MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 6Z THU 23 OCT 25 Station: 38.37,-71.09 Latitude: 38.37 Longitude: -71.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1015 -2 18.6 10.0 57 8.7 13.6 248 18 290.5 291.9 286.1 312.1 7.59 1 1000 124 16.9 6.7 51 10.3 11.3 247 20 290.1 291.2 284.4 307.6 6.15 2 950 558 12.6 5.6 62 7.0 8.9 246 21 290.0 291.1 284.2 307.2 6.01 3 900 1008 8.2 4.5 78 3.7 6.3 244 21 290.0 291.0 284.1 306.8 5.88 4 850 1477 3.7 3.1 96 0.5 3.4 242 21 290.0 291.0 283.8 306.1 5.64 5 800 1966 0.8 -2.9 77 3.6 -0.8 231 31 292.0 292.6 282.7 303.3 3.86 6 750 2484 0.6 -19.2 21 19.8 -5.4 236 41 297.2 297.4 281.7 300.8 1.12 7 700 3036 -0.8 -29.8 9 29.0 -7.7 236 49 301.6 301.7 282.7 303.2 0.46 8 650 3625 -2.0 -45.5 2 43.5 -9.4 234 57 306.7 306.7 284.2 307.0 0.10 9 600 4256 -6.2 -44.6 3 38.4 -12.4 235 62 309.0 309.0 285.1 309.4 0.12 10 550 4929 -11.4 -47.3 3 35.9 -16.3 234 66 310.5 310.5 285.7 310.9 0.10 11 500 5652 -16.4 -47.3 5 30.9 -20.1 233 72 313.1 313.1 286.6 313.5 0.11 12 450 6436 -21.1 -39.9 17 18.7 -23.7 231 79 316.7 316.7 288.0 317.6 0.27 13 400 7295 -26.6 -38.8 31 12.2 -28.2 232 87 320.4 320.4 289.2 321.6 0.33 14 350 8245 -33.5 -45.6 29 12.1 -34.6 232 91 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.3 0.18 15 300 9308 -41.2 -55.1 21 13.9 -41.9 230 90 327.2 327.2 291.0 327.5 0.07 16 250 10525 -48.9 -61.5 22 12.6 -49.3 230 87 333.4 333.4 292.7 333.5 0.04 17 200 11965 -55.6 -70.1 15 14.6 -55.8 232 83 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.01 18 150 13773 -60.7 -79.9 6 19.2 -60.9 232 60 365.5 365.5 299.7 365.5 0.00 19 100 16277 -63.4 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.6 231 33 405.3 405.3 305.9 405.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5528.02 m Freezing level: 728.07 mb = 2725.75 m = 8942.64 ft Wetbulb zero: 809.49 mb = 1871.24 m = 6139.17 ft Precipitable water: 0.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 32.72 % Est. max temperature: 18.07 C = 64.53 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 892.08 mb = 1080.82 m = 3545.94 ft T: 7.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 11.34 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 858.79 mb = 1392.47 m = 4568.41 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.07 C = 64.53 F Cap Strength: 7.22 C Lifted Index: 7.46 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.10 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.56 C Showalter Index: 8.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.53 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.04 C Cross Totals Index: 19.49 C K Index: -5.86 Risk: None Sweat Index: 151.92 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.61 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.67 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 857.88 mb = 1401.13 m = 4596.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 852.88 mb = 1449.02 m = 4753.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 782.88 mb = 2139.83 m = 7020.34 ft B at Equ Level: 9.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 762.88 mb = 2347.21 m = 7700.74 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 235.6 at 46.2 knts Storm direction: 265.6 at 34.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.7 neg: 3.8 tot: 5.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 150.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 150.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 50.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.6 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.11 Bulk Shear: 96.06 m/s