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: 42.01,-71.22 Latitude: 42.01 Longitude: -71.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 48 17.8 16.0 89 1.8 16.7 119 12 290.7 292.7 289.6 323.0 11.46 1 1000 78 17.5 15.8 90 1.7 16.4 121 14 290.7 292.7 289.6 322.7 11.35 2 950 515 14.8 14.7 100 0.1 14.8 136 37 292.2 294.2 289.9 323.9 11.16 3 900 973 13.4 12.3 93 1.1 12.7 157 42 295.3 297.1 290.0 324.1 10.01 4 850 1452 9.9 8.9 94 1.0 9.3 159 40 296.5 298.1 289.1 321.1 8.46 5 800 1954 6.9 6.6 98 0.3 6.8 165 41 298.5 299.9 289.0 321.1 7.67 6 750 2482 4.2 2.4 88 1.7 3.2 165 49 301.1 302.2 288.5 319.3 6.09 7 700 3041 1.9 -2.5 72 4.4 -0.2 161 52 304.6 305.5 288.3 318.5 4.54 8 650 3635 -1.5 -11.5 47 9.9 -5.4 160 54 307.2 307.7 287.1 315.0 2.44 9 600 4267 -5.5 -20.7 29 15.2 -10.0 162 55 309.7 310.0 286.6 313.8 1.23 10 550 4945 -9.7 -12.0 84 2.3 -10.6 164 55 312.5 313.1 289.2 321.5 2.77 11 500 5675 -13.2 -26.8 31 13.6 -16.4 161 57 317.0 317.1 288.7 319.9 0.85 12 450 6468 -18.2 -30.0 35 11.9 -20.6 164 56 320.4 320.5 289.6 322.9 0.70 13 400 7338 -23.8 -30.4 55 6.6 -25.1 170 57 324.0 324.2 290.8 326.7 0.76 14 350 8298 -30.8 -37.4 52 6.6 -31.6 165 55 327.2 327.3 291.4 328.9 0.44 15 300 9373 -39.6 -47.2 44 7.6 -40.2 165 58 329.5 329.5 291.7 330.2 0.18 16 250 10593 -49.1 -54.6 52 5.5 -49.3 159 74 333.1 333.1 292.6 333.4 0.09 17 200 12038 -53.0 -73.1 7 20.1 -53.4 170 51 348.8 348.8 296.4 348.9 0.01 18 150 13884 -55.8 -81.5 3 25.7 -56.2 219 24 373.9 373.9 301.2 373.9 0.00 19 100 16411 -63.7 -87.5 3 23.8 -63.9 217 9 404.6 404.6 305.8 404.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.06 m Freezing level: 672.21 mb = 3371.09 m = 11059.86 ft Wetbulb zero: 703.10 mb = 3004.86 m = 9858.36 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.02 % Est. max temperature: 23.60 C = 74.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.42 mb = 272.94 m = 895.48 ft T: 16.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.74 C/km ThetaE index: 10.31 C Layer 850.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.09 mb = 776.66 m = 2548.07 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.96 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.12 C = 70.02 F Cap Strength: 0.83 C Lifted Index: 1.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.04 C Showalter Index: 2.62 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.10 C K Index: 27.57 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 244.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.25 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 61.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 11.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 12.04 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.18 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.96 mb = 587.18 m = 1926.43 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 856.96 mb = 1383.21 m = 4538.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 696.96 mb = 3075.62 m = 10090.50 ft B at Equ Level: 48.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 446.96 mb = 6518.30 m = 21385.25 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 160.1 at 48.2 knts Storm direction: 190.1 at 36.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.0 neg: 1.8 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 90.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 347.3 neg: -9.4 tot: 337.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.73 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.12 Bulk Rich Number: 0.58 Bulk Shear: 106.49 m/s