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: 40.06,-77.64 Latitude: 40.06 Longitude: -77.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 54 SFC 971 299 13.3 11.2 87 2.2 12.0 253 12 288.9 290.4 286.4 313.0 8.61 2 950 486 12.1 9.9 87 2.1 10.8 260 22 289.4 290.9 286.1 312.3 8.10 3 900 937 8.3 7.4 94 0.9 7.8 267 30 290.1 291.3 285.5 310.5 7.20 4 850 1407 5.8 3.3 84 2.5 4.5 260 30 292.2 293.2 284.8 308.7 5.71 5 800 1901 3.8 2.6 92 1.2 3.2 246 20 295.2 296.2 286.1 312.1 5.79 6 750 2425 2.8 2.5 98 0.3 2.7 204 23 299.6 300.7 288.0 317.8 6.12 7 700 2982 0.7 0.4 98 0.3 0.5 188 36 303.3 304.3 288.8 320.3 5.65 8 650 3574 -2.5 -2.8 98 0.3 -2.6 177 43 306.2 307.1 289.0 320.9 4.81 9 600 4205 -7.0 -10.0 79 3.0 -8.1 177 58 308.1 308.6 287.9 317.5 2.99 10 550 4879 -10.1 -24.6 30 14.5 -13.8 184 66 312.1 312.3 287.2 315.3 0.95 11 500 5606 -14.6 -36.3 14 21.8 -18.4 188 76 315.3 315.3 287.6 316.5 0.34 12 450 6396 -19.6 -47.6 6 27.9 -22.9 183 87 318.5 318.6 288.4 319.0 0.12 13 400 7260 -24.9 -54.2 5 29.3 -27.4 182 95 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.8 0.06 14 350 8220 -29.9 -61.7 3 31.9 -31.9 182 100 328.4 328.4 291.3 328.6 0.03 15 300 9304 -35.4 -58.8 7 23.4 -36.7 185 108 335.5 335.5 293.2 335.6 0.05 16 250 10563 -40.0 -72.2 2 32.2 -41.1 202 94 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.01 17 200 12053 -49.1 -76.3 3 27.2 -49.7 195 69 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 13912 -54.2 -82.9 2 28.7 -54.6 219 64 376.6 376.6 301.7 376.7 0.00 19 100 16443 -65.9 -86.5 4 20.6 -66.0 194 25 400.5 400.5 305.3 400.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5552.14 m Freezing level: 688.68 mb = 3116.42 m = 10224.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 691.35 mb = 3081.68 m = 10110.37 ft Precipitable water: 0.94 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.24 % Est. max temperature: 18.31 C = 64.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.53 mb = 569.79 m = 1869.36 ft T: 11.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.83 C/km ThetaE index: 4.38 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 893.36 mb = 997.51 m = 3272.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.79 C = 58.61 F Cap Strength: 6.02 C Lifted Index: 6.98 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 17.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.22 C Showalter Index: 8.56 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.21 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.34 C Cross Totals Index: 17.87 C K Index: 23.35 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 175.49 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.70 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11481.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.27 mb = 943.26 m = 3094.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 194.4 at 46.3 knts Storm direction: 224.4 at 34.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 7.8 tot: 10.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 170.4 neg: -104.5 tot: 65.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 22.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.30 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.0 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.03 Bulk Shear: 241.03 m/s 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: 40.06,-76.82 Latitude: 40.06 Longitude: -76.82 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 40 SFC 987 153 16.4 15.6 95 0.8 15.9 181 12 290.7 292.7 289.6 322.6 11.34 2 950 475 14.6 14.5 99 0.1 14.6 182 26 292.0 293.9 289.7 323.2 10.99 3 900 932 12.4 12.3 99 0.1 12.3 193 41 294.3 296.1 289.7 323.0 10.01 4 850 1410 9.8 9.6 99 0.2 9.6 202 43 296.4 298.0 289.3 322.0 8.85 5 800 1912 7.2 6.9 98 0.3 7.0 204 43 298.8 300.2 289.3 321.8 7.82 6 750 2441 4.8 4.5 98 0.3 4.6 200 45 301.8 303.1 289.6 322.9 7.08 7 700 3002 2.2 1.9 98 0.3 2.0 195 48 304.9 306.1 289.9 323.9 6.28 8 650 3598 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -1.0 190 47 308.0 309.1 290.2 324.8 5.43 9 600 4232 -5.6 -6.0 97 0.4 -5.8 187 45 309.7 310.4 289.5 322.5 4.07 10 550 4911 -8.1 -18.8 42 10.7 -11.5 188 61 314.5 314.8 288.6 319.7 1.57 11 500 5645 -12.4 -47.1 4 34.7 -17.3 190 74 317.9 317.9 288.2 318.3 0.11 12 450 6440 -18.6 -46.2 7 27.6 -22.0 187 83 319.9 319.9 288.9 320.4 0.13 13 400 7307 -24.4 -49.5 8 25.0 -26.9 187 88 323.2 323.2 289.9 323.6 0.11 14 350 8266 -29.6 -38.1 44 8.5 -30.7 184 96 328.8 328.9 291.8 330.4 0.41 15 300 9355 -35.4 -40.4 61 4.9 -36.0 185 105 335.4 335.5 293.6 336.9 0.38 16 250 10605 -42.2 -68.8 4 26.6 -43.0 202 101 343.4 343.4 295.1 343.4 0.01 17 200 12087 -49.5 -74.6 4 25.1 -50.0 199 65 354.4 354.4 297.6 354.5 0.01 18 150 13932 -56.5 -84.6 2 28.1 -56.8 217 54 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.7 0.00 19 100 16450 -65.1 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.3 191 24 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5605.38 m Freezing level: 663.69 mb = 3434.70 m = 11268.56 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.34 mb = 3398.28 m = 11149.07 ft Precipitable water: 1.31 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.85 % Est. max temperature: 22.72 C = 72.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 974.87 mb = 255.99 m = 839.84 ft T: 15.82 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 1.39 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.91 mb = 664.76 m = 2180.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.64 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.68 C = 65.63 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: 2.34 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.42 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.52 C Showalter Index: 2.87 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.16 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.17 C Cross Totals Index: 21.99 C K Index: 31.46 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 275.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.68 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.99 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.53 mb = 631.85 m = 2072.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.53 mb = 1143.03 m = 3750.04 ft Equ Level (EL): 757.53 mb = 2359.07 m = 7739.64 ft B at Equ Level: 23.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 647.53 mb = 3627.95 m = 11902.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 192.3 at 49.4 knts Storm direction: 222.3 at 37.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 1.5 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 205.3 neg: -7.7 tot: 197.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 65.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 99.73 m/s