MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 15Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.70,-71.52 Latitude: 41.70 Longitude: -71.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 64 SFC 999 69 17.7 17.0 96 0.7 17.3 169 9 290.9 293.1 290.5 325.6 12.31 2 950 501 14.9 14.8 99 0.1 14.8 189 28 292.3 294.3 290.0 324.1 11.19 3 900 957 12.3 11.7 96 0.6 12.0 190 28 294.2 295.9 289.3 321.9 9.65 4 850 1436 10.7 9.6 93 1.1 10.0 182 36 297.3 298.9 289.7 323.1 8.86 5 800 1939 6.8 5.5 92 1.3 6.1 185 42 298.4 299.7 288.5 319.3 7.11 6 750 2466 4.0 -0.4 73 4.3 1.8 186 48 300.9 301.8 287.3 315.8 4.96 7 700 3024 0.6 -0.3 93 1.0 0.1 182 54 303.2 304.2 288.5 319.3 5.33 8 650 3619 -0.7 -0.9 98 0.3 -0.8 177 60 308.2 309.3 290.3 325.2 5.50 9 600 4254 -4.5 -5.2 95 0.7 -4.8 173 63 310.9 311.7 290.2 324.6 4.35 10 550 4935 -8.6 -12.2 75 3.6 -10.0 168 65 313.9 314.4 289.6 322.7 2.72 11 500 5666 -13.2 -27.8 28 14.6 -16.6 165 68 316.9 317.0 288.6 319.6 0.78 12 450 6460 -18.8 -42.3 11 23.5 -22.1 171 72 319.6 319.7 288.9 320.4 0.21 13 400 7323 -26.7 -36.0 41 9.3 -28.0 175 75 320.3 320.4 289.3 321.9 0.44 14 350 8273 -31.7 -35.1 72 3.4 -32.2 163 77 326.0 326.1 291.2 328.0 0.55 15 300 9347 -38.9 -42.5 69 3.5 -39.2 165 93 330.5 330.5 292.2 331.6 0.30 16 250 10578 -44.6 -60.5 15 15.9 -45.2 179 92 339.7 339.7 294.3 339.9 0.04 17 200 12055 -50.5 -75.4 4 24.9 -51.0 168 71 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 13902 -56.6 -82.1 3 25.5 -56.9 195 30 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16419 -62.8 -87.1 2 24.3 -63.0 194 10 406.4 406.4 306.0 406.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5602.71 m Freezing level: 675.37 mb = 3317.23 m = 10883.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.70 mb = 3108.42 m = 10198.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 85.79 % Est. max temperature: 24.15 C = 75.47 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.00 mb = 149.36 m = 490.03 ft T: 17.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.25 C/km ThetaE index: 7.36 C Layer 800.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 940.82 mb = 582.94 m = 1912.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.46 C = 67.04 F Cap Strength: 0.73 C Lifted Index: 1.03 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.33 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.37 C Showalter Index: 1.44 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.77 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.93 C Cross Totals Index: 22.84 C K Index: 32.54 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 253.86 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.72 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 74.93 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.24 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.13 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.04 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 943.68 mb = 557.36 m = 1828.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 928.68 mb = 692.49 m = 2271.91 ft Equ Level (EL): 868.68 mb = 1253.87 m = 4113.69 ft B at Equ Level: 15.00 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 478.68 mb = 5994.58 m = 19667.02 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.2 at 50.6 knts Storm direction: 206.2 at 38.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 3.7 tot: 8.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 106.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 146.0 neg: -0.9 tot: 145.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 48.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.5 stream: 5.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.59 Bulk Shear: 126.77 m/s