MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F009.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F009.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 9 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.72,-75.62 Latitude: 39.72 Longitude: -75.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 46 18.2 16.3 88 2.0 17.0 149 14 291.3 293.4 290.0 324.3 11.68 1 1000 54 18.3 16.4 89 1.9 17.1 149 13 291.4 293.5 290.2 324.8 11.80 2 950 493 16.6 15.3 92 1.3 15.8 167 40 294.0 296.1 290.9 327.2 11.59 3 900 953 14.7 13.6 93 1.2 14.0 186 48 296.7 298.6 291.2 328.2 10.91 4 850 1435 12.1 9.8 86 2.3 10.7 200 44 298.8 300.4 290.3 325.0 8.97 5 800 1941 9.3 7.4 88 1.9 8.2 209 45 301.0 302.5 290.3 325.0 8.08 6 750 2474 6.1 2.4 77 3.7 4.1 198 41 303.2 304.3 289.2 321.5 6.07 7 700 3036 2.4 0.8 89 1.6 1.6 188 41 305.2 306.3 289.6 322.9 5.82 8 650 3632 -0.4 -7.4 59 7.0 -3.4 189 47 308.5 309.1 288.5 319.1 3.37 9 600 4269 -2.6 -24.0 18 21.4 -8.8 193 61 313.1 313.2 287.5 316.2 0.91 10 550 4953 -6.3 -36.5 7 30.2 -12.5 198 60 316.6 316.6 288.0 317.7 0.31 11 500 5690 -11.5 -39.6 8 28.1 -16.4 200 63 319.0 319.0 288.7 319.9 0.24 12 450 6487 -17.9 -56.1 2 38.1 -21.8 195 66 320.7 320.7 289.0 320.9 0.04 13 400 7356 -23.5 -30.1 54 6.6 -24.8 188 73 324.5 324.6 290.9 327.3 0.78 14 350 8325 -27.8 -32.0 67 4.2 -28.6 182 85 331.2 331.4 292.8 333.9 0.74 15 300 9417 -35.2 -38.4 73 3.2 -35.6 187 90 335.8 335.9 293.7 337.5 0.46 16 250 10665 -43.2 -47.4 63 4.2 -43.5 207 97 341.8 341.9 295.0 342.7 0.21 17 200 12139 -50.7 -74.0 5 23.3 -51.1 204 61 352.5 352.5 297.2 352.6 0.01 18 150 13966 -59.8 -87.2 2 27.4 -60.0 216 53 367.1 367.1 300.1 367.1 0.00 19 100 16460 -66.1 -86.7 4 20.6 -66.2 190 24 400.1 400.1 305.2 400.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5636.22 m Freezing level: 656.96 mb = 3548.80 m = 11642.90 ft Wetbulb zero: 684.11 mb = 3220.47 m = 10565.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 59.76 % Est. max temperature: 25.69 C = 78.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 972.11 mb = 296.01 m = 971.17 ft T: 17.35 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.27 C/km ThetaE index: 6.77 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 888.67 mb = 1060.05 m = 3477.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.47 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.08 C = 75.35 F Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lifted Index: 1.22 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.14 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.71 C Showalter Index: 2.16 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.92 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.61 C Cross Totals Index: 21.31 C K Index: 31.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.26 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.97 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 38.76 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.80 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 45.19 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.63 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 930.36 mb = 670.64 m = 2200.24 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 745.36 mb = 2524.60 m = 8282.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 635.36 mb = 3813.00 m = 12509.69 ft B at Equ Level: 38.22 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 555.36 mb = 4877.08 m = 16000.72 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 193.8 at 49.0 knts Storm direction: 223.8 at 36.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.6 neg: 2.4 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 424.7 neg: -50.5 tot: 374.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 124.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 109.36 m/s