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: 40.09,-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 60 SFC 972 301 11.7 9.7 88 2.0 10.6 234 9 287.2 288.6 284.9 309.1 7.81 2 950 491 11.3 8.6 83 2.7 9.8 243 19 288.7 290.0 285.1 309.5 7.40 3 900 939 7.4 6.3 93 1.1 6.8 260 27 289.1 290.3 284.5 308.0 6.65 4 850 1408 4.9 3.5 91 1.4 4.2 281 29 291.3 292.3 284.5 307.9 5.78 5 800 1900 1.7 0.4 90 1.4 1.1 262 20 293.0 293.9 284.3 307.3 4.91 6 750 2418 -1.2 -2.8 89 1.5 -1.9 248 21 295.2 296.0 284.4 307.5 4.16 7 700 2964 -4.8 -9.2 71 4.4 -6.4 215 37 297.2 297.7 283.6 305.5 2.72 8 650 3545 -6.7 -7.9 91 1.2 -7.2 177 57 301.4 302.0 285.8 311.3 3.24 9 600 4164 -11.5 -15.9 70 4.4 -12.8 184 56 302.8 303.2 284.8 308.6 1.84 10 550 4826 -14.5 -31.8 21 17.3 -17.7 186 67 306.9 307.0 284.8 308.5 0.48 11 500 5543 -17.6 -48.5 5 30.9 -21.1 185 81 311.6 311.6 286.0 311.9 0.09 12 450 6323 -22.9 -51.4 6 28.5 -25.5 182 91 314.4 314.4 287.0 314.7 0.07 13 400 7175 -28.1 -57.4 4 29.2 -30.1 179 97 318.4 318.4 288.3 318.6 0.04 14 350 8123 -32.3 -60.8 4 28.5 -33.8 180 98 325.2 325.3 290.4 325.4 0.03 15 300 9202 -36.3 -65.4 3 29.1 -37.5 186 94 334.3 334.3 292.9 334.3 0.02 16 250 10458 -38.3 -66.6 3 28.4 -39.5 197 80 349.2 349.2 296.5 349.2 0.02 17 200 11980 -43.2 -74.6 2 31.4 -44.2 196 69 364.3 364.3 299.5 364.4 0.01 18 150 13865 -53.3 -82.2 2 28.9 -53.7 211 44 378.3 378.3 302.0 378.3 0.00 19 100 16414 -63.8 -86.1 3 22.3 -64.0 214 34 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5482.73 m Freezing level: 770.81 mb = 2202.32 m = 7225.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 782.02 mb = 2082.47 m = 6832.18 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.84 % Est. max temperature: 16.71 C = 62.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 943.44 mb = 548.16 m = 1798.42 ft T: 10.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.97 C/km ThetaE index: 2.22 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.55 mb = 1072.15 m = 3517.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.23 C = 57.61 F Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lifted Index: 5.60 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.02 C Showalter Index: 6.06 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.56 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.49 C Cross Totals Index: 21.07 C K Index: 21.52 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 179.53 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.84 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12524.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 896.12 mb = 974.90 m = 3198.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 197.2 at 48.4 knts Storm direction: 227.2 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.9 neg: 9.2 tot: 13.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 94.9 neg: -93.8 tot: 1.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 0.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.08 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.8 stream: 1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 201.28 m/s