MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.06,-76.06 Latitude: 40.06 Longitude: -76.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 62 SFC 989 160 18.6 13.1 70 5.5 15.1 156 15 292.7 294.4 288.8 320.1 9.61 2 950 501 16.4 12.3 76 4.2 13.8 165 32 293.9 295.6 289.0 321.0 9.48 3 900 959 13.8 10.9 83 2.8 12.0 185 45 295.7 297.4 289.4 322.2 9.16 4 850 1439 10.6 8.9 89 1.7 9.6 201 47 297.2 298.7 289.3 321.8 8.43 5 800 1943 9.0 8.5 96 0.5 8.8 223 40 300.8 302.4 290.7 326.6 8.74 6 750 2476 6.2 4.7 90 1.5 5.4 214 33 303.3 304.7 290.2 324.8 7.15 7 700 3040 3.4 2.5 94 0.9 2.9 200 43 306.3 307.5 290.6 326.2 6.54 8 650 3638 0.1 -0.3 97 0.4 -0.1 197 53 309.1 310.2 290.8 326.9 5.75 9 600 4276 -2.9 -6.1 78 3.2 -4.3 194 59 312.8 313.5 290.5 325.6 4.04 10 550 4962 -5.6 -14.5 49 9.0 -8.9 193 64 317.5 317.9 290.2 324.9 2.25 11 500 5703 -10.3 -23.8 32 13.5 -14.0 192 72 320.5 320.7 290.1 324.3 1.12 12 450 6505 -16.6 -20.8 70 4.1 -17.8 196 70 322.4 322.7 291.1 327.9 1.63 13 400 7381 -21.4 -24.9 73 3.5 -22.3 192 70 327.1 327.4 292.2 331.6 1.26 14 350 8353 -27.4 -35.6 46 8.2 -28.7 187 74 331.7 331.9 292.7 333.7 0.52 15 300 9443 -35.6 -39.1 70 3.5 -36.0 191 77 335.2 335.2 293.5 336.8 0.43 16 250 10683 -45.5 -51.6 50 6.1 -45.9 207 84 338.3 338.4 294.0 338.9 0.13 17 200 12147 -52.3 -74.8 5 22.5 -52.7 211 74 349.9 349.9 296.6 350.0 0.01 18 150 13969 -60.6 -78.8 7 18.1 -60.8 223 57 365.6 365.6 299.8 365.6 0.01 19 100 16460 -67.3 -86.5 5 19.3 -67.4 231 19 397.8 397.8 304.9 397.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5641.05 m Freezing level: 648.28 mb = 3659.79 m = 12007.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 651.63 mb = 3617.60 m = 11868.62 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.64 % Est. max temperature: 23.89 C = 74.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 910.50 mb = 861.06 m = 2824.96 ft T: 14.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.15 C/km ThetaE index: 1.82 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 838.28 mb = 1554.28 m = 5099.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.91 C = 75.04 F Cap Strength: 5.07 C Lifted Index: 5.38 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.35 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.45 C Showalter Index: 5.15 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.04 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.87 C Cross Totals Index: 19.17 C K Index: 28.80 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.55 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.15 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.93 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8328.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.21 mb = 1107.94 m = 3634.93 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.8 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 225.8 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 2.8 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 73.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 425.3 neg: -7.9 tot: 417.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.57 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.7 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 123.37 m/s