MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508271200F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 15Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 42.36,-72.36 Latitude: 42.36 Longitude: -72.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 130 SFC 994 183 18.7 15.3 80 3.5 16.5 189 10 292.4 294.4 289.9 323.7 11.04 2 950 568 14.9 13.1 89 1.8 13.7 190 18 292.3 294.1 288.9 320.7 9.99 3 900 1023 10.7 10.7 100 0.0 10.7 192 23 292.6 294.2 288.2 318.3 9.01 4 850 1498 7.9 6.4 90 1.6 7.1 209 26 294.5 295.7 287.1 315.0 7.09 5 800 1996 5.0 3.3 89 1.7 4.1 213 27 296.4 297.5 286.8 314.2 6.06 6 750 2519 1.5 0.1 90 1.5 0.8 219 29 298.3 299.2 286.5 313.5 5.12 7 700 3072 -1.9 -3.5 89 1.6 -2.6 223 29 300.4 301.2 286.5 313.2 4.22 8 650 3658 -5.2 -6.5 91 1.3 -5.8 226 31 303.0 303.7 286.8 314.1 3.62 9 600 4282 -8.8 -9.6 94 0.8 -9.1 228 31 305.9 306.5 287.3 315.5 3.08 10 550 4952 -12.7 -14.6 86 1.9 -13.3 231 35 309.0 309.4 287.5 316.2 2.24 11 500 5672 -17.5 -25.1 52 7.6 -19.3 236 37 311.7 311.8 287.1 315.0 0.99 12 450 6450 -23.6 -44.6 13 21.0 -25.9 239 39 313.5 313.6 286.8 314.1 0.16 13 400 7301 -29.1 -50.6 11 21.5 -30.8 245 45 317.2 317.2 287.9 317.5 0.09 14 350 8240 -36.3 -53.2 16 16.9 -37.3 242 49 319.7 319.8 288.8 320.0 0.08 15 300 9292 -43.7 -57.1 21 13.4 -44.2 237 53 323.8 323.8 290.0 324.0 0.06 16 250 10496 -50.3 -61.7 25 11.4 -50.5 230 51 331.3 331.3 292.1 331.5 0.04 17 200 11945 -50.3 -77.2 3 26.9 -50.8 233 49 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 13813 -51.7 -81.0 2 29.3 -52.2 243 37 381.0 381.0 302.4 381.0 0.00 19 100 16425 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.4 248 19 423.9 423.9 308.2 423.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5541.33 m Freezing level: 727.26 mb = 2770.40 m = 9089.14 ft Wetbulb zero: 737.85 mb = 2649.94 m = 8693.93 ft Precipitable water: 1.11 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 87.44 % Est. max temperature: 21.04 C = 69.87 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.31 mb = 618.87 m = 2030.39 ft T: 14.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 10.56 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.02 mb = 838.10 m = 2749.64 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.80 C = 65.84 F Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lifted Index: -1.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.83 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.52 C Showalter Index: 1.72 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 49.38 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.48 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 30.21 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.01 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 410.09 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 28.64 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.05 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 920.92 mb = 829.89 m = 2722.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 915.92 mb = 875.69 m = 2872.96 ft Equ Level (EL): 375.92 mb = 7737.64 m = 25385.64 ft B at Equ Level: 409.18 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 245.92 mb = 10603.18 m = 34786.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 222.4 at 29.2 knts Storm direction: 252.4 at 21.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 3.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 136.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 136.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 45.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.90 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.0 stream: 4.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.31 Bulk Rich Number: 9.07 Bulk Shear: 45.23 m/s