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: 42.34,-72.31 Latitude: 42.34 Longitude: -72.31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 39 SFC 981 199 17.0 16.1 95 0.9 16.4 125 13 291.7 293.8 290.3 325.2 11.83 2 950 475 15.4 15.4 100 0.1 15.4 134 30 292.8 294.9 290.5 325.9 11.63 3 900 933 13.4 13.2 99 0.1 13.3 153 48 295.3 297.2 290.6 326.0 10.67 4 850 1413 11.0 10.9 99 0.1 10.9 170 48 297.7 299.5 290.5 325.9 9.67 5 800 1917 8.3 8.1 99 0.2 8.2 175 46 300.0 301.5 290.2 324.9 8.48 6 750 2448 5.2 4.9 98 0.2 5.0 177 45 302.2 303.5 289.9 323.9 7.27 7 700 3010 2.0 1.6 97 0.4 1.8 179 47 304.7 305.9 289.8 323.4 6.17 8 650 3604 -1.5 -1.8 97 0.4 -1.6 177 51 307.3 308.3 289.8 323.2 5.16 9 600 4238 -5.1 -5.5 97 0.3 -5.3 176 56 310.2 311.0 289.8 323.5 4.24 10 550 4917 -9.3 -9.6 97 0.4 -9.4 179 63 313.1 313.7 289.9 323.8 3.34 11 500 5646 -14.4 -18.0 74 3.6 -15.5 176 66 315.5 315.8 289.2 321.6 1.85 12 450 6436 -19.9 -36.8 21 16.9 -22.6 173 70 318.2 318.2 288.6 319.5 0.36 13 400 7298 -26.4 -49.4 10 23.0 -28.5 170 72 320.7 320.7 289.1 321.1 0.11 14 350 8249 -32.7 -61.3 4 28.7 -34.2 167 77 324.7 324.7 290.2 324.8 0.03 15 300 9321 -38.8 -50.5 28 11.7 -39.5 162 83 330.7 330.7 292.0 331.2 0.12 16 250 10550 -46.7 -66.5 9 19.7 -47.3 162 75 336.6 336.6 293.5 336.7 0.02 17 200 12011 -51.4 -75.4 4 24.0 -51.8 165 66 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.4 0.01 18 150 13864 -56.6 -82.1 3 25.5 -56.9 190 44 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16394 -62.6 -86.9 2 24.3 -62.8 221 17 406.8 406.8 306.1 406.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.66 m Freezing level: 670.84 mb = 3356.28 m = 11011.29 ft Wetbulb zero: 673.44 mb = 3319.79 m = 10891.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.40 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.22 % Est. max temperature: 23.78 C = 74.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 969.27 mb = 304.23 m = 998.11 ft T: 16.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.23 C/km ThetaE index: 2.78 C Layer 850.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.83 mb = 711.43 m = 2334.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.37 C = 66.87 F Cap Strength: 0.11 C Lifted Index: -1.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.73 C Showalter Index: -1.11 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 50.71 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.43 C Cross Totals Index: 25.28 C K Index: 35.93 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 326.45 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.92 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 199.23 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.96 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 927.49 mb = 677.91 m = 2224.09 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 832.49 mb = 1586.15 m = 5203.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 372.49 mb = 7805.30 m = 25607.63 ft B at Equ Level: 198.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 282.49 mb = 9726.22 m = 31909.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 173.1 at 51.6 knts Storm direction: 203.1 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 485.5 neg: 0.0 tot: 485.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 161.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.8 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.59 Bulk Rich Number: 1.28 Bulk Shear: 156.02 m/s