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: 45.47,-73.38 Latitude: 45.47 Longitude: -73.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15 SFC 998 30 19.7 14.9 74 4.9 16.6 147 14 293.0 294.9 289.8 323.6 10.72 2 950 452 15.6 13.3 86 2.3 14.2 149 24 293.0 294.8 289.3 322.0 10.15 3 900 909 11.9 11.8 99 0.1 11.9 161 32 293.8 295.5 289.2 321.5 9.69 4 850 1385 8.9 8.6 98 0.3 8.7 179 28 295.4 296.9 288.5 319.3 8.25 5 800 1886 6.1 5.6 97 0.4 5.8 179 21 297.6 298.9 288.3 318.7 7.17 6 750 2412 3.0 2.4 96 0.6 2.7 175 24 299.9 301.0 288.1 317.9 6.08 7 700 2968 -0.3 -1.8 90 1.5 -1.0 172 26 302.2 303.1 287.6 316.7 4.81 8 650 3559 -3.6 -4.2 95 0.6 -3.8 170 36 304.9 305.7 288.1 318.1 4.30 9 600 4186 -7.1 -13.6 60 6.5 -9.4 172 58 307.9 308.3 287.1 315.0 2.22 10 550 4860 -10.7 -33.2 14 22.6 -15.2 167 75 311.4 311.5 286.4 312.9 0.42 11 500 5586 -14.9 -34.5 17 19.6 -18.5 164 84 314.9 315.0 287.5 316.3 0.41 12 450 6374 -20.5 -40.7 15 20.2 -23.3 162 90 317.5 317.5 288.2 318.4 0.24 13 400 7234 -26.8 -40.1 27 13.3 -28.4 163 98 320.2 320.3 289.1 321.3 0.29 14 350 8186 -31.2 -34.6 72 3.4 -31.7 157 102 326.6 326.8 291.3 328.8 0.58 15 300 9258 -40.5 -43.2 75 2.7 -40.8 160 111 328.2 328.3 291.5 329.3 0.28 16 250 10481 -45.4 -62.6 13 17.2 -45.9 169 88 338.6 338.6 294.0 338.8 0.03 17 200 11962 -46.5 -74.2 3 27.8 -47.1 183 55 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.2 0.01 18 150 13836 -54.1 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 183 37 376.9 376.9 301.8 377.0 0.00 19 100 16381 -63.1 -87.4 2 24.2 -63.3 196 20 405.7 405.7 306.0 405.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5570.86 m Freezing level: 704.08 mb = 2922.93 m = 9589.54 ft Wetbulb zero: 713.22 mb = 2817.42 m = 9243.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.53 % Est. max temperature: 22.20 C = 71.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.18 mb = 639.45 m = 2097.92 ft T: 14.10 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.59 C/km ThetaE index: 6.84 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.67 mb = 818.54 m = 2685.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.16 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.36 C = 68.64 F Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lifted Index: 0.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.64 C Showalter Index: 1.91 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.19 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.74 C Cross Totals Index: 23.44 C K Index: 30.82 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 242.44 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 175.80 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.75 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.08 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.31 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 915.26 mb = 766.79 m = 2515.70 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 900.26 mb = 906.24 m = 2973.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 510.26 mb = 5431.28 m = 17818.95 ft B at Equ Level: 175.20 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 340.26 mb = 8382.00 m = 27499.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 167.6 at 44.2 knts Storm direction: 197.6 at 33.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 0.6 tot: 3.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 29.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 143.9 neg: -32.3 tot: 111.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 37.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.37 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.3 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.13 Bulk Rich Number: 1.92 Bulk Shear: 91.35 m/s