MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 9Z 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 61 SFC 989 152 11.3 9.7 90 1.6 10.4 222 10 285.3 286.6 284.0 306.5 7.65 2 950 489 9.7 7.7 87 2.0 8.6 243 27 287.1 288.3 284.0 306.6 6.96 3 900 936 7.6 4.8 82 2.8 6.2 273 30 289.4 290.4 284.0 306.5 6.01 4 850 1406 5.1 3.0 87 2.1 4.1 250 17 291.5 292.5 284.4 307.6 5.60 5 800 1898 1.7 -0.2 88 1.8 0.8 248 21 292.9 293.8 284.1 306.7 4.72 6 750 2414 -2.1 -2.9 94 0.8 -2.4 253 25 294.3 295.1 284.0 306.5 4.13 7 700 2959 -5.9 -7.2 90 1.3 -6.4 247 26 296.0 296.5 283.6 305.5 3.18 8 650 3535 -9.7 -14.8 66 5.1 -11.3 236 29 298.0 298.3 282.9 303.7 1.86 9 600 4149 -12.6 -25.6 33 13.0 -15.4 216 34 301.6 301.7 283.1 304.1 0.79 10 550 4809 -15.3 -39.0 11 23.7 -18.8 201 46 305.9 306.0 284.1 306.8 0.24 11 500 5524 -18.4 -48.9 5 30.5 -21.7 193 60 310.6 310.6 285.7 311.0 0.09 12 450 6301 -23.6 -50.0 7 26.3 -26.1 188 65 313.5 313.5 286.7 313.8 0.09 13 400 7154 -27.3 -59.9 3 32.5 -29.5 184 71 319.4 319.5 288.6 319.6 0.03 14 350 8109 -30.4 -64.7 2 34.3 -32.3 184 77 327.7 327.7 291.1 327.8 0.02 15 300 9193 -35.2 -66.0 3 30.8 -36.6 187 76 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.02 16 250 10455 -37.2 -67.6 3 30.4 -38.6 193 67 350.7 350.7 296.8 350.8 0.02 17 200 11982 -43.6 -74.8 2 31.3 -44.5 189 60 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.01 18 150 13873 -53.2 -82.1 2 28.9 -53.7 221 33 378.4 378.4 302.0 378.5 0.00 19 100 16409 -63.4 -85.8 3 22.4 -63.6 243 27 405.2 405.2 305.9 405.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5463.03 m Freezing level: 777.69 mb = 2128.23 m = 6982.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 787.88 mb = 2020.03 m = 6627.30 ft Precipitable water: 0.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 62.98 % Est. max temperature: 17.73 C = 63.92 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.07 mb = 348.75 m = 1144.19 ft T: 10.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.88 C/km ThetaE index: 3.89 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 865.23 mb = 1259.74 m = 4132.95 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.77 C = 62.18 F Cap Strength: 3.62 C Lifted Index: 6.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.04 C Showalter Index: 5.44 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.91 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.48 C Cross Totals Index: 21.42 C K Index: 25.19 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 131.44 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.66 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.88 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 67.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.75 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 907.45 mb = 867.99 m = 2847.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 702.45 mb = 2931.52 m = 9617.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 642.45 mb = 3624.48 m = 11891.20 ft B at Equ Level: 16.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 602.45 mb = 4117.49 m = 13508.65 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 219.9 at 34.5 knts Storm direction: 249.9 at 25.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.7 neg: 1.5 tot: 5.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 53.3 neg: -1.5 tot: 51.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.46 Bulk Shear: 37.18 m/s