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: 41.95,-72.45 Latitude: 41.95 Longitude: -72.45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 41 SFC 991 120 17.2 16.8 97 0.4 17.0 148 12 291.1 293.3 290.5 325.6 12.23 2 950 478 15.5 15.4 100 0.1 15.5 154 31 292.9 295.0 290.6 326.2 11.69 3 900 935 13.2 13.0 99 0.1 13.1 167 45 295.1 297.0 290.3 325.3 10.52 4 850 1415 10.4 10.3 99 0.1 10.3 182 44 297.0 298.7 289.9 323.9 9.26 5 800 1918 7.7 7.5 98 0.2 7.6 186 40 299.4 300.9 289.8 323.3 8.15 6 750 2448 5.5 5.2 98 0.3 5.4 183 39 302.6 303.9 290.2 324.7 7.42 7 700 3010 2.4 2.2 98 0.3 2.3 181 41 305.2 306.4 290.2 324.6 6.40 8 650 3606 -1.3 -1.5 99 0.2 -1.4 179 43 307.5 308.5 289.9 323.8 5.29 9 600 4239 -5.6 -5.9 98 0.3 -5.7 177 50 309.6 310.4 289.5 322.5 4.10 10 550 4915 -10.6 -11.6 93 0.9 -11.0 179 62 311.5 312.0 288.9 320.7 2.87 11 500 5642 -15.0 -22.3 54 7.3 -16.9 176 67 314.7 315.0 288.4 319.0 1.27 12 450 6430 -20.1 -37.8 19 17.7 -22.8 175 73 318.0 318.1 288.5 319.2 0.33 13 400 7291 -26.8 -44.4 17 17.6 -28.6 172 76 320.2 320.3 289.0 320.9 0.19 14 350 8240 -33.3 -53.7 11 20.5 -34.6 169 81 323.9 323.9 290.0 324.2 0.07 15 300 9310 -39.2 -60.8 8 21.6 -40.1 165 84 330.2 330.2 291.8 330.3 0.04 16 250 10540 -46.1 -67.8 7 21.6 -46.7 165 75 337.5 337.5 293.7 337.5 0.02 17 200 12006 -50.5 -75.4 4 24.9 -51.0 166 65 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 13865 -56.4 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.8 191 42 372.9 372.9 301.1 372.9 0.00 19 100 16396 -62.6 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.8 226 20 406.9 406.9 306.1 406.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5600.60 m Freezing level: 667.22 mb = 3400.81 m = 11157.39 ft Wetbulb zero: 668.78 mb = 3377.02 m = 11079.32 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.58 % Est. max temperature: 23.52 C = 74.34 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.88 mb = 170.81 m = 560.41 ft T: 16.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.64 C/km ThetaE index: 5.70 C Layer 700.0- 450.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 934.18 mb = 619.82 m = 2033.50 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.66 C = 67.39 F Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lifted Index: -1.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.33 C Showalter Index: -0.74 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.69 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.42 C Cross Totals Index: 25.27 C K Index: 35.39 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 313.17 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.03 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 278.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 23.61 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.26 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.81 mb = 586.96 m = 1925.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.81 mb = 815.75 m = 2676.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 352.81 mb = 8183.40 m = 26848.10 ft B at Equ Level: 276.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 262.81 mb = 10202.83 m = 33473.45 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 177.1 at 47.7 knts Storm direction: 207.1 at 35.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.3 neg: 0.6 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.5 neg: -15.5 tot: 315.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 105.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.69 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.9 stream: 6.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.57 Bulk Rich Number: 2.94 Bulk Shear: 94.81 m/s