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: 42.14,-71.20 Latitude: 42.14 Longitude: -71.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 52 16.7 16.0 96 0.7 16.3 130 11 289.7 291.7 289.3 322.0 11.51 1 1000 69 16.6 16.1 97 0.5 16.3 133 11 289.8 291.8 289.4 322.2 11.56 2 950 506 15.2 15.1 100 0.1 15.1 155 39 292.6 294.6 290.3 325.1 11.43 3 900 963 13.0 10.8 87 2.2 11.7 171 39 294.9 296.5 289.0 321.0 9.07 4 850 1441 9.8 5.6 75 4.2 7.5 170 46 296.5 297.7 287.5 316.1 6.73 5 800 1943 7.8 -1.0 54 8.8 3.5 171 46 299.5 300.3 286.4 312.9 4.45 6 750 2474 6.5 -9.8 30 16.3 -0.2 176 51 303.6 304.0 285.7 311.1 2.41 7 700 3036 4.3 -19.0 17 23.2 -3.5 175 57 307.2 307.4 285.8 311.2 1.22 8 650 3634 0.4 -13.2 35 13.6 -4.7 179 57 309.4 309.8 287.5 316.2 2.12 9 600 4271 -4.1 -8.1 74 4.0 -5.8 181 56 311.4 312.0 289.5 322.4 3.47 10 550 4952 -8.6 -10.7 85 2.0 -9.4 179 54 313.8 314.4 289.9 323.8 3.09 11 500 5684 -12.9 -25.5 34 12.6 -16.0 178 52 317.3 317.5 288.9 320.6 0.96 12 450 6478 -18.9 -32.8 28 14.0 -21.4 177 55 319.5 319.6 289.2 321.5 0.54 13 400 7342 -26.1 -31.3 62 5.1 -27.0 173 60 321.0 321.1 289.8 323.5 0.70 14 350 8296 -31.0 -38.0 50 6.9 -31.9 174 66 326.9 327.0 291.3 328.4 0.41 15 300 9376 -37.6 -43.6 53 6.0 -38.1 166 68 332.4 332.4 292.6 333.4 0.27 16 250 10606 -47.9 -51.6 65 3.7 -48.1 166 66 334.9 334.9 293.2 335.4 0.13 17 200 12052 -54.0 -69.7 13 15.8 -54.2 175 59 347.3 347.3 296.0 347.4 0.02 18 150 13881 -57.6 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.9 193 41 370.8 370.8 300.7 370.8 0.00 19 100 16399 -63.8 -86.1 3 22.3 -64.0 225 12 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5614.81 m Freezing level: 645.67 mb = 3689.61 m = 12104.88 ft Wetbulb zero: 752.86 mb = 2442.25 m = 8012.53 ft Precipitable water: 1.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.40 % Est. max temperature: 23.41 C = 74.15 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.33 mb = 134.85 m = 442.43 ft T: 16.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.47 C/km ThetaE index: 13.93 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.48 mb = 763.58 m = 2505.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.91 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.90 C = 69.61 F Cap Strength: 2.42 C Lifted Index: 1.69 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.02 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.42 C Showalter Index: 5.73 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.22 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.72 C Cross Totals Index: 18.50 C K Index: 5.13 Risk: None Sweat Index: 210.59 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 21.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10.67 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.40 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.19 mb = 575.67 m = 1888.66 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 857.19 mb = 1370.68 m = 4496.93 ft Equ Level (EL): 817.19 mb = 1766.86 m = 5796.72 ft B at Equ Level: 21.09 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 747.19 mb = 2504.19 m = 8215.75 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 175.0 at 49.2 knts Storm direction: 205.0 at 36.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.8 tot: 8.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 398.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 398.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.83 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.05 Bulk Rich Number: 0.21 Bulk Shear: 101.34 m/s