MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F015.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2506060600F015.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 15 hour NAM valid 21Z FRI 6 JUN 25 Station: 42.10,-72.54 Latitude: 42.10 Longitude: -72.54 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 85 SFC 998 101 24.7 22.2 86 2.5 22.9 208 3 298.0 301.1 296.1 347.7 17.10 2 950 534 21.7 19.9 90 1.8 20.5 188 11 299.2 302.1 295.4 344.7 15.60 3 900 1002 18.4 18.3 99 0.2 18.3 184 15 300.5 303.2 295.3 344.0 14.83 4 850 1490 15.0 11.6 80 3.5 12.8 207 18 301.9 303.7 292.2 331.8 10.11 5 800 2001 12.6 4.8 59 7.8 8.2 202 22 304.6 305.9 290.3 325.1 6.77 6 750 2540 9.3 -4.6 37 13.9 2.7 207 24 306.7 307.4 288.1 317.9 3.62 7 700 3108 6.5 -10.1 29 16.6 -0.5 215 26 309.7 310.1 288.0 317.7 2.53 8 650 3711 2.3 -9.9 40 12.2 -2.9 216 27 311.5 312.0 288.9 320.4 2.76 9 600 4350 -3.1 -13.0 46 9.9 -6.8 209 28 312.6 313.0 288.8 320.2 2.35 10 550 5033 -7.5 -12.9 65 5.4 -9.5 208 26 315.2 315.6 289.8 323.5 2.57 11 500 5770 -10.5 -12.5 85 2.0 -11.3 218 22 320.2 320.8 291.7 329.9 2.93 12 450 6574 -15.1 -17.3 83 2.2 -15.9 223 23 324.2 324.6 292.2 331.6 2.18 13 400 7455 -20.9 -23.5 79 2.7 -21.6 232 22 327.8 328.1 292.5 332.9 1.43 14 350 8427 -27.8 -30.8 76 3.0 -28.3 251 21 331.3 331.4 292.9 334.3 0.84 15 300 9516 -36.5 -39.6 72 3.2 -36.8 265 21 334.0 334.1 293.2 335.5 0.41 16 250 10752 -46.8 -50.3 67 3.5 -47.0 273 27 336.5 336.5 293.6 337.1 0.15 17 200 12188 -58.8 -62.9 59 4.1 -58.9 267 42 339.6 339.6 294.3 339.8 0.04 18 150 13982 -59.6 -79.5 6 19.9 -59.8 265 51 367.4 367.4 300.1 367.4 0.00 19 100 16515 -60.6 -87.8 2 27.2 -60.9 261 28 410.7 410.7 306.6 410.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.53 m Freezing level: 628.79 mb = 3982.41 m = 13065.49 ft Wetbulb zero: 707.88 mb = 3015.65 m = 9893.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.52 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.04 % Est. max temperature: 28.66 C = 83.58 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 962.43 mb = 420.07 m = 1378.15 ft T: 22.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.38 C/km ThetaE index: 29.93 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.82 mb = 851.01 m = 2792.01 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.78 C = 80.20 F Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lifted Index: -5.82 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -5.43 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.80 C Showalter Index: -0.10 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.59 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.52 C Cross Totals Index: 22.06 C K Index: 20.48 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.45 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2056.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.81 mb = 747.74 m = 2453.18 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 901.81 mb = 984.46 m = 3229.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.81 mb = 12782.41 m = 41936.53 ft B at Equ Level: 2022.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.81 mb = 15817.57 m = 51894.29 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 208.6 at 22.1 knts Storm direction: 238.6 at 16.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.6 neg: 2.1 tot: 4.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 120.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 87.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 87.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 29.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.4 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.84 Bulk Rich Number: 66.64 Bulk Shear: 30.86 m/s