MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.06,-76.67 Latitude: 40.06 Longitude: -76.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 SFC 989 145 20.4 14.2 68 6.2 16.5 158 17 294.5 296.3 290.0 324.2 10.37 2 950 492 17.4 13.1 76 4.4 14.7 162 31 294.9 296.6 289.8 323.6 9.99 3 900 951 13.3 11.6 89 1.7 12.2 169 36 295.2 296.9 289.6 322.7 9.54 4 850 1430 10.3 6.4 77 3.9 8.0 194 42 296.9 298.2 287.9 317.6 7.10 5 800 1934 10.4 3.3 61 7.1 6.5 213 49 302.3 303.4 288.9 320.5 6.07 6 750 2470 8.6 -1.6 49 10.2 3.5 204 48 305.9 306.8 288.7 319.9 4.53 7 700 3037 5.8 -8.9 34 14.7 -0.5 198 51 308.9 309.4 288.0 317.8 2.79 8 650 3639 2.4 -11.3 36 13.7 -3.1 195 53 311.7 312.2 288.6 319.7 2.48 9 600 4281 -1.0 -14.4 35 13.4 -6.1 196 57 315.0 315.4 289.3 321.8 2.09 10 550 4971 -4.5 -19.9 29 15.4 -9.5 190 64 318.8 319.0 289.9 323.6 1.43 11 500 5713 -9.9 -19.2 46 9.4 -12.9 195 66 321.0 321.4 290.7 326.7 1.67 12 450 6516 -16.0 -18.6 80 2.6 -16.8 199 63 323.1 323.5 291.6 329.8 1.96 13 400 7395 -20.2 -28.7 47 8.5 -22.1 196 61 328.7 328.9 292.2 331.9 0.89 14 350 8370 -27.9 -33.6 58 5.7 -28.9 196 67 331.1 331.3 292.7 333.5 0.64 15 300 9462 -34.9 -38.1 73 3.1 -35.3 197 62 336.1 336.2 293.8 338.0 0.48 16 250 10706 -45.7 -49.2 68 3.5 -45.9 201 64 338.1 338.1 294.0 338.8 0.17 17 200 12160 -53.6 -65.6 22 11.9 -53.9 221 70 347.8 347.8 296.2 348.0 0.03 18 150 13970 -62.3 -79.7 8 17.4 -62.4 224 57 362.8 362.8 299.2 362.8 0.00 19 100 16454 -66.2 -85.7 5 19.4 -66.4 242 21 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5662.07 m Freezing level: 614.65 mb = 4092.79 m = 13427.63 ft Wetbulb zero: 706.37 mb = 2962.57 m = 9719.61 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 50.51 % Est. max temperature: 23.94 C = 75.10 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 902.76 mb = 924.97 m = 3034.65 ft T: 13.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.85 C/km ThetaE index: 6.60 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 871.09 mb = 1224.36 m = 4016.87 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.09 C = 71.77 F Cap Strength: 5.17 C Lifted Index: 4.72 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.03 C Showalter Index: 7.88 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.34 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.11 C Cross Totals Index: 16.23 C K Index: 11.80 Risk: None Sweat Index: 226.03 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.91 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.46 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7435.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 887.05 mb = 1072.37 m = 3518.25 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.9 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 223.9 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 337.4 neg: -32.1 tot: 305.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 101.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 134.67 m/s