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: 40.11,-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 52 SFC 989 144 13.4 11.4 87 2.0 12.2 266 12 287.5 289.0 285.8 311.5 8.58 2 950 483 11.2 9.2 88 2.0 10.0 270 26 288.5 289.9 285.4 310.2 7.71 3 900 933 8.8 4.6 75 4.2 6.6 270 27 290.6 291.7 284.4 307.6 5.93 4 850 1405 7.5 4.7 82 2.8 6.1 237 21 294.1 295.2 286.2 312.4 6.32 5 800 1904 6.1 3.9 86 2.1 4.9 208 38 297.6 298.8 287.5 316.3 6.36 6 750 2430 3.6 1.6 86 2.1 2.6 196 45 300.5 301.6 287.9 317.6 5.72 7 700 2987 -0.4 -0.8 98 0.3 -0.6 181 47 302.0 302.9 287.9 317.6 5.17 8 650 3577 -3.5 -5.1 88 1.6 -4.2 197 52 305.0 305.8 287.9 317.4 4.02 9 600 4205 -6.3 -18.4 38 12.1 -10.1 190 63 308.8 309.1 286.6 313.7 1.49 10 550 4882 -9.2 -31.7 14 22.5 -14.0 188 72 313.2 313.3 287.1 314.9 0.49 11 500 5612 -13.3 -46.4 4 33.1 -17.9 182 78 316.8 316.8 287.8 317.3 0.12 12 450 6405 -19.7 -47.3 7 27.6 -22.9 182 87 318.5 318.6 288.4 319.0 0.12 13 400 7264 -27.0 -49.8 10 22.9 -29.0 181 92 320.0 320.0 288.8 320.3 0.10 14 350 8217 -31.6 -56.0 7 24.4 -33.2 182 102 326.1 326.1 290.7 326.3 0.06 15 300 9298 -35.5 -69.0 2 33.4 -37.0 187 108 335.3 335.3 293.2 335.3 0.01 16 250 10554 -40.4 -68.9 3 28.5 -41.5 197 94 345.9 345.9 295.7 346.0 0.01 17 200 12050 -47.8 -75.2 3 27.5 -48.4 189 70 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.2 0.01 18 150 13910 -55.0 -83.5 2 28.5 -55.4 221 53 375.3 375.3 301.5 375.3 0.00 19 100 16432 -63.8 -86.2 3 22.4 -64.0 208 26 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5560.45 m Freezing level: 705.38 mb = 2927.49 m = 9604.50 ft Wetbulb zero: 709.69 mb = 2876.40 m = 9436.89 ft Precipitable water: 0.92 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.24 % Est. max temperature: 20.74 C = 69.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 959.40 mb = 400.43 m = 1313.72 ft T: 11.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.90 C/km ThetaE index: 3.95 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 789.06 mb = 2016.35 m = 6615.23 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.23 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.16 C = 75.49 F Cap Strength: 7.92 C Lifted Index: 9.30 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 18.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 3.88 C Showalter Index: 7.54 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 38.86 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.84 C Cross Totals Index: 18.02 C K Index: 25.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 177.15 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13215.37 J/kg Cap Strength: 9.26 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 900.95 mb = 923.90 m = 3031.12 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 195.3 at 50.7 knts Storm direction: 225.3 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.4 neg: 9.0 tot: 11.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 104.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 131.2 neg: -135.3 tot: -4.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.18 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 2.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.04 Bulk Shear: 321.05 m/s