MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.85,-72 Latitude: 41.85 Longitude: -72.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 58 SFC 987 167 17.0 16.4 97 0.5 16.6 171 11 291.2 293.3 290.3 325.0 12.00 2 950 494 15.0 14.8 99 0.1 14.9 175 30 292.4 294.4 290.0 324.2 11.22 3 900 950 11.8 11.6 99 0.1 11.7 190 38 293.6 295.4 289.1 321.1 9.59 4 850 1427 8.9 8.7 99 0.2 8.8 204 35 295.4 296.9 288.6 319.5 8.31 5 800 1928 7.1 6.8 98 0.3 6.9 194 36 298.7 300.1 289.2 321.6 7.78 6 750 2457 5.1 4.8 98 0.3 4.9 178 43 302.1 303.5 289.9 323.7 7.23 7 700 3019 1.9 1.6 98 0.3 1.7 172 47 304.6 305.7 289.8 323.2 6.15 8 650 3613 -1.6 -1.9 98 0.3 -1.8 175 50 307.1 308.1 289.6 322.9 5.12 9 600 4245 -5.7 -6.3 95 0.6 -6.0 177 56 309.6 310.3 289.4 322.1 3.98 10 550 4923 -10.1 -11.5 90 1.4 -10.6 178 58 312.1 312.7 289.2 321.4 2.89 11 500 5650 -14.9 -16.7 86 1.8 -15.5 180 60 314.8 315.2 289.2 321.6 2.07 12 450 6438 -20.7 -25.9 63 5.1 -21.8 179 66 317.2 317.4 289.0 320.7 1.03 13 400 7297 -27.5 -40.9 27 13.3 -29.0 176 70 319.2 319.3 288.8 320.2 0.27 14 350 8245 -33.3 -39.1 56 5.8 -34.0 168 83 323.8 323.9 290.3 325.2 0.37 15 300 9312 -40.8 -45.4 61 4.6 -41.1 165 89 327.8 327.9 291.3 328.7 0.22 16 250 10529 -48.2 -63.5 15 15.3 -48.6 173 80 334.4 334.5 292.9 334.6 0.03 17 200 11983 -52.3 -73.5 6 21.3 -52.6 167 68 350.0 350.0 296.7 350.1 0.01 18 150 13842 -54.9 -83.4 2 28.5 -55.2 188 38 375.5 375.5 301.5 375.5 0.00 19 100 16383 -63.0 -87.3 2 24.3 -63.2 206 10 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5592.12 m Freezing level: 673.18 mb = 3337.36 m = 10949.23 ft Wetbulb zero: 675.35 mb = 3306.15 m = 10846.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.38 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.88 % Est. max temperature: 22.02 C = 71.64 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.07 mb = 229.42 m = 752.67 ft T: 16.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.39 C/km ThetaE index: 5.57 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.84 mb = 656.95 m = 2155.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.71 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.61 C = 65.50 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -0.25 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.93 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: 1.75 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.39 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.80 C Cross Totals Index: 23.59 C K Index: 32.19 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 82.32 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.11 mb = 636.39 m = 2087.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.11 mb = 681.66 m = 2236.41 ft Equ Level (EL): 769.11 mb = 2250.86 m = 7384.63 ft B at Equ Level: 43.76 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 329.11 mb = 8670.86 m = 28447.35 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 180.3 at 46.9 knts Storm direction: 210.3 at 35.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.5 neg: 3.9 tot: 8.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 80.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 162.0 neg: -1.8 tot: 160.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 53.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.45 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 5.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 1.22 Bulk Shear: 67.53 m/s