MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.35,-72.95 Latitude: 41.35 Longitude: -72.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63 SFC 999 72 17.6 17.2 98 0.4 17.4 123 12 290.8 293.1 290.6 326.0 12.49 2 950 501 15.4 15.3 99 0.2 15.3 144 36 292.8 294.9 290.5 325.7 11.55 3 900 958 12.4 12.2 98 0.3 12.3 150 37 294.3 296.1 289.6 322.8 9.94 4 850 1436 9.5 8.9 96 0.5 9.2 143 43 296.1 297.6 288.9 320.6 8.46 5 800 1937 6.6 6.1 96 0.5 6.3 146 42 298.2 299.5 288.7 319.9 7.39 6 750 2465 4.3 3.8 96 0.5 4.0 157 48 301.2 302.5 289.1 321.2 6.70 7 700 3023 0.2 -0.2 97 0.4 -0.0 167 51 302.7 303.7 288.4 318.9 5.38 8 650 3615 -1.8 -2.2 97 0.4 -2.0 173 52 307.0 307.9 289.5 322.4 5.01 9 600 4250 -4.3 -5.0 95 0.7 -4.6 181 50 311.1 312.0 290.3 325.0 4.40 10 550 4932 -8.0 -9.1 92 1.1 -8.4 185 49 314.6 315.3 290.5 325.9 3.50 11 500 5666 -12.1 -13.6 89 1.5 -12.7 186 48 318.2 318.7 290.9 327.0 2.67 12 450 6464 -17.5 -19.5 84 2.0 -18.0 185 44 321.3 321.7 291.0 327.5 1.82 13 400 7336 -23.6 -26.0 81 2.4 -24.2 181 45 324.3 324.5 291.2 328.3 1.15 14 350 8297 -31.1 -34.1 75 3.0 -31.6 177 49 326.8 326.9 291.4 329.0 0.61 15 300 9367 -40.9 -44.2 71 3.3 -41.2 167 52 327.7 327.7 291.3 328.6 0.25 16 250 10580 -49.3 -53.7 60 4.4 -49.4 170 68 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.2 0.10 17 200 12034 -49.0 -76.1 3 27.2 -49.5 175 51 355.3 355.3 297.7 355.3 0.01 18 150 13892 -55.9 -81.5 3 25.7 -56.2 221 42 373.8 373.8 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 16426 -62.0 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 260 14 407.9 407.9 306.2 407.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5603.11 m Freezing level: 694.88 mb = 3083.60 m = 10116.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 700.48 mb = 3017.40 m = 9899.50 ft Precipitable water: 1.49 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.58 % Est. max temperature: 22.87 C = 73.17 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.84 mb = 116.09 m = 380.85 ft T: 17.39 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.67 C/km ThetaE index: 6.13 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.04 mb = 590.37 m = 1936.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.34 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.88 C = 67.79 F Cap Strength: 0.86 C Lifted Index: 1.54 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.58 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.28 C Showalter Index: 3.95 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 42.68 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.61 C Cross Totals Index: 21.07 C K Index: 30.10 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 241.27 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.21 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 155.83 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.65 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.61 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.48 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.31 mb = 543.11 m = 1781.83 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 930.31 mb = 678.34 m = 2225.50 ft Equ Level (EL): 610.31 mb = 4114.89 m = 13500.12 ft B at Equ Level: 155.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 410.31 mb = 7147.43 m = 23449.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 167.5 at 45.2 knts Storm direction: 197.5 at 33.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.9 tot: 8.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 419.6 neg: 0.0 tot: 419.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 139.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.28 Bulk Rich Number: 1.83 Bulk Shear: 85.35 m/s