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: 42.59,-73.15 Latitude: 42.59 Longitude: -73.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18 1 950 454 SFC 947 477 15.6 14.8 95 0.8 15.1 164 10 293.2 295.2 290.3 325.2 11.21 3 900 910 12.0 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 176 26 293.8 295.6 289.2 321.7 9.71 4 850 1387 8.4 8.1 98 0.3 8.2 197 28 295.0 296.4 288.1 318.1 8.01 5 800 1886 5.4 5.0 97 0.5 5.2 194 24 296.9 298.2 287.7 316.9 6.83 6 750 2410 2.1 1.6 96 0.5 1.9 170 26 298.9 299.9 287.4 315.9 5.75 7 700 2964 -1.1 -3.8 82 2.8 -2.3 157 29 301.3 302.0 286.6 313.7 4.11 8 650 3552 -4.1 -11.9 55 7.7 -7.0 164 37 304.3 304.7 285.9 311.7 2.37 9 600 4179 -7.4 -31.8 12 24.4 -12.6 160 60 307.5 307.6 284.9 309.1 0.44 10 550 4851 -11.1 -36.1 11 25.0 -15.6 154 71 310.9 311.0 286.1 312.1 0.32 11 500 5576 -14.7 -43.8 6 29.1 -18.8 151 81 315.1 315.2 287.3 315.7 0.16 12 450 6366 -19.7 -42.4 11 22.7 -22.7 149 84 318.5 318.5 288.5 319.3 0.20 13 400 7230 -24.9 -50.3 8 25.4 -27.3 148 88 322.6 322.6 289.6 323.0 0.10 14 350 8189 -30.9 -38.4 48 7.5 -31.8 145 94 327.1 327.2 291.3 328.6 0.40 15 300 9266 -39.1 -42.2 72 3.1 -39.4 140 93 330.3 330.4 292.1 331.5 0.31 16 250 10489 -47.0 -53.7 46 6.7 -47.3 155 90 336.2 336.2 293.4 336.6 0.10 17 200 11967 -46.2 -76.8 2 30.6 -46.9 175 52 359.6 359.6 298.6 359.6 0.01 18 150 13849 -53.7 -82.5 2 28.8 -54.2 188 26 377.5 377.5 301.8 377.5 0.00 19 100 16399 -62.2 -89.1 2 26.9 -62.5 212 19 407.5 407.5 306.2 407.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5558.09 m Freezing level: 716.92 mb = 2776.90 m = 9110.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 727.54 mb = 2654.49 m = 8708.84 ft Precipitable water: 0.87 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 60.15 % Est. max temperature: 19.32 C = 66.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 935.91 mb = 579.95 m = 1902.70 ft T: 14.73 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.20 C/km ThetaE index: 16.12 C Layer 900.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 892.97 mb = 975.72 m = 3201.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.57 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.34 C = 61.41 F Cap Strength: -0.02 C Lifted Index: 0.89 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.79 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.11 C Showalter Index: 2.76 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.90 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.10 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 28.47 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 234.52 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 209.91 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 20.49 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.80 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 892.78 mb = 977.46 m = 3206.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 887.78 mb = 1024.26 m = 3360.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 527.78 mb = 5164.75 m = 16944.50 ft B at Equ Level: 209.46 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 377.78 mb = 7640.61 m = 25067.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.3 at 48.5 knts Storm direction: 189.3 at 36.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.6 neg: 3.3 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 68.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 127.5 neg: -20.9 tot: 106.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 1.72 Bulk Shear: 122.31 m/s