MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F006.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F006.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 6 hour NAM valid 18Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.73,-80.83 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -80.83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -13 SFC 959 347 16.8 16.1 96 0.6 16.4 183 16 293.4 295.6 291.1 327.9 12.11 2 950 425 16.2 15.8 98 0.4 16.0 184 22 293.6 295.7 291.0 327.7 11.96 3 900 884 13.6 13.4 99 0.1 13.5 190 46 295.5 297.4 290.7 326.6 10.82 4 850 1364 10.7 10.6 99 0.1 10.6 200 58 297.4 299.1 290.2 324.9 9.46 5 800 1867 7.8 7.5 98 0.3 7.6 214 55 299.5 300.9 289.8 323.5 8.16 6 750 2397 5.0 4.5 97 0.5 4.8 214 49 302.0 303.3 289.7 323.2 7.08 7 700 2957 0.7 0.4 98 0.3 0.5 204 41 303.3 304.3 288.8 320.3 5.64 8 650 3550 -1.3 -1.5 98 0.3 -1.4 194 41 307.5 308.5 289.9 323.7 5.26 9 600 4186 -4.2 -4.9 95 0.6 -4.6 189 56 311.2 312.0 290.3 325.2 4.44 10 550 4867 -7.7 -8.7 93 1.0 -8.1 186 67 315.0 315.7 290.7 326.6 3.62 11 500 5605 -10.9 -12.2 90 1.3 -11.5 185 75 319.7 320.3 291.6 329.6 2.99 12 450 6408 -15.3 -16.9 88 1.6 -15.8 185 81 324.0 324.4 292.2 331.7 2.27 13 400 7289 -20.4 -22.4 84 2.0 -21.0 187 87 328.5 328.8 292.8 334.0 1.59 14 350 8264 -27.2 -29.7 79 2.5 -27.7 191 86 332.1 332.3 293.2 335.5 0.93 15 300 9356 -35.8 -38.8 74 3.0 -36.2 197 92 334.9 335.0 293.4 336.6 0.44 16 250 10594 -44.6 -52.2 43 7.6 -45.0 205 89 339.7 339.8 294.4 340.2 0.12 17 200 12076 -49.5 -73.0 5 23.5 -50.0 200 57 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13907 -60.0 -81.4 4 21.5 -60.2 212 59 366.8 366.8 300.0 366.8 0.00 19 100 16414 -64.0 -86.3 3 22.3 -64.2 220 32 404.0 404.0 305.7 404.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.32 m Freezing level: 681.55 mb = 3175.74 m = 10418.97 ft Wetbulb zero: 685.85 mb = 3120.22 m = 10236.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.41 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.34 % Est. max temperature: 22.34 C = 72.22 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.96 mb = 425.13 m = 1394.76 ft T: 16.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.41 C/km ThetaE index: 7.60 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 901.56 mb = 868.80 m = 2850.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.74 C = 65.74 F Cap Strength: 0.38 C Lifted Index: 1.92 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.39 C Showalter Index: 2.86 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.18 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.66 C Cross Totals Index: 21.51 C K Index: 31.91 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.68 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.82 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 140.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.74 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.73 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 904.94 mb = 837.11 m = 2746.40 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.94 mb = 977.97 m = 3208.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 569.94 mb = 4588.29 m = 15053.27 ft B at Equ Level: 139.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 439.94 mb = 6577.33 m = 21578.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.8 at 55.4 knts Storm direction: 223.8 at 41.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 2.7 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 56.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 347.6 neg: -44.4 tot: 303.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.30 Bulk Rich Number: 1.68 Bulk Shear: 83.33 m/s