MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508280600F030.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508280600F030.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 41.27,-72.67 Latitude: 41.27 Longitude: -72.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1013 19 20.8 17.3 80 3.6 18.5 184 10 292.9 295.1 291.1 327.9 12.32 1 1000 133 19.5 16.4 82 3.1 17.5 185 14 292.7 294.8 290.6 326.2 11.81 2 950 574 16.2 14.1 87 2.1 14.9 211 24 293.7 295.6 290.0 324.2 10.70 3 900 1032 12.8 8.8 77 3.9 10.4 224 22 294.7 296.1 287.9 317.6 7.93 4 850 1508 8.7 5.6 81 3.0 7.0 227 18 295.2 296.4 287.0 314.8 6.73 5 800 2006 4.5 2.1 84 2.4 3.2 227 16 295.9 296.9 286.1 312.2 5.56 6 750 2528 1.0 -4.8 65 5.8 -1.6 229 19 297.6 298.3 284.7 308.3 3.56 7 700 3080 -1.8 -6.1 73 4.2 -3.6 232 23 300.5 301.1 285.7 311.0 3.47 8 650 3668 -3.5 -24.7 18 21.2 -9.1 228 24 305.1 305.2 284.4 307.7 0.80 9 600 4296 -6.8 -26.1 20 19.3 -11.6 227 25 308.3 308.4 285.6 310.8 0.76 10 550 4969 -11.6 -16.0 70 4.3 -13.0 224 28 310.3 310.7 287.7 316.8 2.00 11 500 5692 -16.5 -18.7 83 2.2 -17.1 224 30 312.9 313.2 288.3 318.6 1.74 12 450 6474 -22.7 -25.2 80 2.4 -23.2 221 32 314.7 314.9 288.2 318.4 1.10 13 400 7328 -28.2 -31.7 72 3.5 -28.7 219 35 318.3 318.4 288.9 320.7 0.67 14 350 8270 -36.1 -43.0 49 6.8 -36.7 214 38 320.0 320.1 289.0 320.9 0.25 15 300 9320 -44.7 -53.3 38 8.6 -45.1 219 37 322.3 322.3 289.6 322.7 0.09 16 250 10519 -51.5 -61.2 30 9.8 -51.7 249 31 329.6 329.6 291.6 329.7 0.04 17 200 11960 -51.7 -74.8 5 23.1 -52.0 227 35 351.0 351.0 296.8 351.0 0.01 18 150 13821 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.4 239 32 378.9 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.00 19 100 16427 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.4 241 22 423.9 423.9 308.2 423.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5558.55 m Freezing level: 732.87 mb = 2717.03 m = 8914.05 ft Wetbulb zero: 766.26 mb = 2354.64 m = 7725.09 ft Precipitable water: 1.08 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.77 % Est. max temperature: 23.06 C = 73.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 961.54 mb = 470.13 m = 1542.40 ft T: 17.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 19.57 C Layer 1000.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 910.74 mb = 931.08 m = 3054.67 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.75 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.43 C = 72.37 F Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lifted Index: -2.39 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.96 C Showalter Index: 2.83 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.22 C Cross Totals Index: 22.17 C K Index: 26.62 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 134.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 715.73 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 37.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6.60 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 924.43 mb = 804.78 m = 2640.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 889.43 mb = 1130.03 m = 3707.39 ft Equ Level (EL): 289.43 mb = 9555.95 m = 31351.17 ft B at Equ Level: 713.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 199.43 mb = 11978.17 m = 39297.97 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.4 at 23.1 knts Storm direction: 254.4 at 17.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 0.3 tot: 3.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 93.8 neg: -10.5 tot: 83.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 27.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: 3.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.36 Bulk Rich Number: 42.00 Bulk Shear: 17.04 m/s