MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F024.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510191800F024.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 24 hour NAM valid 18Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.36,-71 Latitude: 42.36 Longitude: -71.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1006 13 16.0 15.4 96 0.6 15.6 183 10 288.6 290.6 288.5 319.3 10.98 1 1000 61 16.3 15.5 95 0.7 15.8 196 14 289.4 291.4 289.0 320.7 11.16 2 950 496 12.6 11.3 92 1.3 11.9 208 25 290.0 291.6 287.1 315.1 8.88 3 900 949 11.0 7.8 81 3.2 9.2 197 32 292.8 294.2 286.8 314.1 7.40 4 850 1425 9.2 5.7 79 3.5 7.3 186 34 295.8 297.0 287.3 315.5 6.78 5 800 1925 6.0 2.8 80 3.2 4.4 178 35 297.6 298.6 287.1 314.8 5.86 6 750 2451 2.8 0.7 86 2.0 1.7 172 40 299.6 300.5 287.3 315.6 5.38 7 700 3005 -0.4 -1.1 95 0.7 -0.7 171 48 302.0 303.0 287.8 317.3 5.05 8 650 3596 -2.5 -3.2 95 0.7 -2.8 168 51 306.2 307.0 288.9 320.5 4.66 9 600 4228 -5.8 -6.6 94 0.8 -6.1 168 53 309.4 310.2 289.2 321.6 3.89 10 550 4907 -9.0 -10.2 91 1.2 -9.5 164 50 313.4 314.0 289.9 323.7 3.19 11 500 5639 -13.1 -14.7 88 1.6 -13.7 160 47 317.0 317.5 290.3 325.1 2.45 12 450 6434 -18.1 -20.2 84 2.0 -18.7 155 45 320.5 320.8 290.6 326.3 1.71 13 400 7302 -24.5 -27.0 80 2.4 -25.1 149 47 323.1 323.3 290.8 326.8 1.05 14 350 8261 -31.3 -34.2 75 2.9 -31.7 145 53 326.6 326.7 291.3 328.7 0.60 15 300 9334 -39.9 -43.2 71 3.2 -40.2 145 63 329.1 329.1 291.7 330.1 0.28 16 250 10553 -46.8 -56.3 33 9.5 -47.1 166 85 336.5 336.5 293.5 336.8 0.08 17 200 12027 -48.4 -73.9 4 25.6 -49.0 175 68 356.2 356.2 298.0 356.2 0.01 18 150 13883 -57.0 -82.4 3 25.5 -57.3 175 30 371.9 371.9 300.9 371.9 0.00 19 100 16409 -62.1 -88.5 2 26.4 -62.3 181 13 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5577.65 m Freezing level: 706.44 mb = 2933.95 m = 9625.71 ft Wetbulb zero: 715.07 mb = 2834.06 m = 9297.97 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 88.94 % Est. max temperature: 22.78 C = 73.00 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.93 mb = 87.23 m = 286.17 ft T: 16.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.83 C/km ThetaE index: 6.65 C Layer 950.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 906.64 mb = 887.03 m = 2910.16 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.26 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.77 C = 67.59 F Cap Strength: 4.16 C Lifted Index: 5.26 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.66 C Showalter Index: 5.82 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.17 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.33 C Cross Totals Index: 18.84 C K Index: 27.38 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 183.39 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.87 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 12.00 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.90 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 9651.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 5.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.87 mb = 630.27 m = 2067.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 172.3 at 41.8 knts Storm direction: 202.3 at 31.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.8 neg: 5.4 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 103.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 44.9 neg: -20.2 tot: 24.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 8.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.12 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.8 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.12 Bulk Shear: 99.84 m/s