MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F021.nam218 Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_218/2510200000F021.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 21 hour NAM valid 21Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 43.09,-71.23 Latitude: 43.09 Longitude: -71.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 989 115 16.7 13.9 83 2.8 15.0 173 9 290.7 292.5 288.5 319.3 10.12 2 950 459 13.7 12.4 92 1.4 12.9 181 21 291.1 292.8 288.1 318.1 9.54 3 900 913 10.0 9.8 98 0.2 9.9 189 26 291.9 293.4 287.4 316.0 8.48 4 850 1385 6.1 5.7 97 0.4 5.9 199 23 292.5 293.7 286.0 311.9 6.75 5 800 1879 2.7 -0.6 79 3.2 1.1 173 26 294.0 294.8 284.4 307.4 4.58 6 750 2398 -0.0 -9.8 48 9.8 -3.7 163 30 296.5 297.0 283.0 303.9 2.42 7 700 2947 -3.2 -18.0 31 14.8 -7.7 167 30 298.9 299.2 282.6 303.1 1.32 8 650 3528 -7.0 -19.1 37 12.1 -10.5 172 36 301.1 301.3 283.5 305.2 1.30 9 600 4148 -10.2 -23.1 34 12.9 -13.5 165 49 304.3 304.5 284.4 307.6 0.99 10 550 4814 -13.1 -31.6 19 18.6 -16.7 153 65 308.6 308.7 285.4 310.3 0.49 11 500 5535 -16.4 -42.2 9 25.8 -20.0 147 75 313.0 313.1 286.6 313.7 0.19 12 450 6321 -19.9 -47.9 6 28.0 -23.1 144 88 318.3 318.3 288.3 318.7 0.11 13 400 7187 -24.0 -60.0 2 36.0 -26.8 138 100 323.8 323.8 289.9 323.9 0.03 14 350 8147 -31.1 -42.1 33 10.9 -32.3 135 104 326.8 326.8 291.1 327.8 0.27 15 300 9222 -37.9 -61.3 7 23.4 -39.0 144 98 331.9 331.9 292.3 332.1 0.03 16 250 10464 -41.2 -67.6 4 26.4 -42.1 153 75 344.8 344.8 295.5 344.9 0.02 17 200 11970 -45.2 -76.1 2 30.9 -46.0 170 48 361.1 361.1 298.9 361.2 0.01 18 150 13851 -54.1 -82.8 2 28.7 -54.5 167 32 376.9 376.9 301.8 376.9 0.00 19 100 16401 -61.0 -86.7 2 25.7 -61.3 223 16 409.9 409.9 306.5 409.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5510.33 m Freezing level: 750.92 mb = 2388.40 m = 7835.87 ft Wetbulb zero: 788.35 mb = 1996.76 m = 6550.98 ft Precipitable water: 0.79 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 51.97 % Est. max temperature: 18.79 C = 65.83 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 948.93 mb = 468.71 m = 1537.73 ft T: 13.65 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.10 C/km ThetaE index: 16.22 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 917.87 mb = 747.68 m = 2452.99 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.24 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.55 C = 63.59 F Cap Strength: 0.21 C Lifted Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.57 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.60 C Showalter Index: 4.66 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.61 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.51 C Cross Totals Index: 22.09 C K Index: 13.40 Risk: None Sweat Index: 188.91 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.34 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 315.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 25.13 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.28 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.29 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 921.67 mb = 713.06 m = 2339.39 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.67 mb = 850.61 m = 2790.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 526.67 mb = 5141.86 m = 16869.43 ft B at Equ Level: 313.95 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 386.67 mb = 7430.76 m = 24378.85 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 160.9 at 42.4 knts Storm direction: 190.9 at 31.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.3 neg: 2.5 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 72.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.8 neg: -8.6 tot: 53.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 17.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.5 stream: 2.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 3.30 Bulk Shear: 95.74 m/s