MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171200F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.69,-79.19 Latitude: 41.69 Longitude: -79.19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 1 950 438 SFC 937 554 15.6 15.3 98 0.3 15.4 186 8 294.2 296.3 291.1 327.8 11.76 3 900 897 13.6 13.6 100 -0.0 13.6 184 26 295.5 297.5 290.9 327.0 10.93 4 850 1377 10.7 10.7 100 -0.0 10.7 191 37 297.4 299.1 290.3 325.2 9.57 5 800 1881 7.6 7.6 100 0.0 7.6 194 40 299.3 300.8 289.8 323.5 8.24 6 750 2410 4.5 4.5 100 0.0 4.5 196 37 301.5 302.8 289.5 322.5 7.07 7 700 2970 1.4 1.4 100 0.0 1.4 192 35 304.1 305.2 289.5 322.4 6.07 8 650 3564 -1.7 -1.7 100 0.0 -1.7 188 33 307.0 308.0 289.6 323.0 5.19 9 600 4197 -5.3 -5.3 100 0.0 -5.3 181 39 310.0 310.8 289.8 323.5 4.30 10 550 4876 -9.0 -9.7 94 0.7 -9.3 178 45 313.4 314.1 290.0 324.1 3.32 11 500 5607 -12.9 -18.4 64 5.4 -14.6 178 66 317.3 317.6 289.8 323.3 1.80 12 450 6405 -17.4 -27.2 42 9.8 -19.7 177 71 321.4 321.5 290.2 324.6 0.91 13 400 7275 -23.2 -26.1 77 3.0 -23.8 166 74 324.9 325.1 291.4 328.8 1.13 14 350 8242 -28.8 -31.4 78 2.6 -29.3 166 80 329.9 330.1 292.4 332.8 0.79 15 300 9327 -36.8 -39.6 75 2.8 -37.1 169 89 333.5 333.6 293.1 335.1 0.41 16 250 10566 -45.0 -49.0 64 4.0 -45.2 181 92 339.2 339.2 294.3 339.9 0.18 17 200 12038 -51.1 -72.7 6 21.6 -51.5 161 61 351.8 351.8 297.0 351.9 0.01 18 150 13885 -56.6 -81.3 3 24.7 -56.9 205 42 372.6 372.6 301.0 372.6 0.00 19 100 16419 -63.1 -87.3 2 24.2 -63.3 230 27 405.8 405.8 306.0 405.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5605.35 m Freezing level: 677.16 mb = 3241.60 m = 10635.04 ft Wetbulb zero: 677.47 mb = 3232.48 m = 10605.12 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 96.33 % Est. max temperature: 21.19 C = 70.14 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 933.00 mb = 591.34 m = 1940.08 ft T: 15.41 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.46 C/km ThetaE index: 5.37 C Layer 900.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 885.74 mb = 1030.78 m = 3381.78 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.53 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.44 C = 63.39 F Cap Strength: -0.01 C Lifted Index: 0.04 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.77 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.56 C Showalter Index: 0.68 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.37 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.69 C Cross Totals Index: 23.69 C K Index: 34.41 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.67 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.48 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 184.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 19.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.00 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 885.87 mb = 1029.53 m = 3377.69 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.87 mb = 1077.08 m = 3533.69 ft Equ Level (EL): 500.87 mb = 5594.05 m = 18352.95 ft B at Equ Level: 184.36 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 350.87 mb = 8224.12 m = 26981.70 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 183.7 at 43.6 knts Storm direction: 213.7 at 32.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 0.9 tot: 5.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 70.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 129.8 neg: -23.0 tot: 106.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 35.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.54 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 7.1 stream: 3.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.15 Bulk Rich Number: 2.60 Bulk Shear: 71.05 m/s