MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F057.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F057.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.5,-80.22 Latitude: 40.50 Longitude: -80.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4 SFC 963 328 17.4 16.1 92 1.3 16.6 184 10 293.7 295.9 291.2 328.2 12.06 2 950 441 16.4 15.6 95 0.8 15.9 187 19 293.8 296.0 291.0 327.6 11.82 3 900 900 13.6 12.7 94 0.9 13.0 184 40 295.5 297.4 290.3 325.2 10.29 4 850 1380 11.0 9.8 92 1.2 10.3 191 49 297.6 299.3 289.9 323.8 8.97 5 800 1884 8.1 7.0 93 1.1 7.5 200 54 299.8 301.2 289.7 323.0 7.88 6 750 2414 4.3 3.9 97 0.4 4.1 207 40 301.3 302.5 289.2 321.5 6.78 7 700 2972 0.6 -0.1 95 0.7 0.3 192 34 303.2 304.2 288.6 319.7 5.45 8 650 3567 -1.1 -1.5 96 0.5 -1.3 197 47 307.8 308.8 290.0 324.0 5.26 9 600 4203 -3.6 -3.9 98 0.3 -3.7 190 60 312.0 312.9 290.9 327.0 4.78 10 550 4885 -8.4 -11.2 80 2.8 -9.5 178 70 314.1 314.7 289.9 323.7 2.96 11 500 5620 -11.9 -13.0 92 1.1 -12.3 179 66 318.5 319.1 291.1 327.8 2.82 12 450 6420 -16.3 -18.4 84 2.1 -16.9 185 66 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.5 1.99 13 400 7296 -21.9 -23.9 84 2.0 -22.4 184 75 326.5 326.8 292.1 331.4 1.39 14 350 8265 -28.3 -30.7 80 2.4 -28.8 179 83 330.5 330.7 292.7 333.6 0.84 15 300 9355 -35.2 -42.1 49 7.0 -35.9 179 87 335.8 335.9 293.6 337.0 0.31 16 250 10599 -45.6 -48.3 74 2.8 -45.7 188 86 338.3 338.4 294.1 339.1 0.19 17 200 12061 -50.8 -69.5 9 18.7 -51.2 191 63 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.02 18 150 13901 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 215 52 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16421 -62.3 -86.7 2 24.4 -62.6 227 33 407.3 407.3 306.2 407.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5615.78 m Freezing level: 681.26 mb = 3195.17 m = 10482.70 ft Wetbulb zero: 690.30 mb = 3084.34 m = 10119.11 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.97 % Est. max temperature: 22.82 C = 73.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 944.85 mb = 487.12 m = 1598.14 ft T: 16.12 C 700-500 lapse rate: 4.74 C/km ThetaE index: 8.51 C Layer 950.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 995.20 m = 3265.05 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.68 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.58 C = 67.25 F Cap Strength: 0.61 C Lifted Index: 1.34 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.14 C Showalter Index: 2.43 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.57 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.89 C Cross Totals Index: 21.68 C K Index: 31.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 281.72 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 102.28 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 14.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 2.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.08 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 899.64 mb = 903.15 m = 2963.06 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 844.64 mb = 1432.67 m = 4700.31 ft Equ Level (EL): 624.64 mb = 3883.21 m = 12740.05 ft B at Equ Level: 102.24 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 444.64 mb = 6508.97 m = 21354.63 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.5 at 51.6 knts Storm direction: 218.5 at 38.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.3 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 313.7 neg: -40.8 tot: 273.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 91.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.50 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 14.1 stream: 7.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.18 Bulk Rich Number: 1.06 Bulk Shear: 96.38 m/s