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: 42.98,-79.36 Latitude: 42.98 Longitude: -79.36 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -31 SFC 976 176 22.1 13.7 59 8.4 16.7 147 18 297.3 299.1 290.7 326.7 10.13 2 950 412 20.6 12.6 60 8.0 15.5 151 35 298.1 299.8 290.6 326.2 9.66 3 900 877 17.0 11.2 69 5.8 13.4 163 39 299.0 300.7 290.7 326.3 9.33 4 850 1362 13.2 10.5 83 2.7 11.6 186 41 300.0 301.7 291.0 327.7 9.41 5 800 1869 10.0 8.8 92 1.2 9.3 202 50 301.9 303.5 291.3 328.4 8.94 6 750 2404 6.9 5.2 89 1.7 5.9 197 49 304.1 305.4 290.7 326.4 7.43 7 700 2969 4.3 3.6 95 0.7 3.9 189 48 307.2 308.6 291.4 328.8 7.07 8 650 3569 1.2 -5.5 61 6.8 -1.9 179 53 310.4 311.1 289.5 322.6 3.89 9 600 4208 -3.6 -5.9 84 2.3 -4.7 176 59 311.9 312.7 290.2 324.9 4.11 10 550 4891 -7.6 -14.7 57 7.1 -10.1 180 68 315.1 315.5 289.5 322.3 2.22 11 500 5625 -11.7 -12.6 93 0.9 -12.1 184 77 318.8 319.4 291.2 328.4 2.91 12 450 6426 -16.3 -17.6 90 1.3 -16.7 185 73 322.7 323.1 291.7 329.9 2.13 13 400 7302 -21.9 -23.7 86 1.7 -22.4 183 71 326.5 326.8 292.1 331.4 1.41 14 350 8273 -27.9 -32.2 66 4.3 -28.6 180 67 331.2 331.3 292.7 333.9 0.73 15 300 9363 -36.0 -38.9 74 3.0 -36.3 174 68 334.7 334.8 293.4 336.4 0.44 16 250 10601 -46.6 -49.9 69 3.3 -46.8 185 76 336.8 336.8 293.7 337.4 0.16 17 200 12047 -54.4 -62.9 34 8.6 -54.5 192 61 346.7 346.7 296.0 346.9 0.04 18 150 13870 -57.8 -84.6 2 26.8 -58.0 216 47 370.6 370.6 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16394 -61.2 -88.3 2 27.1 -61.4 241 21 409.6 409.6 306.5 409.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5656.87 m Freezing level: 637.31 mb = 3731.46 m = 12242.16 ft Wetbulb zero: 666.50 mb = 3366.17 m = 11043.72 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 77.39 % Est. max temperature: 25.67 C = 78.20 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 862.42 mb = 1238.70 m = 4063.93 ft T: 14.18 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.02 C/km ThetaE index: 2.02 C Layer 750.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 794.53 mb = 1926.02 m = 6318.88 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.56 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.88 C = 80.38 F Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lifted Index: 1.30 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.63 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.29 C Showalter Index: 0.69 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.09 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.92 C Cross Totals Index: 22.17 C K Index: 34.66 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 285.25 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.07 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 6.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.58 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 6595.59 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.90 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 836.56 mb = 1495.16 m = 4905.31 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.3 at 54.4 knts Storm direction: 212.3 at 40.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.9 neg: 2.0 tot: 9.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 71.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 330.4 neg: -34.7 tot: 295.7 m^2/s^2 ave: 98.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.49 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.2 stream: 6.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.05 Bulk Shear: 129.53 m/s