MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.60.2-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511180600F084.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2511180600F084.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3.5 day NAM valid 18Z 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 109 1 950 536 SFC 938 643 10.8 8.9 88 1.9 9.7 268 6 289.2 290.5 285.6 310.8 7.64 3 900 985 7.2 6.9 98 0.3 7.0 269 16 288.9 290.1 284.7 308.5 6.92 4 850 1454 6.5 6.1 97 0.4 6.3 264 24 293.0 294.2 286.4 313.0 6.96 5 800 1952 5.6 5.1 96 0.5 5.3 263 29 297.1 298.3 287.8 317.2 6.88 6 750 2478 3.2 2.7 96 0.5 2.9 260 39 300.0 301.2 288.2 318.5 6.20 7 700 3035 0.3 -0.8 93 1.0 -0.2 258 41 302.8 303.7 288.2 318.4 5.17 8 650 3626 -2.5 -5.4 80 2.9 -3.8 258 42 306.1 306.8 288.2 318.3 3.93 9 600 4257 -6.1 -12.5 60 6.4 -8.4 261 41 309.1 309.6 287.7 316.9 2.44 10 550 4933 -9.7 -21.1 39 11.4 -13.0 264 43 312.6 312.8 287.7 316.9 1.29 11 500 5662 -14.3 -27.1 33 12.7 -17.3 264 49 315.6 315.7 288.2 318.4 0.83 12 450 6452 -19.9 -37.3 20 17.4 -22.6 265 50 318.2 318.3 288.6 319.5 0.34 13 400 7314 -26.1 -37.5 34 11.3 -27.7 264 53 321.0 321.1 289.5 322.4 0.38 14 350 8263 -34.2 -44.7 34 10.5 -35.1 261 61 322.6 322.7 289.8 323.4 0.20 15 300 9321 -43.8 -50.3 49 6.5 -44.2 269 71 323.6 323.6 290.0 324.1 0.13 16 250 10515 -53.8 -57.7 62 4.0 -53.9 270 82 326.1 326.2 290.7 326.4 0.06 17 200 11928 -59.8 -67.7 35 7.9 -59.9 273 81 338.1 338.1 293.9 338.2 0.02 18 150 13714 -62.0 -82.0 5 20.1 -62.1 273 73 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.4 0.00 19 100 16222 -62.6 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.8 276 46 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5552.76 m Freezing level: 695.13 mb = 3092.93 m = 10147.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.82 mb = 2991.40 m = 9814.20 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.01 % Est. max temperature: 19.24 C = 66.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 911.28 mb = 881.70 m = 2892.68 ft T: 8.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 2.32 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.92 mb = 2003.62 m = 6573.49 ft Mean mixing ratio: 7.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.84 C = 65.91 F Cap Strength: 6.75 C Lifted Index: 7.57 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.37 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.06 C Showalter Index: 6.10 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.29 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.87 C Cross Totals Index: 20.42 C K Index: 25.92 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 171.11 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.14 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 23.17 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.81 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9122.54 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.41 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 877.78 mb = 1189.92 m = 3903.90 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 262.3 at 38.3 knts Storm direction: 292.3 at 28.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.1 neg: 6.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 97.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 116.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 116.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 6.2 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.02 Bulk Rich Number: 0.27 Bulk Shear: 12.99 m/s