MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F051.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181200F051.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.43,-72.04 Latitude: 41.43 Longitude: -72.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1000 51 17.6 17.1 97 0.5 17.3 147 15 290.7 292.9 290.5 325.6 12.39 1 1000 52 17.6 17.3 98 0.3 17.4 148 14 290.7 292.9 290.6 325.9 12.51 2 950 490 15.3 15.1 99 0.2 15.2 160 43 292.7 294.7 290.3 325.2 11.42 3 900 947 12.1 11.9 99 0.1 12.0 170 48 293.9 295.7 289.3 322.0 9.79 4 850 1424 9.7 9.5 99 0.2 9.6 169 47 296.3 297.9 289.3 321.8 8.81 5 800 1926 7.2 6.9 98 0.3 7.1 166 48 298.9 300.3 289.3 321.9 7.85 6 750 2456 5.0 4.7 98 0.3 4.8 168 46 302.0 303.3 289.8 323.3 7.16 7 700 3017 2.4 2.1 98 0.3 2.2 175 46 305.2 306.3 290.1 324.5 6.38 8 650 3613 -0.8 -1.1 98 0.3 -0.9 176 48 308.1 309.1 290.2 324.9 5.46 9 600 4249 -4.1 -4.4 98 0.3 -4.3 175 53 311.4 312.2 290.5 325.8 4.60 10 550 4929 -9.0 -9.4 97 0.3 -9.2 172 58 313.4 314.0 290.0 324.3 3.42 11 500 5660 -14.0 -15.3 90 1.3 -14.4 171 67 316.0 316.4 289.9 323.6 2.33 12 450 6452 -19.3 -27.8 47 8.5 -21.1 172 72 319.0 319.1 289.3 322.0 0.86 13 400 7316 -25.9 -38.5 30 12.6 -27.6 169 71 321.3 321.4 289.5 322.6 0.34 14 350 8268 -32.3 -38.5 54 6.2 -33.0 159 71 325.2 325.3 290.7 326.7 0.39 15 300 9338 -40.4 -44.9 62 4.5 -40.7 159 84 328.5 328.5 291.5 329.4 0.23 16 250 10556 -47.8 -59.3 25 11.5 -48.2 163 82 335.0 335.0 293.1 335.2 0.05 17 200 12013 -51.4 -72.7 6 21.3 -51.8 169 68 351.4 351.4 297.0 351.5 0.01 18 150 13873 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.2 203 31 375.6 375.6 301.5 375.7 0.00 19 100 16416 -62.6 -87.0 2 24.3 -62.9 182 7 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.48 m Freezing level: 662.01 mb = 3469.69 m = 11383.37 ft Wetbulb zero: 664.50 mb = 3435.36 m = 11270.73 ft Precipitable water: 1.50 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.56 % Est. max temperature: 23.13 C = 73.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 993.71 mb = 106.22 m = 348.49 ft T: 17.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.20 C/km ThetaE index: 4.14 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 941.80 mb = 563.42 m = 1848.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.76 C = 67.57 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: -0.06 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.44 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.11 C Showalter Index: 1.41 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.65 C Cross Totals Index: 23.50 C K Index: 32.87 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.52 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.32 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 58.04 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 947.15 mb = 515.56 m = 1691.46 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.15 mb = 650.40 m = 2133.83 ft Equ Level (EL): 712.15 mb = 2876.86 m = 9438.40 ft B at Equ Level: 56.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 372.15 mb = 7830.38 m = 25689.92 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 170.8 at 50.4 knts Storm direction: 200.8 at 37.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.4 tot: 6.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 77.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 283.2 neg: -17.0 tot: 266.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 88.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.77 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.2 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.90 Bulk Shear: 64.76 m/s