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: 40.11,-76.22 Latitude: 40.11 Longitude: -76.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 988 145 16.9 15.6 92 1.3 16.1 145 16 291.0 293.0 289.7 323.1 11.35 2 950 476 15.3 14.8 97 0.5 15.0 156 35 292.7 294.7 290.2 324.6 11.20 3 900 935 14.3 13.3 94 0.9 13.7 179 53 296.2 298.2 290.9 327.3 10.75 4 850 1416 11.3 10.9 98 0.4 11.1 191 53 298.0 299.7 290.6 326.2 9.70 5 800 1922 9.2 8.9 98 0.2 9.0 199 54 300.9 302.6 291.0 327.5 9.01 6 750 2455 6.0 5.6 97 0.5 5.8 196 47 303.1 304.5 290.5 325.9 7.62 7 700 3017 2.8 2.5 98 0.3 2.6 192 41 305.5 306.8 290.4 325.4 6.55 8 650 3613 -1.3 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.4 190 38 307.5 308.5 289.9 323.7 5.24 9 600 4248 -4.4 -5.5 92 1.2 -4.9 190 48 311.0 311.8 290.0 324.3 4.22 10 550 4930 -7.0 -21.3 31 14.3 -11.3 192 61 315.8 316.0 288.8 320.1 1.27 11 500 5666 -11.9 -47.3 4 35.3 -17.0 197 70 318.5 318.5 288.4 318.9 0.11 12 450 6462 -18.2 -41.5 11 23.3 -21.6 192 74 320.4 320.4 289.1 321.2 0.22 13 400 7329 -24.6 -38.8 26 14.2 -26.6 188 80 323.0 323.1 290.0 324.2 0.33 14 350 8292 -28.2 -31.2 75 3.0 -28.7 183 90 330.8 330.9 292.7 333.7 0.81 15 300 9383 -35.5 -38.6 73 3.1 -35.8 185 97 335.4 335.5 293.6 337.1 0.45 16 250 10631 -43.1 -49.7 48 6.6 -43.5 203 104 342.0 342.1 295.0 342.7 0.16 17 200 12107 -50.3 -73.1 5 22.8 -50.8 200 63 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.2 0.01 18 150 13944 -57.8 -85.6 2 27.9 -58.0 217 51 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.5 0.00 19 100 16452 -65.4 -86.5 4 21.1 -65.5 191 26 401.4 401.4 305.4 401.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5626.66 m Freezing level: 665.76 mb = 3425.30 m = 11237.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.87 mb = 3395.03 m = 11138.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.91 % Est. max temperature: 24.48 C = 76.07 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.71 mb = 301.34 m = 988.63 ft T: 16.13 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.54 C/km ThetaE index: 3.86 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.11 mb = 1056.69 m = 3466.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.04 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.47 C = 72.44 F Cap Strength: 1.71 C Lifted Index: 1.64 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: 1.17 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.23 C Cross Totals Index: 22.87 C K Index: 33.89 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 307.40 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.42 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 32.58 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.41 mb = 698.72 m = 2292.36 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 680.41 mb = 3245.35 m = 10647.33 ft Equ Level (EL): 600.41 mb = 4242.14 m = 13917.62 ft B at Equ Level: 32.08 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 540.41 mb = 5066.02 m = 16620.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.6 at 50.6 knts Storm direction: 220.6 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 1.9 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 58.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 541.8 neg: -72.4 tot: 469.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 156.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.3 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 0.25 Bulk Shear: 127.95 m/s