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: 41.74,-71.75 Latitude: 41.74 Longitude: -71.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 994 119 17.0 16.4 96 0.6 16.6 151 13 290.7 292.8 290.0 324.2 11.88 2 950 501 14.7 14.6 99 0.1 14.7 160 34 292.1 294.1 289.9 323.6 11.09 3 900 956 11.3 10.9 98 0.3 11.0 182 35 293.1 294.7 288.5 319.2 9.14 4 850 1432 8.6 3.2 69 5.4 5.8 190 31 295.1 296.2 285.9 311.7 5.67 5 800 1931 6.4 -7.1 37 13.5 0.7 179 35 297.9 298.4 284.0 306.4 2.80 6 750 2458 5.1 -27.7 7 32.8 -3.7 184 39 302.2 302.2 283.0 303.9 0.53 7 700 3016 1.3 -25.1 12 26.4 -6.0 189 43 303.9 304.1 283.9 306.3 0.71 8 650 3608 -2.0 -28.2 11 26.2 -8.6 194 49 306.7 306.8 284.8 308.6 0.57 9 600 4239 -5.7 -29.1 14 23.3 -11.2 196 59 309.5 309.6 285.8 311.5 0.58 10 550 4912 -12.0 -20.9 48 8.9 -14.4 199 70 309.9 310.1 286.8 314.2 1.32 11 500 5637 -14.0 -15.6 87 1.6 -14.5 187 75 316.0 316.4 289.8 323.4 2.27 12 450 6429 -18.5 -20.5 84 2.0 -19.0 170 73 320.0 320.4 290.5 325.7 1.66 13 400 7300 -23.5 -25.9 81 2.4 -24.1 158 71 324.4 324.6 291.3 328.5 1.16 14 350 8261 -30.6 -33.5 75 3.0 -31.0 154 76 327.6 327.7 291.7 329.9 0.64 15 300 9338 -39.5 -42.8 71 3.2 -39.8 156 82 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.8 0.29 16 250 10553 -51.1 -55.1 62 4.1 -51.2 157 89 330.1 330.2 291.9 330.5 0.09 17 200 12002 -49.7 -78.4 2 28.8 -50.2 179 65 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.00 18 150 13860 -53.7 -82.4 2 28.7 -54.1 200 27 377.6 377.6 301.9 377.6 0.00 19 100 16401 -63.1 -87.3 2 24.2 -63.3 193 18 405.9 405.9 306.0 405.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5572.45 m Freezing level: 680.51 mb = 3247.11 m = 10653.11 ft Wetbulb zero: 792.44 mb = 2008.41 m = 6589.20 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.83 % Est. max temperature: 21.80 C = 71.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.75 mb = 195.43 m = 641.17 ft T: 16.56 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.84 C/km ThetaE index: 20.26 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.35 mb = 631.80 m = 2072.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.61 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.74 C = 65.74 F Cap Strength: 0.72 C Lifted Index: 1.17 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.07 C Showalter Index: 7.26 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.78 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.58 C Cross Totals Index: 17.20 C K Index: -0.62 Risk: None Sweat Index: 175.21 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.35 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 90.92 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.29 mb = 596.42 m = 1956.75 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.29 mb = 732.05 m = 2401.72 ft Equ Level (EL): 764.29 mb = 2304.14 m = 7559.42 ft B at Equ Level: 51.78 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 434.29 mb = 6692.16 m = 21955.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.3 at 49.3 knts Storm direction: 218.3 at 37.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.9 tot: 6.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 75.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 314.3 neg: -15.3 tot: 299.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 99.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 0.79 Bulk Shear: 114.47 m/s