.2 320.2 288.9 320.5 0.10 14 350 8211 -32.5 -52.2 12 19.6 -33.9 164 95 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.2 0.09 15 300 9281 -39.9 -57.9 13 17.9 -40.8 165 97 329.1 329.1 291.5 329.3 0.05 16 250 10508 -44.3 -62.7 11 18.4 -44.9 177 85 340.2 340.2 294.4 340.3 0.03 17 200 11996 -46.6 -77.1 2 30.5 -47.3 175 61 359.0 359.0 298.5 359.0 0.01 18 150 13867 -55.0 -82.9 2 27.9 -55.4 200 42 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.3 0.00 19 100 16409 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.4 -62.7 207 8 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5587.89 m Freezing level: 687.55 mb = 3139.60 m = 10300.41 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.19 mb = 2978.47 m = 9771.75 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.06 % Est. max temperature: 22.41 C = 72.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.22 mb = 322.32 m = 1057.47 ft T: 16.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.26 C/km ThetaE index: 6.07 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.53 mb = 742.08 m = 2434.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.41 C = 65.13 F Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lifted Index: -1.78 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.82 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: 0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.12 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.40 C Cross Totals Index: 24.71 C K Index: 32.65 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.17 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.19 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 307.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.78 mb = 739.77 m = 2427.02 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 914.78 mb = 785.87 m = 2578.28 ft Equ Level (EL): 384.78 mb = 7535.75 m = 24723.30 ft B at Equ Level: 306.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 274.78 mb = 9871.96 m = 32387.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 171.8 at 51.3 knts Storm direction: 201.8 at 38.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 3.2 tot: 9.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 111.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 266.1 neg: -34.9 tot: 231.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 77.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.53 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 2.08 Bulk Shear: 147.71 m/s