MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F066.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F066.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 66 hour NAM valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.70,-72.76 Latitude: 41.70 Longitude: -72.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 71 SFC 997 95 17.1 16.6 97 0.5 16.8 127 12 290.5 292.6 290.0 324.2 11.99 2 950 509 15.6 15.4 99 0.2 15.5 143 38 293.0 295.1 290.6 326.3 11.69 3 900 967 12.9 12.5 97 0.4 12.6 158 44 294.8 296.6 289.9 323.9 10.15 4 850 1445 9.8 8.5 91 1.3 9.0 161 44 296.4 297.9 288.8 320.3 8.21 5 800 1946 6.6 4.1 84 2.5 5.2 161 48 298.2 299.4 287.8 317.1 6.42 6 750 2474 4.3 1.2 80 3.1 2.7 168 48 301.2 302.2 288.1 317.9 5.56 7 700 3034 2.4 -0.9 78 3.4 0.8 172 49 305.2 306.1 289.0 320.8 5.10 8 650 3630 -0.9 -2.3 90 1.4 -1.6 172 49 308.0 308.9 289.8 323.4 4.98 9 600 4266 -3.7 -4.5 94 0.8 -4.1 171 50 311.8 312.7 290.6 326.2 4.55 10 550 4947 -8.0 -8.3 98 0.3 -8.1 172 48 314.6 315.3 290.7 326.5 3.72 11 500 5685 -10.8 -11.0 98 0.2 -10.9 177 49 319.8 320.5 291.9 330.7 3.30 12 450 6486 -17.1 -19.2 84 2.1 -17.7 180 53 321.8 322.1 291.2 328.1 1.87 13 400 7356 -24.5 -26.8 81 2.3 -25.0 184 63 323.1 323.3 290.8 326.9 1.06 14 350 8315 -31.1 -34.3 73 3.2 -31.6 186 72 326.8 326.9 291.5 329.0 0.60 15 300 9391 -38.7 -42.1 70 3.5 -38.9 173 77 330.9 330.9 292.3 332.1 0.31 16 250 10615 -48.4 -53.2 57 4.8 -48.6 169 75 334.1 334.1 292.9 334.5 0.11 17 200 12070 -54.0 -70.2 12 16.2 -54.3 177 55 347.2 347.2 296.0 347.3 0.01 18 150 13896 -59.7 -81.1 5 21.4 -59.9 195 40 367.2 367.2 300.1 367.2 0.00 19 100 16412 -64.4 -86.6 3 22.2 -64.6 234 9 403.4 403.4 305.6 403.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5613.15 m Freezing level: 663.34 mb = 3471.14 m = 11388.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 683.33 mb = 3228.17 m = 10590.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.45 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.02 % Est. max temperature: 23.16 C = 73.68 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 989.53 mb = 161.28 m = 529.13 ft T: 16.88 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.01 C/km ThetaE index: 9.20 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 932.81 mb = 663.31 m = 2176.18 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.32 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.23 C = 68.42 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: 2.81 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.74 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.09 C Showalter Index: 5.39 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.96 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.65 C Cross Totals Index: 19.31 C K Index: 25.74 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 237.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.99 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 89.08 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.35 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.93 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.71 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 942.29 mb = 577.69 m = 1895.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.29 mb = 898.19 m = 2946.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 637.29 mb = 3786.94 m = 12424.20 ft B at Equ Level: 88.52 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 487.29 mb = 5880.48 m = 19292.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 167.6 at 46.1 knts Storm direction: 197.6 at 34.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.0 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 93.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 398.3 neg: 0.0 tot: 398.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.91 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.09 Bulk Shear: 81.53 m/s