MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.47,-71.22 Latitude: 41.47 Longitude: -71.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1008 2 17.7 16.9 95 0.8 17.2 138 20 290.1 292.3 290.0 324.1 12.09 1 1000 70 17.1 16.7 97 0.4 16.8 139 25 290.2 292.4 290.0 324.1 12.03 2 950 509 16.2 14.8 91 1.4 15.3 161 43 293.6 295.6 290.5 325.6 11.18 3 900 967 13.7 11.7 88 1.9 12.5 175 38 295.6 297.4 289.8 323.5 9.66 4 850 1447 10.9 9.9 93 1.0 10.3 181 38 297.5 299.2 289.9 323.8 9.02 5 800 1951 7.6 5.5 86 2.1 6.5 184 39 299.3 300.6 288.8 320.3 7.11 6 750 2480 5.3 1.6 77 3.7 3.3 181 47 302.3 303.3 288.6 319.5 5.71 7 700 3042 3.2 -7.7 44 10.9 -1.4 180 52 306.1 306.6 287.3 315.6 3.06 8 650 3639 0.0 -3.5 77 3.5 -1.7 183 52 309.0 309.8 289.7 323.2 4.55 9 600 4276 -4.2 -5.7 89 1.5 -4.9 185 55 311.2 312.0 290.1 324.4 4.16 10 550 4956 -8.8 -11.5 81 2.6 -9.8 183 55 313.6 314.2 289.6 322.9 2.90 11 500 5688 -13.1 -26.0 33 12.9 -16.3 182 55 317.1 317.2 288.8 320.2 0.92 12 450 6480 -19.2 -40.1 14 20.9 -22.2 180 57 319.1 319.2 288.8 320.1 0.26 13 400 7344 -25.7 -43.9 17 18.2 -27.7 179 62 321.6 321.7 289.5 322.4 0.19 14 350 8298 -31.5 -40.1 43 8.5 -32.5 178 69 326.2 326.3 291.0 327.5 0.33 15 300 9376 -37.7 -41.4 69 3.6 -38.1 169 71 332.2 332.2 292.6 333.5 0.34 16 250 10606 -47.5 -54.5 44 7.1 -47.7 171 67 335.5 335.5 293.3 335.9 0.09 17 200 12058 -53.7 -70.7 11 17.0 -53.9 177 59 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 18 150 13890 -57.9 -82.8 3 24.9 -58.1 195 41 370.4 370.4 300.7 370.4 0.00 19 100 16405 -63.4 -87.6 2 24.2 -63.6 237 17 405.1 405.1 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5617.80 m Freezing level: 649.80 mb = 3641.53 m = 11947.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.22 mb = 2866.60 m = 9404.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.87 % Est. max temperature: 24.75 C = 76.55 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.92 mb = 96.26 m = 315.82 ft T: 17.04 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.18 C/km ThetaE index: 8.18 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 907.42 mb = 897.49 m = 2944.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.83 C = 73.10 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: 0.75 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.95 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.88 C Showalter Index: 1.22 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.99 C Cross Totals Index: 22.98 C K Index: 22.91 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.03 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.73 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.95 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 24.64 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.24 mb = 596.15 m = 1955.84 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 825.24 mb = 1692.84 m = 5553.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 745.24 mb = 2531.96 m = 8306.84 ft B at Equ Level: 27.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 645.24 mb = 3697.48 m = 12130.71 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 179.6 at 47.5 knts Storm direction: 209.6 at 35.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 2.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 313.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 313.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 104.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.35 Bulk Shear: 80.03 m/s