MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511180600F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511180600F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 3Z WED 19 NOV 25 Station: 39.9,-78.9 Latitude: 39.90 Longitude: -78.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 152 1 950 568 SFC 941 642 0.9 0.7 98 0.3 0.8 111 3 278.9 279.6 277.0 290.6 4.26 3 900 1002 1.3 1.0 98 0.3 1.1 190 17 282.8 283.6 279.3 295.5 4.56 4 850 1466 3.6 3.3 98 0.3 3.4 214 19 289.9 290.9 283.8 306.2 5.70 5 800 1958 3.7 3.4 98 0.3 3.5 227 21 295.1 296.2 286.4 312.9 6.11 6 750 2480 0.3 -0.0 98 0.3 0.1 236 22 296.9 297.8 286.0 311.9 5.10 7 700 3032 -1.0 -1.4 97 0.3 -1.2 238 17 301.3 302.2 287.5 316.2 4.94 8 650 3621 -3.9 -4.6 95 0.7 -4.2 242 18 304.6 305.3 287.9 317.4 4.19 9 600 4250 -6.8 -7.8 92 1.1 -7.2 252 25 308.3 309.0 288.5 319.4 3.54 10 550 4924 -10.3 -11.8 89 1.4 -10.9 254 33 311.8 312.4 289.0 320.9 2.82 11 500 5653 -14.6 -16.4 86 1.8 -15.2 256 38 315.3 315.7 289.5 322.3 2.13 12 450 6443 -20.3 -22.5 83 2.1 -20.8 255 40 317.7 318.0 289.5 322.5 1.40 13 400 7302 -27.4 -30.1 78 2.7 -27.9 256 49 319.4 319.5 289.4 322.1 0.78 14 350 8245 -35.9 -39.0 73 3.1 -36.2 253 58 320.3 320.4 289.3 321.7 0.37 15 300 9295 -45.2 -48.6 68 3.4 -45.4 249 68 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.2 0.15 16 250 10483 -56.2 -59.8 64 3.5 -56.3 248 84 322.5 322.5 289.6 322.6 0.05 17 200 11876 -57.3 -70.0 18 12.8 -57.5 260 84 342.1 342.1 294.8 342.1 0.02 18 150 13710 -56.5 -84.7 2 28.1 -56.8 272 61 372.7 372.7 301.0 372.7 0.00 19 100 16253 -62.0 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.2 285 52 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5500.68 m Freezing level: 739.31 mb = 2597.77 m = 8522.75 ft Wetbulb zero: 744.92 mb = 2534.09 m = 8313.83 ft Precipitable water: 0.86 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.63 % Est. max temperature: 17.16 C = 62.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.27 mb = 676.27 m = 2218.70 ft T: 0.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.17 C/km ThetaE index: 0.92 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.22 mb = 642.48 m = 2107.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 2.58 C = 36.65 F Cap Strength: 14.02 C Lifted Index: 15.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 16.65 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.37 C Showalter Index: 10.18 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 36.02 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 18.16 C Cross Totals Index: 17.86 C K Index: 21.09 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 224.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.27 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 49.72 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 14076.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 15.36 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 886.55 mb = 1124.51 m = 3689.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 244.6 at 25.5 knts Storm direction: 274.6 at 19.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 186.1 neg: -13.5 tot: 172.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 57.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.65 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 4.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.79 Bulk Shear: 11.23 m/s