MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F060.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510180600F060.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 18Z 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 34 SFC 996 73 17.8 17.2 96 0.6 17.4 140 14 291.3 293.6 290.7 326.7 12.51 2 950 471 14.8 14.7 99 0.1 14.8 148 32 292.2 294.2 289.9 323.9 11.17 3 900 927 11.5 10.6 94 0.9 11.0 165 33 293.4 295.0 288.5 319.1 8.97 4 850 1402 8.4 6.9 90 1.6 7.6 165 29 295.0 296.3 287.5 316.3 7.35 5 800 1902 5.5 3.7 88 1.8 4.5 150 31 297.0 298.1 287.2 315.4 6.26 6 750 2427 3.2 -1.5 71 4.7 1.0 145 35 300.1 300.9 286.7 313.8 4.58 7 700 2983 0.7 -17.1 25 17.8 -5.2 156 39 303.3 303.6 284.5 307.9 1.43 8 650 3575 -1.4 -35.3 6 33.9 -8.7 165 48 307.4 307.5 284.7 308.4 0.29 9 600 4208 -4.6 -38.0 5 33.3 -11.2 166 65 310.7 310.8 285.9 311.6 0.24 10 550 4886 -9.5 -30.4 16 20.9 -14.1 162 78 312.8 312.9 287.0 314.8 0.55 11 500 5614 -14.5 -27.3 33 12.8 -17.4 159 83 315.4 315.5 288.2 318.2 0.81 12 450 6403 -20.0 -25.1 64 5.1 -21.2 153 77 318.1 318.3 289.3 321.9 1.10 13 400 7269 -24.5 -27.2 78 2.7 -25.0 142 64 323.2 323.4 290.8 326.8 1.03 14 350 8227 -31.3 -34.3 75 3.0 -31.7 136 62 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.8 0.60 15 300 9301 -40.0 -43.2 71 3.2 -40.2 139 69 329.0 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.28 16 250 10518 -47.3 -56.2 36 8.9 -47.6 156 77 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.08 17 200 11992 -47.8 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.4 176 52 357.1 357.1 298.1 357.1 0.00 18 150 13866 -54.1 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 227 27 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 19 100 16410 -62.1 -86.6 2 24.4 -62.4 222 12 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5579.88 m Freezing level: 682.41 mb = 3191.25 m = 10469.84 ft Wetbulb zero: 742.18 mb = 2511.37 m = 8239.30 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 49.09 % Est. max temperature: 21.64 C = 70.95 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.17 mb = 144.29 m = 473.37 ft T: 17.27 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.79 C/km ThetaE index: 18.77 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 937.89 mb = 579.27 m = 1900.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.99 C = 66.17 F Cap Strength: 0.84 C Lifted Index: 0.23 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.85 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.98 C Showalter Index: 4.01 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.93 C Cross Totals Index: 21.37 C K Index: 11.97 Risk: None Sweat Index: 224.40 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 128.38 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.74 mb = 562.66 m = 1845.96 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.74 mb = 607.61 m = 1993.44 ft Equ Level (EL): 654.74 mb = 3517.09 m = 11538.88 ft B at Equ Level: 127.67 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 384.74 mb = 7547.80 m = 24762.83 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.2 at 50.2 knts Storm direction: 189.2 at 37.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 1.9 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 211.2 neg: -12.5 tot: 198.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 66.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 4.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 1.37 Bulk Shear: 94.00 m/s