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: 40.73,-75.39 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -75.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 987 180 17.4 13.7 79 3.7 15.1 154 11 291.6 293.4 288.8 320.1 10.05 2 950 508 15.6 12.9 84 2.6 13.9 164 27 293.0 294.7 289.1 321.2 9.89 3 900 965 12.3 10.8 91 1.5 11.4 181 38 294.2 295.8 288.8 320.2 9.07 4 850 1442 9.4 7.5 88 1.9 8.3 200 42 296.0 297.4 288.2 318.4 7.69 5 800 1945 8.3 8.0 98 0.3 8.1 214 36 300.0 301.5 290.2 324.8 8.43 6 750 2478 7.2 5.0 86 2.2 5.9 197 41 304.4 305.7 290.7 326.4 7.30 7 700 3043 4.5 -3.5 56 7.9 0.7 192 50 307.4 308.2 288.9 320.6 4.23 8 650 3643 1.3 -7.4 52 8.7 -2.6 192 54 310.4 311.0 289.0 321.0 3.36 9 600 4282 -2.5 -10.7 53 8.2 -5.8 191 56 313.2 313.8 289.5 322.3 2.81 10 550 4969 -5.2 -19.1 33 13.9 -9.7 190 64 318.0 318.3 289.7 323.2 1.54 11 500 5711 -10.4 -16.4 61 6.0 -12.5 191 68 320.4 320.8 291.0 327.5 2.12 12 450 6512 -16.3 -21.4 64 5.2 -17.7 195 67 322.8 323.1 291.2 328.1 1.53 13 400 7389 -21.1 -25.6 67 4.5 -22.2 191 65 327.6 327.8 292.2 331.8 1.19 14 350 8363 -26.9 -40.6 26 13.6 -28.7 189 69 332.5 332.5 292.7 333.7 0.32 15 300 9456 -35.4 -41.5 54 6.1 -36.1 193 67 335.5 335.5 293.5 336.7 0.33 16 250 10698 -45.3 -49.9 60 4.6 -45.6 205 67 338.7 338.8 294.1 339.4 0.16 17 200 12158 -53.0 -70.5 10 17.5 -53.4 213 67 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.8 0.01 18 150 13975 -61.4 -81.6 5 20.2 -61.6 223 50 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16455 -66.8 -86.2 5 19.3 -67.0 226 20 398.6 398.6 305.0 398.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5639.79 m Freezing level: 633.29 mb = 3856.87 m = 12653.62 ft Wetbulb zero: 689.69 mb = 3163.41 m = 10378.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.24 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 67.42 % Est. max temperature: 22.78 C = 73.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 934.89 mb = 643.83 m = 2112.27 ft T: 14.60 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.57 C/km ThetaE index: 5.78 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 882.42 mb = 1129.71 m = 3706.36 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.60 C = 69.09 F Cap Strength: 5.83 C Lifted Index: 5.65 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.03 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.81 C Showalter Index: 6.94 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.73 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.82 C Cross Totals Index: 17.91 C K Index: 19.42 Risk: < 20 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.54 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8648.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 903.38 mb = 933.41 m = 3062.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 191.9 at 49.5 knts Storm direction: 221.9 at 37.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 2.8 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 328.4 neg: -5.1 tot: 323.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 7.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 131.34 m/s