MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F012.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510170600F012.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 12 hour NAM valid 18Z FRI 17 OCT 25 Station: 46.12,-70.80 Latitude: 46.12 Longitude: -70.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 125 SFC 977 321 10.3 2.2 57 8.1 6.4 321 6 285.4 286.2 280.6 298.4 4.60 2 950 549 6.8 0.8 66 5.9 4.1 319 8 284.1 284.8 279.6 296.1 4.28 3 900 989 2.4 -0.4 82 2.8 1.2 317 9 284.0 284.7 279.4 295.6 4.13 4 850 1449 -0.2 -4.1 75 3.9 -1.7 341 10 286.0 286.5 279.3 295.5 3.32 5 800 1934 -0.2 -6.4 63 6.2 -2.7 335 12 290.9 291.4 281.1 299.6 2.95 6 750 2449 -2.0 -8.5 61 6.5 -4.5 335 13 294.3 294.8 282.3 302.4 2.67 7 700 2993 -5.1 -14.5 48 9.4 -8.1 331 11 296.8 297.1 282.3 302.3 1.77 8 650 3572 -7.8 -21.7 32 13.8 -11.5 331 13 300.1 300.3 282.8 303.4 1.04 9 600 4191 -10.0 -30.7 17 20.6 -14.2 332 21 304.5 304.6 283.9 306.2 0.50 10 550 4857 -13.2 -43.4 6 30.2 -17.5 334 29 308.4 308.4 284.9 308.9 0.15 11 500 5577 -16.8 -41.7 10 24.8 -20.3 335 43 312.5 312.5 286.5 313.2 0.20 12 450 6357 -23.0 -35.5 31 12.4 -24.9 332 47 314.3 314.3 287.3 315.7 0.41 13 400 7210 -28.9 -58.7 4 29.8 -30.7 332 59 317.5 317.5 287.9 317.6 0.03 14 350 8148 -36.3 -52.6 17 16.4 -37.2 328 64 319.8 319.9 288.8 320.2 0.08 15 300 9205 -42.4 -59.3 14 16.9 -43.0 326 84 325.5 325.6 290.5 325.7 0.04 16 250 10416 -50.2 -63.3 20 13.2 -50.5 331 83 331.5 331.5 292.2 331.6 0.03 17 200 11858 -51.3 -80.6 2 29.4 -51.7 330 58 351.6 351.6 297.0 351.6 0.00 18 150 13702 -56.4 -84.5 2 28.2 -56.6 318 39 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16259 -58.7 -86.4 2 27.6 -59.1 314 20 414.2 414.2 307.0 414.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5452.07 m Freezing level: 853.42 mb = 1417.24 m = 4649.67 ft Wetbulb zero: 879.66 mb = 1173.05 m = 3848.53 ft Precipitable water: 0.44 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 42.92 % Est. max temperature: 13.13 C = 55.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 863.46 mb = 1322.44 m = 4338.67 ft T: 0.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.53 C/km ThetaE index: 2.92 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 735.74 mb = 2600.20 m = 8530.73 ft Mean mixing ratio: 4.20 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.90 C = 67.82 F Cap Strength: 12.60 C Lifted Index: 14.83 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 20.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 6.56 C Showalter Index: 15.30 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 29.44 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 16.67 C Cross Totals Index: 12.77 C K Index: 3.20 Risk: None Sweat Index: 63.67 Risk: None Energy Index: 3.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 4.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 2.92 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 16213.71 J/kg Cap Strength: 14.82 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 860.64 mb = 1348.69 m = 4424.78 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 332.8 at 20.7 knts Storm direction: 2.8 at 15.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 1.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 27.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 16.5 neg: -5.4 tot: 11.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 2.3 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.19 Bulk Shear: 22.80 m/s