MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F036.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510190600F036.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 36 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.03,-71.75 Latitude: 42.03 Longitude: -71.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 986 159 17.1 16.3 95 0.7 16.6 150 11 291.3 293.5 290.3 325.0 11.91 2 950 479 14.8 14.6 99 0.1 14.7 158 31 292.2 294.2 289.9 323.7 11.09 3 900 935 11.8 11.4 97 0.4 11.6 174 39 293.6 295.3 288.9 320.6 9.43 4 850 1411 8.9 7.9 93 1.0 8.3 184 37 295.5 296.9 288.2 318.4 7.90 5 800 1912 6.3 5.2 92 1.1 5.7 173 39 297.9 299.1 288.2 318.2 6.94 6 750 2439 3.5 1.0 84 2.5 2.2 165 43 300.3 301.3 287.6 316.7 5.49 7 700 2994 -0.7 -5.4 70 4.7 -2.7 167 48 301.7 302.4 286.4 312.9 3.66 8 650 3584 -2.4 -4.0 89 1.6 -3.1 169 63 306.2 307.1 288.6 319.7 4.37 9 600 4216 -5.4 -5.9 96 0.5 -5.6 165 65 309.9 310.7 289.6 322.7 4.09 10 550 4895 -9.3 -9.7 97 0.4 -9.5 162 65 313.1 313.7 289.9 323.7 3.33 11 500 5625 -14.1 -14.4 97 0.3 -14.2 159 64 315.9 316.3 290.0 324.1 2.50 12 450 6420 -18.5 -19.1 95 0.6 -18.7 157 69 320.0 320.3 290.6 326.3 1.88 13 400 7285 -26.0 -31.2 62 5.2 -26.9 159 80 321.2 321.3 289.9 323.7 0.71 14 350 8238 -31.6 -35.1 71 3.5 -32.0 147 80 326.2 326.3 291.2 328.2 0.55 15 300 9312 -39.5 -43.3 67 3.8 -39.9 144 85 329.6 329.7 291.9 330.7 0.28 16 250 10533 -46.8 -56.2 33 9.4 -47.1 164 88 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.08 17 200 12009 -48.3 -73.7 4 25.4 -48.9 164 62 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.3 0.01 18 150 13872 -56.2 -80.8 3 24.6 -56.5 191 31 373.3 373.3 301.1 373.3 0.00 19 100 16406 -62.2 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.5 211 20 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5582.65 m Freezing level: 708.07 mb = 2904.57 m = 9529.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 727.78 mb = 2680.93 m = 8795.58 ft Precipitable water: 1.29 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 91.22 % Est. max temperature: 21.82 C = 71.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 976.00 mb = 249.46 m = 818.44 ft T: 16.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 12.07 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 929.30 mb = 664.90 m = 2181.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.55 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.49 C = 65.28 F Cap Strength: 0.67 C Lifted Index: 0.83 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.21 C Showalter Index: 3.23 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 45.02 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.01 C Cross Totals Index: 22.01 C K Index: 26.23 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 233.71 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 128.33 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.02 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.01 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.85 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 931.33 mb = 646.44 m = 2120.85 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 916.33 mb = 783.35 m = 2570.01 ft Equ Level (EL): 606.33 mb = 4133.56 m = 13561.39 ft B at Equ Level: 127.63 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 406.33 mb = 7169.29 m = 23521.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 165.7 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 195.7 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.2 neg: 2.0 tot: 8.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 92.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 238.0 neg: -2.8 tot: 235.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 78.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.60 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.7 stream: 6.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.14 Bulk Rich Number: 1.38 Bulk Shear: 92.92 m/s