MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511180600F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511180600F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 21 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 135 1 950 555 SFC 940 642 5.7 5.5 99 0.2 5.6 198 3 283.8 284.8 281.5 300.5 6.02 3 900 999 7.5 7.1 97 0.4 7.3 240 26 289.2 290.5 285.0 309.2 7.05 4 850 1470 6.3 6.0 98 0.3 6.1 250 34 292.7 294.0 286.2 312.6 6.90 5 800 1967 5.7 5.4 98 0.3 5.5 258 35 297.3 298.5 288.1 317.9 7.05 6 750 2495 4.0 2.7 91 1.3 3.3 265 30 300.9 302.1 288.5 319.4 6.19 7 700 3052 0.6 -1.1 88 1.8 -0.2 262 32 303.2 304.1 288.2 318.4 5.03 8 650 3644 -2.8 -5.5 82 2.6 -4.0 261 37 305.7 306.5 288.1 317.8 3.91 9 600 4273 -7.2 -11.0 74 3.8 -8.7 267 37 307.8 308.3 287.6 316.4 2.74 10 550 4946 -11.5 -13.9 82 2.4 -12.3 270 40 310.4 310.9 288.1 318.0 2.36 11 500 5670 -15.4 -17.0 87 1.7 -15.9 266 51 314.3 314.7 289.0 320.9 2.01 12 450 6459 -20.9 -22.6 86 1.7 -21.3 263 58 317.0 317.2 289.3 321.7 1.39 13 400 7316 -27.4 -29.8 80 2.4 -27.8 268 59 319.4 319.5 289.4 322.2 0.80 14 350 8265 -33.6 -36.5 75 2.9 -34.0 267 68 323.4 323.5 290.3 325.2 0.48 15 300 9326 -42.7 -45.8 71 3.1 -42.9 268 77 325.2 325.3 290.6 326.1 0.21 16 250 10528 -53.2 -56.6 66 3.5 -53.2 262 94 327.0 327.1 291.0 327.3 0.07 17 200 11931 -61.7 -64.5 68 2.9 -61.7 268 91 335.1 335.1 293.1 335.3 0.03 18 150 13715 -60.6 -83.5 3 22.9 -60.8 275 78 365.7 365.7 299.8 365.7 0.00 19 100 16222 -63.2 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.4 276 54 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5535.86 m Freezing level: 690.85 mb = 3160.74 m = 10369.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.05 mb = 3017.29 m = 9899.11 ft Precipitable water: 0.95 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.80 % Est. max temperature: 19.59 C = 67.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 937.29 mb = 665.13 m = 2182.15 ft T: 5.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.11 C/km ThetaE index: 2.99 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.92 mb = 642.08 m = 2106.55 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 7.22 C = 45.00 F Cap Strength: 6.05 C Lifted Index: 7.70 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 5.36 C Showalter Index: 5.36 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.65 C Cross Totals Index: 21.35 C K Index: 25.85 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 252.18 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.67 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.59 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10185.52 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.26 mb = 1144.72 m = 3755.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.5 at 38.1 knts Storm direction: 292.5 at 28.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.1 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 277.4 neg: -7.4 tot: 270.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 90.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.0 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.52 Bulk Shear: 11.87 m/s