MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191200F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 0Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 39.67,-68.74 Latitude: 39.67 Longitude: -68.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1009 -2 19.9 19.3 96 0.7 19.5 206 13 292.3 294.8 292.3 332.2 14.06 1 1000 73 19.8 19.2 97 0.6 19.4 207 18 292.9 295.4 292.6 333.1 14.13 2 950 514 16.7 15.8 94 0.9 16.1 207 26 294.1 296.3 291.2 328.2 11.93 3 900 974 13.7 12.3 91 1.4 12.8 203 29 295.6 297.4 290.1 324.4 10.01 4 850 1453 10.6 9.4 92 1.2 9.9 203 32 297.2 298.8 289.6 322.7 8.74 5 800 1956 7.9 7.5 97 0.5 7.7 203 39 299.6 301.1 289.9 323.6 8.14 6 750 2487 5.0 4.7 98 0.3 4.8 203 42 302.0 303.3 289.8 323.3 7.14 7 700 3047 1.4 1.1 98 0.3 1.3 210 49 304.0 305.1 289.3 321.9 5.92 8 650 3640 -2.2 -3.5 90 1.4 -2.8 208 55 306.5 307.4 288.9 320.5 4.53 9 600 4272 -5.7 -9.5 74 3.8 -7.2 206 60 309.5 310.1 288.5 319.3 3.10 10 550 4947 -11.2 -17.6 59 6.4 -13.2 205 64 310.8 311.1 287.6 316.4 1.74 11 500 5671 -16.2 -29.5 31 13.3 -18.9 205 71 313.3 313.4 287.3 315.6 0.66 12 450 6457 -20.3 -39.4 16 19.2 -23.0 205 80 317.8 317.8 288.3 318.8 0.28 13 400 7319 -25.9 -43.1 18 17.2 -27.9 206 83 321.3 321.3 289.4 322.1 0.21 14 350 8273 -31.6 -51.6 12 20.0 -33.1 212 88 326.1 326.2 290.7 326.5 0.09 15 300 9345 -40.1 -53.1 24 13.1 -40.8 213 90 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.2 0.09 16 250 10564 -48.8 -60.4 25 11.6 -49.1 214 87 333.5 333.6 292.7 333.7 0.04 17 200 12003 -55.8 -69.6 16 13.8 -56.0 216 77 344.4 344.4 295.4 344.5 0.02 18 150 13806 -61.3 -79.4 7 18.1 -61.4 214 66 364.5 364.5 299.6 364.5 0.00 19 100 16307 -63.8 -87.3 3 23.5 -64.0 228 30 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5597.53 m Freezing level: 680.24 mb = 3281.41 m = 10765.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.54 mb = 3225.76 m = 10583.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.16 % Est. max temperature: 24.52 C = 76.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 999.15 mb = 80.38 m = 263.72 ft T: 19.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.71 C/km ThetaE index: 10.40 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.65 mb = 607.53 m = 1993.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.01 C = 71.63 F Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lifted Index: -4.55 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 0.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.59 C Showalter Index: -1.27 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 52.35 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.76 C Cross Totals Index: 25.58 C K Index: 35.82 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 315.05 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.43 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 730.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 38.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.27 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.34 mb = 547.27 m = 1795.49 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 921.34 mb = 774.61 m = 2541.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 331.34 mb = 8654.04 m = 28392.16 ft B at Equ Level: 729.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 191.34 mb = 12280.45 m = 40289.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.6 at 48.0 knts Storm direction: 235.6 at 36.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.9 neg: 1.3 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 94.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 190.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 190.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.92 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.4 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 7.48 Bulk Shear: 97.58 m/s