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: 40.73,-75.39 Latitude: 40.73 Longitude: -75.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 SFC 982 180 16.6 16.3 98 0.3 16.4 156 9 291.2 293.3 290.3 325.0 11.96 2 950 465 15.3 15.2 99 0.1 15.3 162 24 292.7 294.8 290.4 325.4 11.48 3 900 923 13.2 13.1 99 0.1 13.1 180 37 295.2 297.1 290.5 325.6 10.58 4 850 1403 10.7 10.6 99 0.1 10.6 194 39 297.4 299.1 290.2 324.9 9.47 5 800 1907 8.0 7.8 98 0.2 7.9 197 35 299.7 301.2 290.0 324.1 8.31 6 750 2437 5.2 4.9 98 0.3 5.0 191 35 302.2 303.5 289.9 323.8 7.25 7 700 2999 2.3 2.0 98 0.3 2.1 183 39 305.0 306.2 290.0 324.3 6.34 8 650 3595 -0.7 -1.0 98 0.3 -0.9 180 46 308.2 309.2 290.3 325.0 5.47 9 600 4231 -4.2 -4.5 98 0.3 -4.3 182 53 311.3 312.1 290.5 325.6 4.58 10 550 4912 -9.0 -9.4 97 0.4 -9.2 182 61 313.4 314.0 290.0 324.3 3.42 11 500 5641 -14.5 -18.9 70 4.3 -15.8 186 72 315.3 315.6 289.0 321.0 1.72 12 450 6432 -19.7 -32.6 31 12.9 -22.1 185 82 318.4 318.6 288.9 320.4 0.55 13 400 7294 -25.7 -46.9 12 21.3 -27.8 183 90 321.6 321.7 289.4 322.2 0.14 14 350 8251 -29.9 -41.1 33 11.2 -31.3 179 99 328.4 328.4 291.6 329.5 0.30 15 300 9338 -35.1 -39.8 62 4.7 -35.6 183 109 336.0 336.0 293.7 337.5 0.40 16 250 10592 -41.3 -65.8 5 24.5 -42.3 196 94 344.6 344.6 295.4 344.7 0.02 17 200 12079 -49.1 -74.3 4 25.2 -49.6 179 65 355.0 355.0 297.7 355.0 0.01 18 150 13930 -55.5 -82.3 2 26.7 -55.9 222 45 374.4 374.4 301.3 374.4 0.00 19 100 16436 -64.7 -86.9 3 22.2 -64.9 202 27 402.6 402.6 305.6 402.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.05 m Freezing level: 661.84 mb = 3453.53 m = 11330.35 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.38 mb = 3418.80 m = 11216.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.14 % Est. max temperature: 23.52 C = 74.33 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 978.91 mb = 210.60 m = 690.94 ft T: 16.44 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 1.74 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 925.00 mb = 691.27 m = 2267.91 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.29 C = 66.72 F Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lifted Index: -1.03 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.22 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.28 C Showalter Index: -0.79 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.26 C Cross Totals Index: 25.11 C K Index: 35.54 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 304.36 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.82 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 94.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.76 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.86 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.24 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 929.34 mb = 651.60 m = 2137.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 864.34 mb = 1262.52 m = 4142.07 ft Equ Level (EL): 634.34 mb = 3788.47 m = 12429.20 ft B at Equ Level: 38.98 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 344.34 mb = 8366.06 m = 27447.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 184.5 at 47.2 knts Storm direction: 214.5 at 35.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.2 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 74.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 249.1 neg: -11.2 tot: 237.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 79.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.7 stream: 5.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 0.88 Bulk Shear: 108.03 m/s