MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F045.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510181800F045.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.23,-70.98 Latitude: 43.23 Longitude: -70.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 77 SFC 998 96 14.3 13.9 97 0.4 14.1 117 14 287.7 289.4 287.3 315.7 10.07 2 950 510 13.8 13.7 99 0.1 13.7 140 44 291.2 293.0 288.9 320.6 10.40 3 900 966 12.4 12.2 99 0.1 12.3 157 47 294.2 296.0 289.6 322.8 9.97 4 850 1443 9.3 9.1 99 0.2 9.2 152 42 295.9 297.4 288.9 320.7 8.56 5 800 1944 6.3 5.7 96 0.6 6.0 160 46 297.9 299.2 288.4 319.1 7.21 6 750 2472 4.3 2.0 85 2.4 3.1 160 55 301.3 302.4 288.4 318.9 5.89 7 700 3032 1.8 -1.6 78 3.4 0.1 160 56 304.5 305.4 288.5 319.3 4.86 8 650 3625 -1.5 -13.3 40 11.8 -5.8 162 56 307.3 307.7 286.8 314.0 2.11 9 600 4258 -4.9 -11.6 59 6.7 -7.4 163 55 310.5 311.0 288.4 318.9 2.63 10 550 4939 -7.9 -12.2 71 4.3 -9.5 164 53 314.7 315.2 289.9 323.6 2.73 11 500 5673 -12.6 -26.9 29 14.3 -16.0 163 52 317.7 317.9 288.9 320.7 0.85 12 450 6468 -18.8 -30.6 34 11.9 -21.1 163 53 319.6 319.8 289.3 322.0 0.66 13 400 7333 -25.0 -29.9 64 4.8 -25.9 173 56 322.5 322.6 290.3 325.3 0.80 14 350 8291 -31.3 -34.5 73 3.2 -31.7 180 62 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.7 0.59 15 300 9365 -39.6 -45.5 54 5.8 -40.1 168 75 329.5 329.5 291.8 330.3 0.22 16 250 10583 -48.6 -56.3 40 7.7 -48.8 164 75 333.9 333.9 292.9 334.2 0.08 17 200 12032 -53.6 -72.2 9 18.6 -53.9 162 63 347.9 347.9 296.2 348.0 0.01 18 150 13870 -56.3 -81.9 3 25.6 -56.6 187 30 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.00 19 100 16401 -62.5 -86.9 2 24.4 -62.7 200 10 407.0 407.0 306.1 407.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.54 m Freezing level: 672.65 mb = 3356.33 m = 11011.44 ft Wetbulb zero: 698.85 mb = 3044.69 m = 9989.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 75.22 % Est. max temperature: 22.64 C = 72.76 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.85 mb = 145.94 m = 478.80 ft T: 14.28 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.44 C/km ThetaE index: 3.93 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 915.62 mb = 820.66 m = 2692.44 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.93 C = 67.88 F Cap Strength: 3.36 C Lifted Index: 3.78 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.33 C Showalter Index: 3.48 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.50 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.86 C Cross Totals Index: 21.64 C K Index: 27.52 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 245.50 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.00 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 25.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 7.12 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8266.12 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.72 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.68 mb = 566.02 m = 1856.98 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.5 at 50.0 knts Storm direction: 189.5 at 37.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.4 neg: 0.4 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 459.3 neg: -33.2 tot: 426.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 142.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.75 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.5 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.07 Bulk Rich Number: 0.32 Bulk Shear: 79.63 m/s