MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F012.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F012.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 12Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 42.2,-72.65 Latitude: 42.20 Longitude: -72.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 43 SFC 990 127 17.7 17.2 97 0.5 17.4 138 11 291.7 293.9 290.9 327.1 12.54 2 950 481 16.2 16.0 99 0.2 16.1 151 32 293.7 295.8 291.2 328.2 12.12 3 900 940 13.9 13.7 99 0.1 13.8 168 45 295.8 297.8 291.0 327.6 11.04 4 850 1421 11.1 10.8 98 0.3 10.9 181 43 297.8 299.5 290.5 325.7 9.60 5 800 1925 8.5 8.1 97 0.4 8.2 177 40 300.2 301.7 290.3 325.2 8.49 6 750 2457 5.4 5.1 98 0.3 5.2 174 41 302.5 303.8 290.1 324.5 7.37 7 700 3018 2.2 1.9 98 0.3 2.1 174 45 304.9 306.1 290.0 324.0 6.29 8 650 3613 -1.5 -1.8 98 0.3 -1.7 178 46 307.2 308.2 289.7 323.1 5.16 9 600 4247 -5.0 -5.3 98 0.3 -5.1 183 52 310.3 311.2 289.9 323.8 4.31 10 550 4926 -9.4 -10.4 92 1.0 -9.8 179 59 313.0 313.6 289.7 323.0 3.14 11 500 5655 -13.9 -25.2 38 11.3 -16.7 177 66 316.1 316.3 288.6 319.4 0.99 12 450 6447 -19.4 -42.6 11 23.2 -22.5 179 72 318.8 318.9 288.6 319.6 0.20 13 400 7309 -26.3 -48.6 10 22.3 -28.4 179 77 320.8 320.9 289.2 321.3 0.12 14 350 8263 -30.8 -35.7 62 4.9 -31.5 170 89 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.1 0.52 15 300 9346 -36.9 -42.3 57 5.4 -37.4 176 98 333.4 333.4 292.9 334.5 0.31 16 250 10588 -42.8 -63.0 9 20.1 -43.6 176 77 342.4 342.4 294.9 342.5 0.03 17 200 12066 -52.2 -75.2 5 23.0 -52.5 165 74 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.01 18 150 13907 -57.4 -80.9 4 23.5 -57.7 201 41 371.2 371.2 300.8 371.2 0.00 19 100 16421 -64.5 -86.7 3 22.2 -64.7 218 11 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5612.24 m Freezing level: 670.34 mb = 3371.03 m = 11059.68 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.39 mb = 3341.17 m = 10961.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.98 % Est. max temperature: 24.26 C = 75.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 983.04 mb = 189.38 m = 621.33 ft T: 17.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.12 C/km ThetaE index: 5.10 C Layer 900.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 928.91 mb = 671.68 m = 2203.66 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.80 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.58 C = 69.04 F Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lifted Index: -1.64 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.80 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.32 C Showalter Index: -0.59 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.75 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.05 C Cross Totals Index: 24.70 C K Index: 35.53 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 296.76 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.30 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 358.75 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 26.79 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.15 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.19 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.93 mb = 607.67 m = 1993.63 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 890.93 mb = 1025.32 m = 3363.87 ft Equ Level (EL): 360.93 mb = 8043.34 m = 26388.58 ft B at Equ Level: 353.47 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 270.93 mb = 10040.33 m = 32940.32 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 176.1 at 48.2 knts Storm direction: 206.1 at 36.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.5 neg: 0.7 tot: 7.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 78.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 370.0 neg: -21.2 tot: 348.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 116.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.71 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 7.3 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.77 Bulk Rich Number: 3.48 Bulk Shear: 103.07 m/s