MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 6Z 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 58 SFC 988 160 14.8 12.8 88 1.9 13.6 255 11 288.9 290.6 287.2 315.5 9.46 2 950 491 12.6 10.3 86 2.3 11.2 264 22 289.9 291.4 286.5 313.4 8.29 3 900 943 9.9 4.8 71 5.0 7.2 281 26 291.7 292.8 284.9 309.0 6.01 4 850 1415 6.7 1.3 68 5.5 4.0 261 24 293.2 294.1 284.4 307.6 4.93 5 800 1909 3.5 1.0 84 2.5 2.2 241 26 294.9 295.8 285.3 310.0 5.14 6 750 2433 3.2 2.9 98 0.3 3.1 201 25 300.1 301.2 288.3 318.8 6.31 7 700 2992 1.2 0.9 98 0.3 1.0 185 36 303.8 304.8 289.2 321.4 5.83 8 650 3584 -2.8 -3.1 98 0.3 -3.0 178 45 305.8 306.6 288.8 320.1 4.67 9 600 4214 -7.2 -9.2 86 2.0 -8.0 186 56 307.8 308.4 288.0 317.7 3.17 10 550 4889 -9.7 -25.6 26 15.9 -13.7 190 73 312.6 312.7 287.2 315.5 0.87 11 500 5617 -15.0 -39.7 10 24.7 -18.9 189 78 314.7 314.8 287.3 315.6 0.24 12 450 6405 -20.2 -43.9 10 23.7 -23.2 185 81 317.9 317.9 288.2 318.5 0.17 13 400 7266 -26.5 -49.6 9 23.1 -28.6 183 89 320.5 320.6 289.0 320.9 0.10 14 350 8216 -32.8 -56.2 8 23.4 -34.2 183 97 324.6 324.6 290.2 324.8 0.05 15 300 9288 -37.7 -64.6 4 26.9 -38.8 186 105 332.2 332.2 292.3 332.3 0.02 16 250 10536 -40.8 -65.5 5 24.7 -41.8 198 97 345.4 345.4 295.6 345.5 0.02 17 200 12039 -46.5 -77.0 2 30.5 -47.2 197 69 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 18 150 13903 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.2 218 54 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.6 0.00 19 100 16421 -63.7 -85.5 4 21.8 -63.9 207 29 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5558.95 m Freezing level: 685.47 mb = 3163.68 m = 10379.40 ft Wetbulb zero: 687.25 mb = 3138.49 m = 10296.77 ft Precipitable water: 0.96 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.41 % Est. max temperature: 19.44 C = 66.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.75 mb = 404.88 m = 1328.33 ft T: 13.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.17 C/km ThetaE index: 7.90 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 864.26 mb = 1277.69 m = 4191.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.62 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.61 C = 65.49 F Cap Strength: 5.92 C Lifted Index: 5.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.53 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.24 C Showalter Index: 8.86 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.05 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.77 C Cross Totals Index: 16.28 C K Index: 22.73 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 140.65 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.77 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11651.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.97 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 894.36 mb = 994.74 m = 3263.54 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.7 at 45.3 knts Storm direction: 227.7 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 7.8 tot: 10.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 88.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 120.5 neg: -85.4 tot: 35.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.21 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 226.96 m/s