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,-76.67 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 60 SFC 990 145 13.4 11.9 90 1.5 12.5 237 9 287.4 288.9 286.1 312.1 8.84 2 950 491 11.5 10.0 90 1.5 10.6 248 22 288.8 290.3 285.9 311.7 8.11 3 900 941 8.3 6.2 87 2.1 7.2 269 25 290.1 291.2 284.9 308.9 6.62 4 850 1411 6.2 5.1 93 1.1 5.6 258 17 292.6 293.8 285.8 311.2 6.47 5 800 1905 2.5 -0.4 81 2.9 1.1 229 29 293.8 294.7 284.4 307.5 4.66 6 750 2426 2.2 0.3 87 1.9 1.3 202 34 299.0 299.9 286.9 314.5 5.22 7 700 2981 -0.4 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 185 39 302.0 303.0 287.9 317.6 5.17 8 650 3570 -4.5 -5.4 93 0.9 -4.9 176 49 303.9 304.6 287.4 315.9 3.93 9 600 4194 -9.0 -12.4 76 3.4 -10.2 190 59 305.7 306.1 286.5 313.4 2.45 10 550 4864 -11.4 -27.1 26 15.7 -15.0 190 73 310.6 310.7 286.4 313.1 0.75 11 500 5588 -16.2 -39.6 11 23.4 -19.7 189 81 313.3 313.3 286.8 314.2 0.24 12 450 6374 -20.9 -41.2 14 20.3 -23.6 183 88 317.0 317.0 288.0 317.8 0.23 13 400 7232 -27.3 -46.5 15 19.1 -29.2 180 94 319.5 319.5 288.8 320.0 0.15 14 350 8181 -32.8 -56.7 7 23.9 -34.3 180 100 324.5 324.5 290.2 324.7 0.05 15 300 9252 -38.0 -62.7 6 24.7 -39.1 186 107 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.0 0.03 16 250 10499 -39.8 -65.2 5 25.4 -40.8 199 89 347.0 347.0 296.0 347.1 0.02 17 200 12016 -44.8 -75.8 2 31.0 -45.7 197 71 361.8 361.8 299.1 361.8 0.01 18 150 13889 -54.5 -83.1 2 28.6 -54.8 213 49 376.2 376.2 301.6 376.3 0.00 19 100 16418 -63.3 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.5 217 29 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5528.65 m Freezing level: 708.31 mb = 2888.77 m = 9477.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 716.13 mb = 2797.68 m = 9178.64 ft Precipitable water: 0.93 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.38 % Est. max temperature: 18.86 C = 65.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 967.36 mb = 338.58 m = 1110.81 ft T: 12.32 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.05 C/km ThetaE index: 3.76 C Layer 800.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 902.73 mb = 915.38 m = 3003.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.99 C = 60.78 F Cap Strength: 4.98 C Lifted Index: 5.63 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 15.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.29 C Showalter Index: 5.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.64 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.38 C Cross Totals Index: 21.26 C K Index: 27.12 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 175.10 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.64 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.63 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11879.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.50 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.75 mb = 796.29 m = 2612.48 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.8 at 47.3 knts Storm direction: 225.8 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 7.5 tot: 9.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.6 neg: -82.1 tot: 12.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 4.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 1.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 199.56 m/s