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: 42.92,-71.48 Latitude: 42.92 Longitude: -71.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 60 SFC 994 109 14.6 14.2 98 0.4 14.4 109 13 288.2 290.0 287.8 316.9 10.29 2 950 494 13.9 13.8 99 0.1 13.8 133 40 291.3 293.2 289.0 321.0 10.48 3 900 950 13.0 12.2 95 0.7 12.5 155 46 294.9 296.7 289.8 323.6 9.98 4 850 1429 10.4 9.2 92 1.2 9.7 162 42 297.0 298.5 289.4 322.0 8.61 5 800 1932 7.4 6.1 91 1.3 6.6 167 44 299.0 300.4 289.0 320.8 7.39 6 750 2462 5.4 3.6 89 1.7 4.4 169 49 302.4 303.6 289.5 322.3 6.64 7 700 3023 2.8 -4.2 60 7.0 -0.4 167 50 305.6 306.3 288.1 317.9 3.99 8 650 3619 -1.1 -3.6 83 2.5 -2.3 169 52 307.7 308.6 289.3 321.7 4.51 9 600 4253 -5.4 -6.1 95 0.7 -5.7 170 48 309.8 310.6 289.5 322.5 4.04 10 550 4932 -8.9 -15.4 59 6.5 -11.1 174 50 313.5 313.9 288.8 320.3 2.09 11 500 5662 -14.2 -24.1 43 9.9 -16.7 177 54 315.8 316.0 288.6 319.5 1.09 12 450 6452 -20.2 -28.3 48 8.1 -21.9 177 59 317.8 317.9 288.9 320.7 0.82 13 400 7312 -26.7 -43.1 20 16.4 -28.6 175 65 320.2 320.3 289.0 321.0 0.21 14 350 8263 -32.6 -36.0 71 3.5 -33.0 168 73 324.8 324.9 290.7 326.7 0.50 15 300 9333 -40.0 -45.0 58 5.1 -40.4 168 80 329.0 329.1 291.7 329.9 0.23 16 250 10551 -49.2 -57.5 37 8.3 -49.5 167 78 332.9 332.9 292.6 333.1 0.06 17 200 11995 -53.7 -70.9 10 17.2 -54.0 170 65 347.7 347.7 296.1 347.7 0.01 18 150 13846 -56.7 -82.2 3 25.5 -57.0 185 34 372.4 372.4 301.0 372.4 0.00 19 100 16380 -63.2 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.4 231 7 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.06 m Freezing level: 663.97 mb = 3452.56 m = 11327.15 ft Wetbulb zero: 704.62 mb = 2969.78 m = 9743.26 ft Precipitable water: 1.28 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.89 % Est. max temperature: 23.58 C = 74.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.98 mb = 153.92 m = 504.99 ft T: 14.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.42 C/km ThetaE index: 4.41 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 891.41 mb = 1030.48 m = 3380.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.58 C = 70.84 F Cap Strength: 1.93 C Lifted Index: 1.68 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.27 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.93 C Showalter Index: 1.09 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.89 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.53 C Cross Totals Index: 23.36 C K Index: 26.72 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 248.11 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.52 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 26.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.28 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7241.39 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.94 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.70 mb = 603.56 m = 1980.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 167.0 at 47.5 knts Storm direction: 197.0 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.5 neg: 0.2 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 487.2 neg: -1.1 tot: 486.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.23 Bulk Shear: 117.30 m/s