MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F055.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F055.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 55 hour NAM valid 19Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.40,-79.92 Latitude: 40.40 Longitude: -79.92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -3 SFC 966 294 25.4 13.1 46 12.3 17.4 156 15 301.5 303.3 291.9 330.6 9.85 2 950 443 22.9 12.6 52 10.3 16.3 158 20 300.4 302.2 291.4 329.0 9.71 3 900 910 18.2 11.6 65 6.6 14.0 161 24 300.3 302.0 291.3 328.4 9.57 4 850 1396 13.6 10.0 79 3.6 11.4 167 27 300.4 302.1 290.9 327.3 9.13 5 800 1904 10.0 7.4 83 2.7 8.5 198 46 301.8 303.3 290.5 325.9 8.08 6 750 2439 8.0 -2.5 47 10.5 2.9 195 47 305.3 306.1 288.2 318.3 4.25 7 700 3004 4.4 -5.4 49 9.7 -0.1 190 45 307.3 308.0 288.3 318.7 3.66 8 650 3604 1.1 -2.9 75 3.9 -0.9 185 54 310.2 311.1 290.3 325.1 4.77 9 600 4242 -3.5 -7.0 77 3.5 -5.0 183 59 312.0 312.8 290.0 324.0 3.77 10 550 4925 -6.9 -20.4 33 13.6 -11.1 185 69 316.0 316.2 288.9 320.6 1.37 11 500 5662 -11.6 -13.9 83 2.3 -12.5 184 75 318.9 319.4 291.0 327.5 2.61 12 450 6463 -15.9 -17.4 88 1.5 -16.4 191 75 323.2 323.6 291.9 330.6 2.17 13 400 7341 -21.1 -23.3 83 2.2 -21.7 193 72 327.6 327.9 292.4 332.7 1.47 14 350 8315 -27.1 -33.2 56 6.1 -28.2 189 66 332.2 332.3 293.0 334.7 0.67 15 300 9408 -35.5 -41.0 57 5.5 -36.0 185 64 335.4 335.5 293.5 336.8 0.35 16 250 10649 -46.0 -49.1 71 3.1 -46.2 199 76 337.6 337.7 293.9 338.3 0.17 17 200 12103 -53.7 -64.5 26 10.7 -54.0 203 53 347.6 347.7 296.1 347.8 0.03 18 150 13922 -59.2 -82.1 4 23.0 -59.4 218 54 368.2 368.2 300.2 368.2 0.00 19 100 16419 -64.2 -86.5 3 22.3 -64.4 222 29 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5664.70 m Freezing level: 638.19 mb = 3754.55 m = 12317.93 ft Wetbulb zero: 701.63 mb = 2985.20 m = 9793.85 ft Precipitable water: 1.19 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 63.13 % Est. max temperature: 25.28 C = 77.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 806.81 mb = 1832.79 m = 6013.03 ft T: 10.53 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.01 C/km ThetaE index: 12.26 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 791.02 mb = 1997.50 m = 6553.40 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.35 C = 79.43 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: 0.27 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.72 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.54 C Showalter Index: 0.97 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 46.84 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.20 C Cross Totals Index: 21.64 C K Index: 25.49 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 249.77 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.01 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 9.43 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.34 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 61.23 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.20 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 814.23 mb = 1756.03 m = 5761.17 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 619.23 mb = 3990.53 m = 13092.13 ft Equ Level (EL): 559.23 mb = 4794.68 m = 15730.39 ft B at Equ Level: 8.72 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 499.23 mb = 5673.43 m = 18613.38 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 185.1 at 51.6 knts Storm direction: 215.1 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.3 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 240.8 neg: -20.8 tot: 220.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 73.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.63 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.1 stream: 5.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.06 Bulk Shear: 157.46 m/s