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: 42.49,-77.18 Latitude: 42.49 Longitude: -77.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 8 SFC 953 416 16.6 13.4 81 3.2 14.6 157 20 293.7 295.6 289.6 322.8 10.16 2 950 446 16.4 13.4 82 3.0 14.6 158 24 293.9 295.7 289.7 323.2 10.23 3 900 904 12.8 12.0 95 0.7 12.3 163 45 294.7 296.4 289.7 323.0 9.86 4 850 1383 10.6 9.7 94 0.9 10.0 178 58 297.2 298.9 289.7 323.1 8.90 5 800 1886 8.7 7.2 90 1.5 7.8 198 51 300.4 301.9 290.0 324.0 7.97 6 750 2419 6.2 3.5 83 2.7 4.7 210 42 303.3 304.5 289.7 323.0 6.57 7 700 2981 2.3 0.7 89 1.6 1.4 208 40 305.0 306.1 289.5 322.5 5.75 8 650 3577 -1.1 -1.4 98 0.3 -1.3 192 45 307.7 308.7 290.0 324.1 5.31 9 600 4212 -4.3 -4.7 97 0.4 -4.5 192 55 311.2 312.0 290.3 325.3 4.50 10 550 4893 -8.6 -10.9 83 2.3 -9.5 193 61 313.9 314.5 289.9 323.6 3.03 11 500 5626 -12.2 -16.3 72 4.1 -13.6 186 76 318.1 318.5 290.3 325.2 2.14 12 450 6425 -16.5 -26.3 42 9.8 -18.8 182 78 322.5 322.7 290.6 326.0 0.99 13 400 7301 -21.4 -28.6 52 7.2 -22.9 181 80 327.1 327.3 291.8 330.4 0.90 14 350 8274 -27.3 -30.9 71 3.7 -27.9 180 86 332.0 332.1 293.0 335.0 0.83 15 300 9365 -35.9 -39.0 73 3.1 -36.2 177 82 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.5 0.44 16 250 10602 -45.8 -52.1 49 6.3 -46.2 190 89 337.9 338.0 293.9 338.4 0.12 17 200 12069 -51.0 -75.7 4 24.8 -51.4 196 65 352.1 352.1 297.1 352.1 0.01 18 150 13907 -58.6 -83.7 3 25.1 -58.8 215 53 369.1 369.1 300.4 369.1 0.00 19 100 16426 -63.4 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 222 24 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.34 m Freezing level: 666.55 mb = 3379.53 m = 11087.57 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.55 mb = 3290.61 m = 10795.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.15 % Est. max temperature: 22.99 C = 73.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 908.43 mb = 824.72 m = 2705.74 ft T: 13.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.49 C/km ThetaE index: 1.51 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.43 mb = 1231.87 m = 4041.53 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.25 C = 66.66 F Cap Strength: 1.50 C Lifted Index: 2.50 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.57 C Showalter Index: 2.44 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.75 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.84 C Cross Totals Index: 21.91 C K Index: 30.93 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.86 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: 0.36 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.04 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8022.73 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.38 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 883.38 mb = 1059.87 m = 3477.21 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.3 at 54.3 knts Storm direction: 219.3 at 40.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.8 neg: 1.7 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 497.2 neg: -10.0 tot: 487.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.1 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 111.03 m/s