MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 3Z 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 49 SFC 987 160 17.9 14.3 79 3.6 15.6 153 15 292.1 294.0 289.3 321.8 10.44 2 950 487 16.3 13.4 83 2.9 14.4 165 34 293.7 295.6 289.6 322.9 10.20 3 900 947 14.3 11.8 85 2.6 12.7 186 52 296.3 298.0 290.0 324.3 9.68 4 850 1427 11.1 10.5 96 0.6 10.7 199 52 297.8 299.5 290.3 325.3 9.43 5 800 1932 8.3 7.6 95 0.7 7.9 207 48 300.0 301.5 290.0 324.2 8.21 6 750 2462 5.0 4.6 97 0.4 4.8 203 39 302.0 303.3 289.8 323.2 7.11 7 700 3023 1.4 1.1 98 0.3 1.2 200 43 304.0 305.1 289.3 321.9 5.91 8 650 3615 -2.4 -2.9 96 0.6 -2.6 195 46 306.3 307.2 289.0 320.9 4.74 9 600 4249 -5.2 -9.9 70 4.7 -7.1 202 58 310.1 310.6 288.6 319.6 3.01 10 550 4930 -7.1 -35.2 9 28.2 -12.9 192 69 315.7 315.8 287.8 317.0 0.35 11 500 5665 -12.0 -38.9 9 26.9 -16.7 192 72 318.4 318.5 288.5 319.4 0.26 12 450 6463 -17.4 -42.3 9 24.9 -21.0 189 76 321.4 321.4 289.4 322.1 0.20 13 400 7331 -24.4 -50.9 7 26.5 -26.9 188 77 323.3 323.4 289.9 323.7 0.09 14 350 8294 -29.6 -35.9 54 6.4 -30.4 187 89 328.9 329.0 291.9 330.8 0.51 15 300 9381 -35.9 -39.1 73 3.2 -36.2 188 97 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.4 0.43 16 250 10624 -44.0 -50.9 46 6.9 -44.4 206 109 340.6 340.7 294.6 341.2 0.14 17 200 12102 -49.8 -73.6 4 23.8 -50.3 199 61 353.9 353.9 297.5 353.9 0.01 18 150 13943 -57.2 -83.5 2 26.3 -57.5 220 55 371.6 371.6 300.8 371.6 0.00 19 100 16450 -66.2 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.3 205 24 399.9 399.9 305.2 399.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5616.28 m Freezing level: 681.78 mb = 3238.39 m = 10624.52 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.36 mb = 3203.18 m = 10509.00 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.85 % Est. max temperature: 24.10 C = 75.38 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.83 mb = 614.85 m = 2017.20 ft T: 15.75 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.05 C/km ThetaE index: 8.32 C Layer 800.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 856.64 mb = 1362.01 m = 4468.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.34 C = 74.01 F Cap Strength: 2.64 C Lifted Index: 2.62 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.43 C Showalter Index: 1.57 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.65 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.13 C Cross Totals Index: 22.53 C K Index: 33.35 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 302.97 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.16 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 39.11 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.84 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 57.83 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.62 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.69 mb = 977.64 m = 3207.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 731.69 mb = 2663.08 m = 8737.05 ft Equ Level (EL): 601.69 mb = 4226.59 m = 13866.59 ft B at Equ Level: 38.29 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 541.69 mb = 5047.67 m = 16560.41 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.8 at 52.9 knts Storm direction: 224.8 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.8 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 481.6 neg: -34.2 tot: 447.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 149.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.30 Bulk Shear: 130.63 m/s