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,-77.64 Latitude: 40.06 Longitude: -77.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 65 SFC 972 299 10.4 8.2 86 2.2 9.2 243 12 285.9 287.1 283.6 305.5 7.04 2 950 493 9.7 7.2 85 2.5 8.3 253 23 287.0 288.2 283.7 305.8 6.71 3 900 939 5.9 5.2 95 0.7 5.6 269 35 287.6 288.7 283.4 305.1 6.17 4 850 1405 4.3 3.0 91 1.4 3.7 293 34 290.7 291.6 284.1 306.7 5.57 5 800 1897 1.7 0.9 95 0.8 1.3 283 20 292.9 293.8 284.5 307.7 5.10 6 750 2414 -2.0 -3.6 88 1.7 -2.7 264 23 294.4 295.1 283.8 305.9 3.90 7 700 2959 -5.7 -8.2 82 2.5 -6.7 263 25 296.1 296.7 283.4 305.0 2.93 8 650 3535 -9.2 -9.7 96 0.5 -9.4 266 25 298.6 299.1 284.2 307.1 2.81 9 600 4150 -13.8 -14.1 97 0.3 -13.9 280 27 300.2 300.6 284.1 306.9 2.14 10 550 4804 -18.7 -21.4 79 2.7 -19.3 283 26 301.9 302.1 283.8 305.9 1.26 11 500 5509 -21.7 -32.4 37 10.7 -23.4 243 23 306.6 306.7 284.7 308.3 0.50 12 450 6279 -25.1 -47.1 11 22.1 -27.2 211 36 311.7 311.7 286.1 312.2 0.12 13 400 7128 -28.2 -60.2 3 32.1 -30.2 195 46 318.4 318.4 288.2 318.5 0.03 14 350 8079 -31.4 -65.9 2 34.6 -33.1 192 54 326.5 326.5 290.7 326.5 0.02 15 300 9161 -35.2 -67.1 2 31.9 -36.6 192 55 335.8 335.8 293.3 335.9 0.02 16 250 10425 -36.4 -69.6 2 33.2 -37.9 198 55 351.9 351.9 297.1 351.9 0.01 17 200 11959 -42.9 -74.4 2 31.5 -43.9 195 52 364.8 364.8 299.7 364.9 0.01 18 150 13861 -51.6 -80.9 2 29.3 -52.2 226 35 381.1 381.1 302.4 381.1 0.00 19 100 16407 -62.9 -86.1 3 23.2 -63.1 229 28 406.2 406.2 306.0 406.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5443.48 m Freezing level: 777.15 mb = 2133.29 m = 6998.89 ft Wetbulb zero: 783.82 mb = 2060.64 m = 6760.55 ft Precipitable water: 0.74 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.96 % Est. max temperature: 16.42 C = 61.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 940.32 mb = 577.08 m = 1893.30 ft T: 8.96 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.25 C/km ThetaE index: 2.78 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 887.89 mb = 1049.29 m = 3442.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.41 g/kg Conv temperature: 12.89 C = 55.20 F Cap Strength: 1.41 C Lifted Index: 3.56 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 21.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.66 C Showalter Index: 2.80 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 50.62 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.99 C Cross Totals Index: 24.64 C K Index: 26.44 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 158.69 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.30 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 8.90 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.22 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13144.57 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.70 mb = 941.34 m = 3088.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 264.8 at 26.3 knts Storm direction: 294.8 at 19.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 2.6 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 63.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 173.1 neg: -18.4 tot: 154.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 51.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.48 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.3 stream: 5.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 3.04 Bulk Shear: 2.92 m/s