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,-76.67 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 46 SFC 988 145 16.7 15.2 91 1.5 15.8 180 11 290.8 292.8 289.4 322.0 11.05 2 950 482 15.0 13.9 93 1.1 14.3 181 28 292.4 294.3 289.5 322.4 10.56 3 900 939 12.4 12.1 98 0.3 12.2 189 41 294.3 296.1 289.6 322.7 9.90 4 850 1417 10.0 9.9 99 0.1 10.0 198 49 296.7 298.3 289.6 322.9 9.04 5 800 1920 7.8 7.6 99 0.2 7.7 206 51 299.5 300.9 289.9 323.6 8.21 6 750 2450 4.8 4.5 98 0.3 4.6 207 49 301.8 303.1 289.6 322.8 7.06 7 700 3010 1.8 1.5 98 0.3 1.6 207 43 304.4 305.6 289.6 322.8 6.09 8 650 3605 -2.0 -2.1 99 0.2 -2.0 205 37 306.8 307.7 289.4 322.2 5.03 9 600 4237 -5.6 -5.9 98 0.3 -5.7 201 34 309.7 310.4 289.5 322.5 4.11 10 550 4913 -10.0 -16.6 59 6.6 -12.1 193 61 312.3 312.6 288.2 318.5 1.90 11 500 5642 -13.7 -41.7 7 28.1 -18.0 190 74 316.4 316.4 287.8 317.1 0.20 12 450 6436 -18.0 -51.2 4 33.2 -21.8 186 81 320.6 320.6 289.0 320.8 0.08 13 400 7304 -24.7 -50.5 7 25.8 -27.2 183 87 322.9 322.9 289.8 323.2 0.09 14 350 8261 -30.1 -51.7 10 21.6 -31.9 185 95 328.1 328.2 291.3 328.5 0.09 15 300 9346 -35.7 -42.8 48 7.1 -36.4 187 106 335.1 335.1 293.4 336.2 0.29 16 250 10596 -42.0 -63.6 8 21.5 -42.9 206 105 343.6 343.6 295.2 343.7 0.03 17 200 12082 -49.2 -74.3 4 25.2 -49.7 199 64 354.9 354.9 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 13931 -56.4 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.7 218 61 372.9 372.9 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16448 -65.7 -86.3 4 20.6 -65.8 199 25 400.9 400.9 305.3 400.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.17 m Freezing level: 676.37 mb = 3291.29 m = 10798.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.95 mb = 3267.00 m = 10718.38 ft Precipitable water: 1.30 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.01 % Est. max temperature: 23.16 C = 73.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.51 mb = 335.65 m = 1101.20 ft T: 15.74 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.86 C/km ThetaE index: 0.75 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 911.91 mb = 827.61 m = 2715.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.70 C = 67.46 F Cap Strength: 0.50 C Lifted Index: 1.38 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.33 C Showalter Index: 1.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.25 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 23.55 C K Index: 33.30 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.14 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.03 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 30.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.25 mb = 705.02 m = 2313.04 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 650.25 mb = 3601.48 m = 11815.73 ft Equ Level (EL): 640.25 mb = 3723.89 m = 12217.33 ft B at Equ Level: 14.01 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 520.25 mb = 5338.15 m = 17513.39 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.0 at 48.3 knts Storm direction: 227.0 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.4 neg: 0.9 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 316.9 neg: -24.9 tot: 292.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 97.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 7.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.15 Bulk Shear: 94.51 m/s