MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F018.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F018.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 18 hour NAM valid 12Z 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 80 SFC 992 144 10.3 8.6 89 1.7 9.3 236 12 284.1 285.3 282.8 303.6 7.06 2 950 506 8.8 6.9 88 1.9 7.8 261 31 286.1 287.3 283.2 304.6 6.59 3 900 951 6.4 5.5 94 0.8 5.9 285 40 288.1 289.2 283.7 305.9 6.31 4 850 1419 4.2 3.6 95 0.7 3.9 290 25 290.6 291.6 284.2 307.2 5.82 5 800 1909 1.1 0.3 94 0.8 0.7 245 24 292.3 293.2 284.0 306.5 4.89 6 750 2426 -1.9 -3.5 88 1.7 -2.6 248 28 294.6 295.3 283.8 306.1 3.92 7 700 2971 -5.4 -6.7 91 1.2 -5.9 255 30 296.5 297.1 284.0 306.4 3.32 8 650 3549 -8.6 -9.1 96 0.5 -8.8 265 28 299.2 299.8 284.7 308.2 2.94 9 600 4165 -13.0 -13.5 96 0.5 -13.2 289 26 301.1 301.5 284.6 308.1 2.24 10 550 4822 -17.9 -20.2 83 2.2 -18.5 291 25 302.8 303.1 284.3 307.3 1.40 11 500 5527 -22.8 -28.7 58 5.9 -23.8 263 22 305.2 305.4 284.4 307.6 0.71 12 450 6292 -26.8 -41.4 24 14.5 -28.3 225 27 309.5 309.6 285.4 310.3 0.23 13 400 7135 -29.6 -59.4 4 29.9 -31.3 205 38 316.6 316.6 287.6 316.7 0.03 14 350 8084 -31.2 -65.8 2 34.6 -32.9 194 46 326.7 326.7 290.8 326.8 0.02 15 300 9167 -34.9 -65.6 3 30.6 -36.4 195 49 336.1 336.2 293.4 336.2 0.02 16 250 10432 -36.6 -69.7 2 33.1 -38.1 199 44 351.7 351.7 297.0 351.8 0.01 17 200 11964 -42.2 -73.9 2 31.6 -43.3 194 48 365.9 365.9 299.8 366.0 0.01 18 150 13864 -52.1 -81.3 2 29.2 -52.6 212 28 380.3 380.3 302.3 380.3 0.00 19 100 16409 -61.5 -86.0 2 24.6 -61.7 247 25 409.0 409.0 306.4 409.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5446.83 m Freezing level: 781.40 mb = 2101.44 m = 6894.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 789.18 mb = 2018.31 m = 6621.66 ft Precipitable water: 0.82 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.16 % Est. max temperature: 17.04 C = 62.66 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.61 mb = 361.80 m = 1187.00 ft T: 9.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.79 C/km ThetaE index: 1.08 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1029.55 m = 3377.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.69 C = 58.44 F Cap Strength: 2.10 C Lifted Index: 2.85 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 22.36 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.32 C Showalter Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 53.36 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.01 C Cross Totals Index: 26.35 C K Index: 29.34 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.83 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.04 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 15.81 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.62 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 13377.58 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.62 mb = 773.46 m = 2537.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 267.7 at 26.8 knts Storm direction: 297.7 at 20.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 3.8 tot: 9.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 62.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 235.7 neg: -44.1 tot: 191.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 63.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.40 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 5.01 Bulk Shear: 3.16 m/s