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: 43.15,-70.89 Latitude: 43.15 Longitude: -70.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1001 46 16.1 15.8 98 0.3 15.9 132 14 289.2 291.1 289.0 320.9 11.33 1 1000 54 16.1 15.9 99 0.1 16.0 130 14 289.2 291.2 289.1 321.3 11.45 2 950 490 14.7 14.6 99 0.1 14.6 153 46 292.1 294.1 289.8 323.4 11.04 3 900 946 12.5 12.4 99 0.2 12.4 160 45 294.4 296.2 289.8 323.3 10.07 4 850 1424 10.0 9.8 99 0.2 9.9 160 45 296.6 298.2 289.5 322.6 8.96 5 800 1927 7.0 6.7 98 0.3 6.8 160 46 298.6 300.0 289.1 321.3 7.71 6 750 2456 4.3 3.9 98 0.4 4.1 164 45 301.2 302.4 289.2 321.3 6.76 7 700 3014 0.8 0.6 99 0.2 0.7 170 44 303.4 304.5 288.9 320.7 5.74 8 650 3607 -2.2 -2.5 98 0.3 -2.3 176 43 306.5 307.4 289.2 321.6 4.90 9 600 4240 -5.4 -6.1 95 0.7 -5.7 177 43 309.9 310.7 289.5 322.6 4.05 10 550 4918 -9.1 -10.3 91 1.2 -9.5 174 42 313.3 313.9 289.8 323.6 3.18 11 500 5650 -13.2 -14.7 88 1.6 -13.7 167 42 317.0 317.5 290.3 325.0 2.44 12 450 6445 -18.1 -20.1 84 2.0 -18.7 160 43 320.5 320.8 290.7 326.3 1.72 13 400 7315 -24.4 -26.8 80 2.4 -24.9 150 42 323.3 323.5 290.9 327.1 1.07 14 350 8272 -31.8 -34.9 74 3.1 -32.2 150 51 325.8 326.0 291.1 327.9 0.56 15 300 9342 -40.7 -43.9 71 3.2 -40.9 152 61 328.0 328.1 291.5 329.0 0.26 16 250 10557 -47.3 -56.4 35 9.1 -47.7 168 87 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.0 0.07 17 200 12034 -47.3 -77.0 2 29.8 -47.9 169 67 357.9 357.9 298.3 357.9 0.01 18 150 13889 -57.1 -82.5 3 25.4 -57.3 172 29 371.8 371.8 300.9 371.8 0.00 19 100 16414 -63.0 -87.3 2 24.3 -63.2 186 13 406.0 406.0 306.0 406.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5596.60 m Freezing level: 686.27 mb = 3177.26 m = 10423.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 688.14 mb = 3151.18 m = 10338.39 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.22 % Est. max temperature: 23.46 C = 74.24 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 996.64 mb = 82.29 m = 269.97 ft T: 15.97 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.31 C/km ThetaE index: 2.14 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.67 mb = 590.90 m = 1938.63 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.90 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.53 C = 67.15 F Cap Strength: 0.82 C Lifted Index: 1.67 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.78 C Showalter Index: 1.82 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.05 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.12 C Cross Totals Index: 22.93 C K Index: 32.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.81 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.40 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 58.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 10.83 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 5.91 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 948.07 mb = 506.75 m = 1662.55 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 843.07 mb = 1492.25 m = 4895.77 ft Equ Level (EL): 613.07 mb = 4069.31 m = 13350.59 ft B at Equ Level: 58.57 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 483.07 mb = 5910.06 m = 19389.73 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 166.6 at 42.9 knts Storm direction: 196.6 at 32.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.9 neg: 0.1 tot: 5.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 321.6 neg: -0.6 tot: 321.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 107.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.88 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.11 Bulk Rich Number: 1.63 Bulk Shear: 35.94 m/s