MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F069.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F069.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 69 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.49,-71.93 Latitude: 41.49 Longitude: -71.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 63 16.8 16.4 97 0.4 16.5 127 17 289.9 292.0 289.7 323.0 11.80 1 1000 74 16.8 16.6 99 0.2 16.7 129 16 289.9 292.0 289.8 323.4 11.94 2 950 510 15.4 15.2 99 0.2 15.3 144 50 292.8 294.9 290.5 325.5 11.51 3 900 969 13.6 13.4 99 0.1 13.5 161 58 295.5 297.4 290.7 326.6 10.81 4 850 1449 10.8 10.5 98 0.3 10.6 165 56 297.4 299.1 290.2 324.8 9.41 5 800 1952 7.9 7.6 98 0.3 7.7 168 53 299.5 301.0 289.9 323.7 8.21 6 750 2483 5.9 5.6 98 0.3 5.8 174 51 303.0 304.4 290.5 325.9 7.64 7 700 3045 1.5 1.2 98 0.3 1.3 173 52 304.1 305.2 289.4 322.2 5.97 8 650 3640 -1.3 -1.6 98 0.3 -1.4 172 52 307.5 308.5 289.9 323.7 5.25 9 600 4274 -4.3 -5.0 95 0.7 -4.7 174 52 311.1 311.9 290.2 324.9 4.39 10 550 4956 -7.6 -8.6 93 1.0 -8.0 178 49 315.0 315.7 290.8 326.7 3.64 11 500 5692 -11.9 -13.2 90 1.3 -12.3 176 50 318.6 319.1 291.0 327.7 2.77 12 450 6491 -16.9 -18.8 85 1.9 -17.5 172 51 322.0 322.4 291.3 328.5 1.92 13 400 7366 -22.3 -24.5 82 2.2 -22.9 174 50 325.9 326.2 291.9 330.5 1.31 14 350 8333 -29.4 -32.1 77 2.7 -29.8 178 49 329.2 329.3 292.2 331.9 0.74 15 300 9411 -39.4 -42.5 72 3.1 -39.7 178 61 329.8 329.8 292.0 330.9 0.30 16 250 10628 -50.5 -54.1 65 3.7 -50.6 178 77 331.0 331.1 292.1 331.4 0.10 17 200 12068 -52.2 -74.0 6 21.8 -52.5 177 60 350.2 350.2 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 13906 -56.6 -80.6 3 23.9 -56.9 204 36 372.5 372.5 301.0 372.5 0.00 19 100 16430 -63.9 -86.2 3 22.3 -64.0 192 10 404.3 404.3 305.8 404.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5618.30 m Freezing level: 673.18 mb = 3363.91 m = 11036.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.24 mb = 3322.02 m = 10898.88 ft Precipitable water: 1.59 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.58 % Est. max temperature: 24.32 C = 75.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 995.18 mb = 114.75 m = 376.47 ft T: 16.62 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.04 C/km ThetaE index: 3.67 C Layer 700.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.11 mb = 626.19 m = 2054.42 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.45 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.43 C = 68.78 F Cap Strength: 1.09 C Lifted Index: 1.71 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.06 C Showalter Index: 1.98 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.96 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.62 C Cross Totals Index: 22.34 C K Index: 32.81 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 287.41 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 56.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8.94 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.59 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.90 mb = 529.18 m = 1736.13 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 842.90 mb = 1518.41 m = 4981.59 ft Equ Level (EL): 772.90 mb = 2235.90 m = 7335.54 ft B at Equ Level: 26.54 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 502.90 mb = 5647.25 m = 18527.51 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 169.3 at 50.8 knts Storm direction: 199.3 at 38.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 550.9 neg: 0.0 tot: 550.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 183.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.81 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 9.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.19 Bulk Rich Number: 0.62 Bulk Shear: 91.76 m/s