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: 41.89,-71.86 Latitude: 41.89 Longitude: -71.86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 52 SFC 987 163 17.0 16.5 97 0.5 16.7 134 13 291.2 293.3 290.3 325.1 12.02 2 950 489 15.4 15.3 100 0.1 15.4 147 35 292.8 294.9 290.5 325.8 11.59 3 900 947 13.3 13.2 99 0.1 13.3 164 49 295.2 297.2 290.5 325.9 10.65 4 850 1427 11.2 11.1 99 0.1 11.2 176 48 297.9 299.7 290.7 326.4 9.80 5 800 1932 8.5 8.3 99 0.2 8.3 175 45 300.2 301.8 290.5 325.6 8.60 6 750 2463 5.0 4.7 98 0.3 4.8 179 45 302.0 303.3 289.8 323.3 7.14 7 700 3024 2.2 1.4 95 0.8 1.8 182 51 304.9 306.1 289.8 323.4 6.08 8 650 3619 -1.3 -2.8 89 1.5 -2.0 184 57 307.5 308.4 289.5 322.4 4.80 9 600 4252 -6.1 -7.0 93 0.9 -6.5 183 63 309.1 309.8 289.0 320.9 3.78 10 550 4931 -8.5 -16.0 55 7.5 -11.1 182 63 314.0 314.3 288.9 320.5 1.99 11 500 5662 -13.3 -38.5 10 25.2 -17.6 179 62 316.8 316.9 288.1 317.8 0.28 12 450 6454 -19.5 -41.1 13 21.6 -22.5 175 64 318.7 318.8 288.6 319.6 0.23 13 400 7316 -26.0 -56.9 4 30.9 -28.3 174 68 321.2 321.2 289.2 321.4 0.04 14 350 8270 -32.2 -55.6 8 23.4 -33.7 172 74 325.3 325.3 290.4 325.5 0.06 15 300 9343 -38.4 -45.3 48 7.0 -38.9 165 78 331.3 331.3 292.3 332.2 0.22 16 250 10573 -46.9 -60.6 20 13.6 -47.4 167 72 336.3 336.3 293.4 336.5 0.04 17 200 12031 -52.5 -74.9 5 22.4 -52.8 169 63 349.6 349.6 296.5 349.7 0.01 18 150 13874 -57.1 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.4 191 44 371.7 371.7 300.9 371.7 0.00 19 100 16399 -63.1 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.3 228 18 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5609.90 m Freezing level: 668.16 mb = 3402.73 m = 11163.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.10 mb = 3302.73 m = 10835.59 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 84.43 % Est. max temperature: 24.23 C = 75.62 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 980.07 mb = 223.66 m = 733.80 ft T: 16.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 3.15 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.86 mb = 661.22 m = 2169.34 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.47 C = 67.05 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: 0.05 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.51 C Showalter Index: -0.30 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.88 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.52 C Cross Totals Index: 24.37 C K Index: 34.84 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 291.64 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.71 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 125.88 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.87 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 933.88 mb = 633.78 m = 2079.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 788.88 mb = 2047.09 m = 6716.08 ft Equ Level (EL): 508.88 mb = 5527.05 m = 18133.13 ft B at Equ Level: 102.41 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 308.88 mb = 9140.20 m = 29987.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 177.6 at 52.7 knts Storm direction: 207.6 at 39.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 493.7 neg: -18.4 tot: 475.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 158.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 9.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.35 Bulk Rich Number: 0.95 Bulk Shear: 132.26 m/s