MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F033.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F033.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 33 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.16,-73.74 Latitude: 42.16 Longitude: -73.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 986 144 17.3 16.7 96 0.6 16.9 144 8 291.6 293.8 290.6 326.1 12.20 2 950 461 15.4 15.3 99 0.1 15.3 149 23 292.8 294.8 290.5 325.6 11.56 3 900 918 12.7 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 159 38 294.6 296.4 289.9 323.8 10.19 4 850 1397 9.8 9.6 99 0.2 9.7 170 36 296.4 298.0 289.4 322.2 8.89 5 800 1898 7.0 6.7 98 0.3 6.8 168 30 298.6 300.0 289.2 321.3 7.72 6 750 2427 3.9 3.6 98 0.3 3.8 160 34 300.8 302.0 288.9 320.6 6.63 7 700 2985 0.5 -0.7 91 1.2 -0.1 161 40 303.1 304.0 288.3 318.8 5.20 8 650 3577 -2.3 -5.2 80 2.9 -3.6 166 59 306.3 307.1 288.3 318.7 3.98 9 600 4207 -6.2 -22.4 27 16.2 -10.8 165 71 308.9 309.1 286.2 312.4 1.06 10 550 4883 -10.5 -33.8 13 23.3 -15.1 165 76 311.6 311.7 286.4 313.0 0.40 11 500 5608 -15.0 -17.0 85 2.0 -15.6 162 82 314.8 315.2 289.2 321.4 2.02 12 450 6397 -20.1 -28.2 48 8.1 -21.8 156 87 317.9 318.1 289.0 320.8 0.83 13 400 7257 -26.8 -40.4 26 13.6 -28.4 158 94 320.2 320.3 289.1 321.3 0.28 14 350 8207 -33.2 -43.1 36 9.9 -34.1 157 101 324.0 324.0 290.2 324.9 0.24 15 300 9277 -40.2 -43.3 72 3.2 -40.4 153 107 328.7 328.8 291.6 329.8 0.28 16 250 10500 -45.4 -58.5 22 13.1 -45.9 165 90 338.5 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.06 17 200 11984 -46.4 -77.0 2 30.6 -47.1 171 63 359.3 359.3 298.5 359.3 0.01 18 150 13859 -54.8 -83.3 2 28.5 -55.2 203 31 375.7 375.7 301.5 375.7 0.00 19 100 16409 -62.6 -85.0 3 22.3 -62.9 183 12 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5583.55 m Freezing level: 690.64 mb = 3095.61 m = 10156.08 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.26 mb = 2970.34 m = 9745.08 ft Precipitable water: 1.23 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 74.38 % Est. max temperature: 22.68 C = 72.82 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.71 mb = 216.43 m = 710.05 ft T: 16.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.92 C/km ThetaE index: 13.64 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.66 mb = 634.83 m = 2082.75 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.10 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.14 C = 66.45 F Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lifted Index: -1.24 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.39 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.88 C Showalter Index: 0.23 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.42 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.78 C Cross Totals Index: 24.63 C K Index: 33.20 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.79 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.24 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 314.62 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.75 mb = 615.90 m = 2020.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 917.75 mb = 753.03 m = 2470.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 367.75 mb = 7855.47 m = 25772.23 ft B at Equ Level: 312.40 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 257.75 mb = 10295.39 m = 33777.12 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 163.0 at 52.8 knts Storm direction: 193.0 at 39.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 1.1 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 76.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 291.1 neg: -28.9 tot: 262.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 6.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.42 Bulk Rich Number: 2.06 Bulk Shear: 152.62 m/s