MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508281200F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 12Z FRI 29 AUG 25 Station: 42.03,-72.54 Latitude: 42.03 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 97 18.9 14.9 78 3.9 16.4 173 6 291.7 293.6 289.3 322.0 10.70 1 1000 130 18.3 14.5 78 3.9 15.8 172 5 291.5 293.3 289.0 320.9 10.40 2 950 569 15.9 13.0 83 2.9 14.1 198 25 293.4 295.1 289.3 321.8 9.95 3 900 1026 12.8 7.5 70 5.3 9.7 215 24 294.7 296.0 287.3 315.6 7.23 4 850 1503 8.4 5.3 81 3.0 6.7 221 23 294.9 296.1 286.8 314.0 6.59 5 800 2000 4.0 3.2 94 0.8 3.6 227 21 295.4 296.5 286.4 313.0 6.02 6 750 2521 0.6 -1.0 89 1.6 -0.2 220 22 297.3 298.1 285.8 311.3 4.74 7 700 3072 -2.5 -4.0 90 1.4 -3.2 226 28 299.7 300.4 286.0 311.9 4.07 8 650 3658 -4.4 -14.6 44 10.3 -7.8 235 24 304.0 304.4 285.3 310.0 1.89 9 600 4285 -7.5 -11.5 73 4.0 -8.9 240 25 307.5 308.0 287.3 315.8 2.64 10 550 4957 -11.9 -15.2 76 3.3 -12.9 230 29 310.0 310.4 287.8 316.9 2.14 11 500 5680 -16.7 -19.0 82 2.3 -17.4 222 34 312.7 313.0 288.2 318.3 1.70 12 450 6462 -22.2 -25.1 77 2.9 -22.8 221 34 315.3 315.6 288.5 319.1 1.11 13 400 7318 -28.2 -36.5 45 8.3 -29.3 219 38 318.3 318.4 288.7 319.9 0.42 14 350 8261 -35.5 -45.5 35 10.0 -36.2 213 44 320.9 321.0 289.2 321.6 0.19 15 300 9314 -44.0 -55.3 28 11.3 -44.5 223 39 323.3 323.3 289.9 323.6 0.07 16 250 10514 -51.5 -62.5 26 10.9 -51.8 240 31 329.4 329.4 291.6 329.6 0.03 17 200 11952 -52.2 -74.0 6 21.7 -52.6 221 43 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13811 -52.8 -81.8 2 29.0 -53.3 235 32 379.0 379.0 302.1 379.1 0.00 19 100 16421 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.3 237 20 424.1 424.1 308.2 424.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5549.51 m Freezing level: 740.11 mb = 2630.41 m = 8629.83 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.08 mb = 2498.99 m = 8198.68 ft Precipitable water: 1.09 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.47 % Est. max temperature: 22.07 C = 71.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 947.43 mb = 591.63 m = 1941.03 ft T: 15.79 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 10.47 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 880.96 mb = 1204.36 m = 3951.26 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.48 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.96 C = 71.53 F Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lifted Index: -0.44 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.73 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.08 C Showalter Index: 3.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 47.10 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.07 C Cross Totals Index: 22.03 C K Index: 28.95 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 169.85 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.80 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 264.86 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 21.68 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 902.68 mb = 1000.85 m = 3283.59 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.68 mb = 1427.64 m = 4683.79 ft Equ Level (EL): 447.68 mb = 6499.85 m = 21324.71 ft B at Equ Level: 264.80 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 267.68 mb = 10064.32 m = 33019.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.3 at 25.2 knts Storm direction: 254.3 at 18.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.0 neg: 0.4 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 145.7 neg: -2.2 tot: 143.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 47.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.72 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.0 stream: 5.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.21 Bulk Rich Number: 9.46 Bulk Shear: 28.00 m/s