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: 42.26,-72.22 Latitude: 42.26 Longitude: -72.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 53 SFC 981 213 16.9 16.0 94 0.9 16.4 147 8 291.6 293.7 290.2 324.8 11.74 2 950 489 15.0 14.9 99 0.1 14.9 152 22 292.4 294.4 290.1 324.4 11.27 3 900 946 12.0 11.8 98 0.2 11.9 162 36 293.9 295.6 289.2 321.6 9.67 4 850 1422 8.5 6.6 88 1.9 7.4 172 33 295.0 296.3 287.3 315.8 7.18 5 800 1920 5.5 -0.7 64 6.2 2.5 169 31 297.0 297.8 285.5 310.5 4.55 6 750 2446 4.3 -16.2 21 20.5 -2.7 167 37 301.3 301.5 283.7 305.8 1.44 7 700 3003 1.1 -27.8 9 28.9 -6.4 182 39 303.7 303.8 283.6 305.5 0.56 8 650 3594 -2.7 -30.8 9 28.1 -9.2 185 46 305.9 305.9 284.3 307.4 0.45 9 600 4223 -6.3 -30.4 13 24.1 -11.8 184 57 308.8 308.9 285.5 310.6 0.51 10 550 4898 -11.1 -27.2 25 16.1 -14.8 183 65 311.0 311.1 286.6 313.5 0.75 11 500 5621 -16.2 -20.1 72 3.9 -17.3 181 77 313.3 313.6 288.2 318.5 1.55 12 450 6411 -19.3 -21.3 84 2.1 -19.8 172 82 319.0 319.3 290.0 324.2 1.54 13 400 7276 -24.9 -27.6 79 2.6 -25.5 161 82 322.6 322.8 290.6 326.1 0.99 14 350 8235 -31.0 -34.1 74 3.1 -31.4 155 82 326.9 327.1 291.5 329.2 0.61 15 300 9310 -39.7 -42.9 71 3.2 -39.9 155 88 329.5 329.5 291.9 330.6 0.29 16 250 10527 -50.3 -55.9 51 5.6 -50.5 163 97 331.3 331.3 292.2 331.6 0.08 17 200 11986 -49.0 -77.9 2 28.9 -49.6 173 63 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.2 0.00 18 150 13849 -54.6 -83.1 2 28.5 -55.0 185 28 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 19 100 16396 -62.5 -86.8 2 24.4 -62.7 197 16 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5567.32 m Freezing level: 686.15 mb = 3166.95 m = 10390.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 775.92 mb = 2169.01 m = 7116.09 ft Precipitable water: 0.85 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 44.63 % Est. max temperature: 21.01 C = 69.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 968.63 mb = 324.30 m = 1063.97 ft T: 16.14 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.58 C/km ThetaE index: 19.32 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 923.83 mb = 724.99 m = 2378.54 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.43 C = 65.18 F Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lifted Index: -1.43 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.21 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: 2.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.36 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.63 C Cross Totals Index: 22.73 C K Index: 2.33 Risk: None Sweat Index: 220.28 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.51 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 201.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.06 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.48 mb = 700.82 m = 2299.26 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 911.48 mb = 838.61 m = 2751.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 471.48 mb = 6060.97 m = 19884.83 ft B at Equ Level: 200.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 351.48 mb = 8204.54 m = 26917.47 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 177.7 at 48.1 knts Storm direction: 207.7 at 36.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 82.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 290.5 neg: -15.7 tot: 274.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.70 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.3 stream: 6.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 1.57 Bulk Shear: 128.56 m/s