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: 42.18,-71.29 Latitude: 42.18 Longitude: -71.29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 58 16.7 16.0 96 0.7 16.3 125 14 289.8 291.9 289.4 322.2 11.53 1 1000 62 16.7 16.3 97 0.4 16.4 126 13 289.9 291.9 289.6 322.8 11.72 2 950 498 15.3 15.2 99 0.1 15.3 149 43 292.7 294.8 290.4 325.4 11.48 3 900 956 13.3 13.1 99 0.2 13.1 166 48 295.2 297.1 290.5 325.5 10.57 4 850 1436 10.8 10.4 98 0.3 10.6 173 45 297.4 299.1 290.2 324.7 9.39 5 800 1940 7.9 7.5 98 0.4 7.7 176 46 299.6 301.1 289.9 323.6 8.18 6 750 2470 5.0 4.3 95 0.7 4.6 179 47 302.0 303.2 289.6 322.7 6.94 7 700 3031 2.6 -0.3 81 2.9 1.1 177 51 305.4 306.4 289.3 321.7 5.36 8 650 3627 -1.0 -2.0 93 1.0 -1.4 178 53 307.9 308.8 289.9 323.6 5.10 9 600 4262 -4.6 -9.1 71 4.5 -6.5 178 49 310.7 311.4 289.0 320.9 3.19 10 550 4942 -8.6 -17.0 51 8.4 -11.3 181 52 313.9 314.3 288.7 320.0 1.83 11 500 5672 -14.4 -22.9 48 8.5 -16.6 183 56 315.5 315.7 288.6 319.6 1.21 12 450 6462 -20.0 -32.0 33 12.0 -22.2 181 60 318.1 318.2 288.8 320.2 0.58 13 400 7323 -26.3 -46.4 13 20.1 -28.3 176 63 320.8 320.9 289.2 321.4 0.15 14 350 8274 -32.3 -35.4 74 3.1 -32.7 169 70 325.2 325.3 290.9 327.1 0.54 15 300 9346 -39.7 -46.2 50 6.5 -40.2 168 78 329.4 329.4 291.7 330.1 0.20 16 250 10565 -49.2 -57.3 38 8.2 -49.4 170 75 333.0 333.0 292.6 333.2 0.07 17 200 12008 -54.5 -70.0 13 15.5 -54.7 173 65 346.5 346.5 295.8 346.6 0.02 18 150 13851 -56.4 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.8 184 36 372.8 372.8 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16385 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 211 10 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5610.32 m Freezing level: 663.50 mb = 3466.22 m = 11371.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.03 mb = 3287.58 m = 10785.90 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 82.59 % Est. max temperature: 24.29 C = 75.72 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.46 mb = 143.30 m = 470.15 ft T: 16.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.43 C/km ThetaE index: 3.83 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.77 mb = 635.25 m = 2084.14 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.34 C = 68.61 F Cap Strength: 0.37 C Lifted Index: -0.57 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.24 C Showalter Index: -0.51 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.97 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.14 C Cross Totals Index: 24.83 C K Index: 32.69 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 290.85 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 60.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.34 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 946.38 mb = 530.69 m = 1741.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 821.38 mb = 1720.59 m = 5644.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 711.38 mb = 2899.92 m = 9514.04 ft B at Equ Level: 29.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 341.38 mb = 8447.87 m = 27715.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 175.5 at 48.4 knts Storm direction: 205.5 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.6 tot: 7.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 462.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 462.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.5 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 101.07 m/s