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: 40.09,-77.61 Latitude: 40.09 Longitude: -77.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 56 SFC 971 301 14.2 12.3 88 1.9 13.1 239 10 289.8 291.4 287.4 316.0 9.31 2 950 489 13.3 11.0 86 2.3 11.9 246 19 290.7 292.2 287.2 315.3 8.70 3 900 942 9.9 8.4 90 1.5 9.0 256 26 291.7 293.1 286.6 313.7 7.69 4 850 1414 6.7 5.2 90 1.6 5.9 256 28 293.2 294.4 286.0 312.0 6.52 5 800 1909 3.3 2.1 92 1.2 2.7 248 33 294.7 295.7 285.7 310.9 5.55 6 750 2430 0.4 -0.5 94 0.9 -0.0 235 35 297.0 297.9 285.9 311.6 4.93 7 700 2983 -0.7 -1.1 97 0.4 -0.9 202 24 301.7 302.6 287.7 316.9 5.04 8 650 3572 -2.6 -2.9 98 0.3 -2.7 182 35 306.0 306.9 288.9 320.7 4.77 9 600 4203 -6.5 -6.8 98 0.3 -6.7 171 43 308.6 309.3 288.9 320.6 3.83 10 550 4876 -11.6 -15.2 75 3.6 -12.8 180 63 310.3 310.7 287.8 317.2 2.13 11 500 5601 -15.4 -38.7 12 23.3 -19.1 191 79 314.2 314.3 287.2 315.2 0.27 12 450 6391 -19.4 -47.9 6 28.5 -22.7 189 91 318.8 318.9 288.5 319.3 0.11 13 400 7254 -26.0 -51.1 8 25.1 -28.2 185 97 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.5 0.09 14 350 8208 -31.8 -65.2 2 33.4 -33.4 182 103 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.0 0.02 15 300 9286 -36.2 -58.4 8 22.2 -37.4 188 107 334.4 334.4 292.9 334.6 0.05 16 250 10539 -39.5 -70.6 2 31.0 -40.6 205 102 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.3 0.01 17 200 12041 -47.6 -75.5 3 27.9 -48.2 191 68 357.5 357.5 298.2 357.5 0.01 18 150 13906 -55.5 -81.4 3 25.9 -55.8 218 62 374.5 374.5 301.4 374.5 0.00 19 100 16441 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 202 27 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5545.49 m Freezing level: 732.35 mb = 2624.93 m = 8611.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 750.72 mb = 2421.87 m = 7945.68 ft Precipitable water: 0.98 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.26 % Est. max temperature: 18.44 C = 65.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.29 mb = 539.60 m = 1770.32 ft T: 12.93 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.61 C/km ThetaE index: 5.13 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.59 mb = 1093.73 m = 3588.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.11 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.62 C = 61.92 F Cap Strength: 3.19 C Lifted Index: 4.19 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.31 C Showalter Index: 5.66 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.72 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.14 C Cross Totals Index: 20.58 C K Index: 26.93 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.35 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.27 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 895.53 mb = 982.79 m = 3224.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 850.53 mb = 1409.10 m = 4622.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 720.53 mb = 2751.07 m = 9025.71 ft B at Equ Level: 32.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 670.53 mb = 3324.94 m = 10908.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 199.3 at 44.6 knts Storm direction: 229.3 at 33.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 5.3 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 66.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 28.8 neg: -94.0 tot: -65.2 m^2/s^2 ave: -21.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.9 stream: -2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 163.22 m/s