MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F072.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510171800F072.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 3 day NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.70,-71.50 Latitude: 41.70 Longitude: -71.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 64 17.1 16.4 96 0.6 16.7 145 15 290.2 292.3 289.8 323.4 11.81 1 1000 68 17.0 16.7 98 0.3 16.8 145 14 290.1 292.2 289.9 323.9 12.02 2 950 504 15.0 14.9 99 0.1 15.0 157 42 292.4 294.4 290.1 324.5 11.28 3 900 961 11.8 11.6 99 0.2 11.6 177 39 293.6 295.3 289.0 321.0 9.55 4 850 1437 8.9 4.8 75 4.1 6.7 186 33 295.5 296.6 286.7 314.0 6.35 5 800 1937 7.2 -5.2 41 12.4 1.7 182 39 298.8 299.4 284.8 308.6 3.23 6 750 2466 5.4 -14.5 22 19.9 -1.9 184 43 302.4 302.7 284.4 307.7 1.65 7 700 3025 1.4 -14.6 29 16.0 -4.3 186 48 304.1 304.4 285.2 309.7 1.76 8 650 3617 -2.0 -19.6 25 17.5 -7.5 193 54 306.7 306.9 285.6 310.7 1.25 9 600 4247 -6.8 -17.3 43 10.4 -10.2 196 62 308.2 308.5 286.6 313.5 1.64 10 550 4919 -11.7 -14.9 77 3.2 -12.8 196 70 310.2 310.6 287.8 317.2 2.18 11 500 5646 -13.4 -15.0 88 1.6 -13.9 182 69 316.7 317.2 290.2 324.6 2.39 12 450 6440 -18.0 -20.0 84 2.0 -18.6 168 65 320.6 321.0 290.7 326.5 1.73 13 400 7313 -23.2 -25.4 82 2.3 -23.7 159 64 324.9 325.1 291.5 329.1 1.21 14 350 8274 -30.8 -33.8 75 3.0 -31.2 156 70 327.2 327.4 291.6 329.5 0.63 15 300 9350 -39.5 -42.7 71 3.2 -39.8 157 76 329.7 329.8 291.9 330.9 0.30 16 250 10566 -50.8 -54.6 64 3.8 -50.9 156 84 330.6 330.6 292.0 330.9 0.09 17 200 12011 -50.4 -77.2 3 26.8 -50.9 178 68 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 13866 -53.8 -82.5 2 28.7 -54.2 201 26 377.4 377.4 301.8 377.4 0.00 19 100 16403 -63.2 -87.5 2 24.2 -63.4 194 18 405.5 405.5 305.9 405.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5578.75 m Freezing level: 679.41 mb = 3268.54 m = 10723.42 ft Wetbulb zero: 776.39 mb = 2182.62 m = 7160.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.02 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.48 % Est. max temperature: 22.37 C = 72.26 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.21 mb = 142.80 m = 468.50 ft T: 16.63 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.65 C/km ThetaE index: 16.80 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.82 mb = 586.40 m = 1923.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.51 C = 67.12 F Cap Strength: 0.49 C Lifted Index: 1.13 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.09 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.41 C Showalter Index: 6.47 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.47 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.30 C Cross Totals Index: 18.16 C K Index: 11.09 Risk: None Sweat Index: 192.15 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.10 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 150.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.79 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.70 mb = 524.92 m = 1722.14 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.70 mb = 659.58 m = 2163.95 ft Equ Level (EL): 772.70 mb = 2221.63 m = 7288.72 ft B at Equ Level: 48.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 402.70 mb = 7262.85 m = 23827.96 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 186.0 at 51.1 knts Storm direction: 216.0 at 38.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 1.0 tot: 6.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 396.2 neg: -28.1 tot: 368.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 122.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 1.26 Bulk Shear: 118.67 m/s