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: 42.92,-73.94 Latitude: 42.92 Longitude: -73.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 SFC 986 143 16.9 16.3 96 0.6 16.5 127 9 291.3 293.4 290.3 325.0 11.93 2 950 457 15.2 15.0 99 0.1 15.1 137 27 292.6 294.6 290.2 324.9 11.37 3 900 915 13.0 12.9 99 0.1 12.9 147 45 294.9 296.8 290.2 324.9 10.42 4 850 1394 10.8 10.6 99 0.1 10.7 157 49 297.4 299.1 290.3 325.0 9.49 5 800 1899 8.3 8.1 99 0.1 8.2 162 45 300.0 301.5 290.3 325.1 8.52 6 750 2429 5.2 4.9 98 0.3 5.0 166 37 302.2 303.5 289.9 323.8 7.25 7 700 2990 1.7 1.4 98 0.3 1.5 167 30 304.3 305.5 289.6 322.6 6.05 8 650 3583 -2.4 -2.7 98 0.3 -2.6 172 44 306.3 307.2 289.0 321.1 4.82 9 600 4215 -5.7 -6.0 98 0.3 -5.8 170 60 309.5 310.3 289.5 322.3 4.07 10 550 4891 -10.7 -19.7 48 9.0 -13.3 171 64 311.4 311.7 287.5 316.2 1.46 11 500 5615 -15.9 -20.9 65 5.0 -17.2 167 77 313.7 314.0 288.3 318.5 1.45 12 450 6402 -20.7 -29.7 44 9.0 -22.4 160 85 317.3 317.4 288.6 319.8 0.72 13 400 7262 -26.7 -48.4 11 21.7 -28.7 162 89 320.3 320.3 289.0 320.7 0.12 14 350 8211 -33.4 -50.5 16 17.1 -34.6 160 95 323.7 323.8 290.0 324.2 0.11 15 300 9279 -40.5 -47.8 45 7.3 -40.9 157 108 328.3 328.4 291.5 329.0 0.17 16 250 10502 -46.1 -59.2 21 13.2 -46.5 164 88 337.6 337.6 293.8 337.8 0.05 17 200 11979 -46.9 -77.3 2 30.4 -47.6 170 64 358.5 358.5 298.4 358.6 0.01 18 150 13851 -54.7 -83.3 2 28.6 -55.1 195 33 375.8 375.8 301.6 375.8 0.00 19 100 16406 -62.6 -81.4 6 18.8 -62.8 174 12 406.7 406.7 306.1 406.8 0.01 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5593.65 m Freezing level: 679.43 mb = 3233.90 m = 10609.79 ft Wetbulb zero: 681.41 mb = 3205.32 m = 10516.03 ft Precipitable water: 1.36 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.19 % Est. max temperature: 23.76 C = 74.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.47 mb = 215.32 m = 706.42 ft T: 16.52 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.68 C/km ThetaE index: 3.99 C Layer 750.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.30 mb = 643.73 m = 2111.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.07 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.18 C = 66.52 F Cap Strength: 0.13 C Lifted Index: -2.11 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.12 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.75 C Showalter Index: -2.17 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.10 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 26.62 C Cross Totals Index: 26.48 C K Index: 36.94 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 384.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 259.30 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 22.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.74 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.16 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.01 mb = 619.06 m = 2031.01 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 777.01 mb = 2138.38 m = 7015.58 ft Equ Level (EL): 367.01 mb = 7873.67 m = 25831.92 ft B at Equ Level: 257.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 267.01 mb = 10060.22 m = 33005.57 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 164.5 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 194.5 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 49.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 410.5 neg: -68.6 tot: 341.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 114.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.1 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.64 Bulk Rich Number: 1.89 Bulk Shear: 137.19 m/s