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: 42.10,-71.34 Latitude: 42.10 Longitude: -71.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 65 16.8 16.3 97 0.5 16.5 130 12 290.0 292.1 289.7 323.0 11.77 1 1000 66 16.9 16.5 98 0.4 16.6 131 10 290.0 292.1 289.8 323.3 11.86 2 950 502 15.1 15.1 100 0.1 15.1 153 39 292.5 294.6 290.2 324.9 11.40 3 900 959 13.0 11.0 87 2.1 11.8 169 40 294.9 296.6 289.2 321.4 9.18 4 850 1438 10.1 6.8 80 3.3 8.3 170 46 296.8 298.1 288.1 318.1 7.32 5 800 1940 8.1 1.4 63 6.7 4.6 174 45 299.8 300.7 287.3 315.6 5.29 6 750 2470 5.5 -1.4 61 6.9 2.1 177 52 302.5 303.4 287.6 316.5 4.60 7 700 3033 3.9 -12.4 29 16.3 -2.4 176 56 306.8 307.2 286.6 313.6 2.11 8 650 3631 0.1 -6.3 62 6.5 -2.7 180 56 309.1 309.8 288.9 320.6 3.66 9 600 4267 -4.3 -6.7 84 2.3 -5.4 182 57 311.1 311.8 289.8 323.3 3.87 10 550 4947 -8.6 -11.8 78 3.2 -9.8 179 56 313.9 314.4 289.6 322.9 2.81 11 500 5680 -12.9 -28.0 27 15.0 -16.4 178 54 317.3 317.4 288.7 320.0 0.77 12 450 6473 -19.1 -38.2 17 19.1 -22.0 176 56 319.3 319.3 288.9 320.4 0.31 13 400 7336 -26.0 -36.1 38 10.1 -27.5 174 61 321.1 321.2 289.6 322.7 0.44 14 350 8291 -31.3 -39.3 45 8.0 -32.3 174 67 326.5 326.6 291.1 327.9 0.36 15 300 9370 -37.6 -41.9 64 4.3 -38.1 165 70 332.3 332.4 292.7 333.5 0.32 16 250 10600 -47.7 -52.6 57 4.9 -48.0 166 67 335.1 335.1 293.2 335.6 0.12 17 200 12048 -53.8 -70.0 12 16.2 -54.1 174 60 347.6 347.6 296.1 347.7 0.02 18 150 13879 -57.5 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.8 193 42 371.0 371.0 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16399 -63.7 -86.0 3 22.4 -63.8 224 14 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.11 m Freezing level: 648.39 mb = 3651.20 m = 11978.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 726.56 mb = 2729.18 m = 8953.89 ft Precipitable water: 1.16 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 68.56 % Est. max temperature: 23.61 C = 74.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.05 mb = 124.92 m = 409.84 ft T: 16.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.36 C/km ThetaE index: 9.35 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 922.85 mb = 747.33 m = 2451.83 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.94 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.68 C = 69.22 F Cap Strength: 2.03 C Lifted Index: 1.48 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.03 C Showalter Index: 4.53 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.04 C Cross Totals Index: 19.74 C K Index: 13.56 Risk: None Sweat Index: 227.46 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.44 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.17 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.99 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.74 mb = 585.06 m = 1919.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 855.74 mb = 1381.44 m = 4532.23 ft Equ Level (EL): 835.74 mb = 1577.92 m = 5176.84 ft B at Equ Level: 18.90 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 725.74 mb = 2738.34 m = 8983.95 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 175.6 at 49.8 knts Storm direction: 205.6 at 37.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.7 tot: 8.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 416.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 416.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 0.18 Bulk Shear: 108.61 m/s