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: 43.17,-71.02 Latitude: 43.17 Longitude: -71.02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 84 SFC 999 89 13.8 13.2 96 0.6 13.5 117 14 287.0 288.7 286.6 313.7 9.60 2 950 515 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 134 42 289.3 290.9 287.1 315.1 9.19 3 900 969 12.7 12.6 99 0.1 12.6 160 48 294.6 296.4 289.9 323.9 10.21 4 850 1448 9.9 9.3 96 0.6 9.5 163 44 296.5 298.1 289.3 321.7 8.68 5 800 1950 7.0 5.6 90 1.5 6.2 162 42 298.7 300.0 288.6 319.6 7.12 6 750 2478 3.9 1.4 84 2.4 2.6 163 44 300.8 301.8 288.0 317.7 5.66 7 700 3035 0.0 -1.7 88 1.7 -0.8 160 47 302.5 303.4 287.8 317.1 4.84 8 650 3625 -3.2 -5.0 88 1.8 -4.0 158 48 305.3 306.1 288.1 317.9 4.07 9 600 4255 -6.1 -7.4 91 1.2 -6.7 161 47 309.0 309.7 288.9 320.5 3.66 10 550 4933 -8.2 -9.3 92 1.1 -8.7 164 48 314.4 315.0 290.4 325.4 3.44 11 500 5669 -12.0 -13.3 90 1.3 -12.5 167 48 318.5 319.0 291.0 327.5 2.75 12 450 6465 -18.1 -20.0 85 1.9 -18.6 169 53 320.5 320.9 290.7 326.4 1.74 13 400 7336 -23.6 -25.9 82 2.3 -24.1 177 54 324.3 324.5 291.2 328.3 1.16 14 350 8297 -30.8 -33.7 76 2.9 -31.3 174 57 327.2 327.3 291.6 329.5 0.63 15 300 9370 -40.1 -43.5 70 3.3 -40.4 167 65 328.8 328.9 291.7 329.9 0.27 16 250 10587 -49.6 -55.8 48 6.3 -49.8 160 76 332.4 332.4 292.4 332.7 0.08 17 200 12026 -54.1 -71.7 10 17.7 -54.4 170 68 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.01 18 150 13868 -57.1 -82.4 3 25.4 -57.3 184 30 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16398 -62.9 -87.2 2 24.3 -63.1 225 12 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5585.37 m Freezing level: 699.80 mb = 3037.16 m = 9964.33 ft Wetbulb zero: 711.78 mb = 2900.12 m = 9514.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.56 % Est. max temperature: 23.33 C = 73.99 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.22 mb = 158.11 m = 518.72 ft T: 13.50 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.54 C/km ThetaE index: 6.77 C Layer 850.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 971.24 mb = 329.29 m = 1080.33 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.09 C = 59.16 F Cap Strength: 4.64 C Lifted Index: 6.07 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.81 C Showalter Index: 3.49 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.10 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.84 C Cross Totals Index: 21.26 C K Index: 29.47 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 247.68 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.05 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 30.01 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.88 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.12 mb = 558.50 m = 1832.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 940.12 mb = 603.07 m = 1978.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 930.12 mb = 692.90 m = 2273.28 ft B at Equ Level: 28.30 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 880.12 mb = 1156.39 m = 3793.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 160.1 at 45.2 knts Storm direction: 190.1 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 0.5 tot: 6.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 416.8 neg: -19.0 tot: 397.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 75.05 m/s