MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F078.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171200F078.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 78 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 46.01,-71.95 Latitude: 46.01 Longitude: -71.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 981 198 13.5 11.2 86 2.3 12.1 112 15 288.2 289.7 286.1 312.1 8.54 2 950 470 11.8 10.1 89 1.7 10.8 116 29 289.2 290.6 286.1 312.2 8.19 3 900 922 10.9 9.4 90 1.5 10.0 137 51 292.7 294.2 287.5 316.3 8.23 4 850 1399 9.7 8.0 89 1.8 8.7 156 63 296.3 297.8 288.5 319.3 7.92 5 800 1900 6.7 4.2 84 2.5 5.4 155 60 298.3 299.5 287.9 317.4 6.49 6 750 2427 3.7 0.8 82 2.9 2.2 153 55 300.6 301.6 287.7 316.8 5.43 7 700 2985 0.6 -0.4 93 1.0 0.1 154 47 303.2 304.2 288.5 319.2 5.31 8 650 3578 -1.9 -2.2 98 0.3 -2.1 154 39 306.8 307.7 289.4 322.1 5.00 9 600 4211 -5.3 -5.6 98 0.3 -5.4 150 36 310.0 310.8 289.8 323.2 4.21 10 550 4889 -9.6 -10.1 96 0.5 -9.8 148 37 312.7 313.3 289.7 323.1 3.23 11 500 5619 -14.0 -14.7 95 0.7 -14.2 140 43 316.0 316.4 290.0 324.0 2.45 12 450 6408 -21.0 -23.8 78 2.8 -21.6 142 50 316.9 317.1 289.1 321.1 1.25 13 400 7268 -26.1 -28.7 79 2.5 -26.6 139 62 321.0 321.2 290.0 324.2 0.90 14 350 8219 -33.3 -36.3 74 3.1 -33.7 140 65 323.9 323.9 290.5 325.6 0.49 15 300 9284 -41.0 -46.4 56 5.4 -41.3 150 72 327.6 327.7 291.3 328.4 0.20 16 250 10506 -48.3 -55.7 42 7.4 -48.6 146 83 334.3 334.3 293.0 334.6 0.08 17 200 11958 -51.1 -75.9 4 24.8 -51.5 163 53 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.8 0.01 18 150 13816 -56.1 -82.5 2 26.4 -56.5 160 15 373.4 373.4 301.1 373.4 0.00 19 100 16357 -62.0 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.2 206 20 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5579.27 m Freezing level: 687.66 mb = 3130.96 m = 10272.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.92 mb = 3019.85 m = 9907.51 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.76 % Est. max temperature: 22.31 C = 72.16 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.18 mb = 486.18 m = 1595.06 ft T: 11.77 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 2.52 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 822.07 mb = 1674.98 m = 5495.28 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.25 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.67 C = 72.81 F Cap Strength: 4.85 C Lifted Index: 5.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.78 C Showalter Index: 2.73 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.69 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.73 C Cross Totals Index: 21.96 C K Index: 30.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 264.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 19.42 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.23 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9919.92 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 906.18 mb = 864.64 m = 2836.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 147.8 at 44.9 knts Storm direction: 177.8 at 33.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 9.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 533.1 neg: -89.4 tot: 443.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 147.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 80.09 m/s