MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F081.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510170600F081.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 81 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.21,-70.98 Latitude: 43.21 Longitude: -70.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 61 SFC 997 90 14.2 13.9 98 0.3 14.0 123 15 287.6 289.4 287.3 315.6 10.04 2 950 493 13.0 12.8 99 0.2 12.9 137 47 290.4 292.1 288.1 318.1 9.81 3 900 949 12.5 12.4 99 0.1 12.4 151 54 294.4 296.2 289.8 323.4 10.10 4 850 1427 10.3 10.2 99 0.1 10.2 156 48 296.9 298.6 289.9 323.7 9.20 5 800 1930 7.4 7.2 99 0.2 7.3 164 45 299.0 300.5 289.5 322.5 7.98 6 750 2460 4.6 4.3 98 0.3 4.4 171 44 301.5 302.8 289.5 322.3 6.95 7 700 3021 1.4 1.2 99 0.2 1.3 173 43 304.0 305.1 289.4 322.1 5.98 8 650 3614 -2.1 -2.4 98 0.3 -2.3 174 42 306.6 307.5 289.3 321.7 4.93 9 600 4246 -5.4 -5.8 97 0.4 -5.6 172 41 309.8 310.6 289.6 322.8 4.12 10 550 4925 -9.3 -10.1 94 0.8 -9.6 172 40 313.1 313.7 289.8 323.4 3.22 11 500 5655 -13.8 -15.3 89 1.5 -14.3 169 40 316.2 316.6 289.9 323.9 2.33 12 450 6448 -19.1 -21.0 85 1.9 -19.6 166 41 319.2 319.5 290.2 324.6 1.59 13 400 7312 -25.9 -28.3 80 2.4 -26.3 161 43 321.4 321.5 290.2 324.6 0.93 14 350 8264 -33.2 -36.2 74 3.0 -33.6 157 45 324.0 324.1 290.5 325.8 0.50 15 300 9326 -43.0 -46.4 69 3.4 -43.2 156 60 324.7 324.7 290.4 325.4 0.20 16 250 10531 -49.3 -58.6 33 9.3 -49.6 165 89 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.0 0.06 17 200 11984 -51.0 -74.6 4 23.6 -51.4 165 67 352.0 352.0 297.1 352.0 0.01 18 150 13847 -55.1 -83.6 2 28.4 -55.5 179 36 375.1 375.1 301.4 375.1 0.00 19 100 16394 -62.1 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 167 8 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5594.53 m Freezing level: 680.11 mb = 3256.62 m = 10684.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.69 mb = 3232.84 m = 10606.31 ft Precipitable water: 1.43 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.95 % Est. max temperature: 23.64 C = 74.54 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.04 mb = 128.23 m = 420.70 ft T: 14.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.78 C/km ThetaE index: 1.93 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.73 mb = 486.86 m = 1597.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.95 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.89 C = 62.41 F Cap Strength: 2.55 C Lifted Index: 3.10 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.46 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.38 C Showalter Index: 0.58 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.12 C Cross Totals Index: 23.97 C K Index: 34.08 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 258.13 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.05 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8750.05 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.03 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.37 mb = 561.23 m = 1841.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 164.6 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 194.6 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 86.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 467.1 neg: -3.1 tot: 464.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 154.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 8.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.45 Bulk Shear: 61.29 m/s