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: 44.79,-73.15 Latitude: 44.79 Longitude: -73.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 37 SFC 993 99 13.7 12.9 95 0.8 13.3 116 14 287.5 289.1 286.7 313.9 9.48 2 950 468 11.8 11.4 97 0.4 11.6 122 34 289.2 290.8 286.9 314.3 8.94 3 900 921 11.9 11.1 95 0.8 11.4 140 61 293.8 295.4 288.8 320.3 9.24 4 850 1399 10.0 9.0 94 1.0 9.5 154 69 296.7 298.2 289.2 321.5 8.53 5 800 1901 7.2 6.5 95 0.7 6.8 156 66 298.8 300.2 289.1 321.2 7.60 6 750 2429 4.0 3.4 96 0.6 3.7 154 59 300.9 302.1 288.8 320.3 6.52 7 700 2987 0.5 0.2 98 0.3 0.4 160 53 303.1 304.1 288.7 319.9 5.56 8 650 3579 -2.3 -2.7 97 0.4 -2.5 164 50 306.4 307.3 289.1 321.2 4.82 9 600 4212 -5.3 -6.2 94 0.8 -5.7 167 49 309.9 310.7 289.5 322.6 4.02 10 550 4890 -9.5 -10.7 91 1.2 -9.9 167 51 312.8 313.4 289.6 322.7 3.08 11 500 5620 -13.7 -15.3 87 1.7 -14.2 163 48 316.4 316.8 290.0 324.0 2.32 12 450 6413 -18.6 -20.6 84 2.0 -19.2 162 40 319.8 320.1 290.4 325.4 1.64 13 400 7280 -25.4 -27.9 80 2.5 -25.9 155 52 321.9 322.1 290.4 325.3 0.96 14 350 8234 -32.1 -35.2 74 3.1 -32.5 145 66 325.4 325.6 291.0 327.4 0.55 15 300 9303 -40.8 -44.1 70 3.3 -41.0 145 75 327.9 328.0 291.4 328.9 0.25 16 250 10516 -50.1 -55.5 53 5.3 -50.3 155 91 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.9 0.08 17 200 11976 -49.7 -75.8 3 26.1 -50.2 169 59 354.1 354.1 297.5 354.1 0.01 18 150 13833 -56.3 -81.9 3 25.5 -56.6 163 30 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16380 -62.2 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 226 21 407.6 407.6 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5583.45 m Freezing level: 690.40 mb = 3100.62 m = 10172.51 ft Wetbulb zero: 693.53 mb = 3061.06 m = 10042.74 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 94.39 % Est. max temperature: 23.19 C = 73.75 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.39 mb = 194.59 m = 638.40 ft T: 13.23 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.39 C/km ThetaE index: 1.57 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 851.56 mb = 1383.71 m = 4539.69 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.14 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.79 C = 73.02 F Cap Strength: 3.85 C Lifted Index: 4.89 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.68 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.75 C Showalter Index: 1.93 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.41 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.70 C Cross Totals Index: 22.71 C K Index: 32.43 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 293.96 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.43 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 27.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.45 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9849.48 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.34 mb = 624.95 m = 2050.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 157.1 at 52.0 knts Storm direction: 187.1 at 39.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 734.6 neg: -52.4 tot: 682.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 227.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 15.2 stream: 10.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 149.47 m/s