MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 6Z 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 54 SFC 988 152 12.5 11.3 92 1.2 11.8 240 7 286.6 288.1 285.5 310.4 8.53 2 950 484 10.8 8.9 88 1.9 9.7 261 19 288.1 289.5 285.1 309.4 7.56 3 900 933 8.5 5.1 79 3.4 6.7 276 24 290.2 291.3 284.4 307.7 6.11 4 850 1404 6.2 2.9 79 3.3 4.5 244 22 292.6 293.6 284.8 308.7 5.54 5 800 1898 4.1 2.4 89 1.7 3.2 219 27 295.5 296.6 286.1 312.2 5.71 6 750 2421 1.4 -0.6 86 2.1 0.4 205 40 298.1 299.0 286.2 312.6 4.87 7 700 2975 -1.4 -3.2 88 1.8 -2.2 194 49 300.9 301.7 286.8 314.0 4.33 8 650 3560 -6.1 -7.4 91 1.2 -6.7 198 56 302.0 302.6 286.2 312.3 3.37 9 600 4183 -8.2 -14.7 59 6.6 -10.4 189 67 306.7 307.0 286.4 313.1 2.03 10 550 4854 -10.9 -28.8 21 17.9 -14.9 190 81 311.2 311.3 286.5 313.4 0.64 11 500 5582 -14.2 -47.6 4 33.4 -18.6 182 89 315.8 315.8 287.5 316.2 0.10 12 450 6371 -20.1 -44.9 9 24.9 -23.1 180 94 318.0 318.1 288.3 318.6 0.15 13 400 7231 -26.9 -50.7 9 23.8 -28.9 179 98 320.0 320.1 288.9 320.4 0.09 14 350 8184 -31.1 -62.2 3 31.1 -32.9 181 103 326.8 326.8 290.9 326.9 0.03 15 300 9265 -35.7 -63.9 4 28.2 -37.1 188 103 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.1 0.02 16 250 10520 -40.0 -66.2 4 26.2 -41.1 197 84 346.6 346.6 295.9 346.7 0.02 17 200 12025 -46.3 -76.9 2 30.6 -47.0 192 75 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.01 18 150 13898 -54.0 -82.7 2 28.7 -54.4 218 48 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.1 0.00 19 100 16430 -64.8 -85.6 4 20.8 -65.0 220 31 402.5 402.5 305.5 402.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5528.13 m Freezing level: 724.67 mb = 2701.73 m = 8863.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 741.85 mb = 2509.05 m = 8231.71 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.52 % Est. max temperature: 19.17 C = 66.50 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.14 mb = 307.86 m = 1010.04 ft T: 11.71 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 2.72 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 862.11 mb = 1287.15 m = 4222.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.19 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.92 C = 64.25 F Cap Strength: 6.57 C Lifted Index: 8.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.70 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.21 C Showalter Index: 8.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 37.42 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.37 C Cross Totals Index: 17.05 C K Index: 21.49 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 167.17 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.60 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 14.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.40 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12666.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 8.49 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.03 mb = 877.45 m = 2878.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 196.3 at 52.7 knts Storm direction: 226.3 at 39.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.5 neg: 8.3 tot: 10.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 158.7 neg: -125.8 tot: 32.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 11.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 3.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 300.75 m/s