MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.92,-79.92 Latitude: 41.92 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 -14 SFC 953 397 15.2 14.9 98 0.3 15.0 209 12 292.4 294.4 290.0 324.3 11.26 2 950 422 15.1 14.9 99 0.2 15.0 218 10 292.5 294.5 290.1 324.5 11.27 3 900 878 12.0 11.4 96 0.6 11.6 200 34 293.8 295.5 289.0 320.9 9.44 4 850 1356 9.4 9.1 98 0.3 9.2 196 35 296.0 297.5 289.0 320.8 8.56 5 800 1857 7.0 7.0 100 0.0 7.0 187 31 298.6 300.0 289.2 321.6 7.85 6 750 2386 4.9 4.9 100 0.0 4.9 182 31 301.9 303.2 289.8 323.5 7.26 7 700 2945 1.6 1.6 100 0.0 1.6 170 30 304.3 305.4 289.6 322.8 6.14 8 650 3540 -1.1 -1.1 100 0.0 -1.1 168 33 307.8 308.8 290.1 324.5 5.45 9 600 4176 -4.1 -4.1 100 0.0 -4.1 167 33 311.4 312.3 290.6 326.2 4.71 10 550 4858 -7.8 -7.8 100 0.0 -7.8 163 34 314.9 315.6 290.9 327.3 3.87 11 500 5591 -13.8 -13.9 99 0.1 -13.8 168 42 316.2 316.7 290.2 324.8 2.62 12 450 6381 -20.0 -33.5 29 13.4 -22.4 172 62 318.1 318.2 288.7 319.9 0.50 13 400 7245 -24.9 -52.1 6 27.2 -27.4 169 78 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.9 0.08 14 350 8206 -29.6 -40.8 33 11.2 -30.9 168 94 328.8 328.9 291.7 330.0 0.31 15 300 9297 -34.7 -38.1 71 3.4 -35.1 170 100 336.4 336.5 293.9 338.2 0.48 16 250 10541 -43.8 -51.9 40 8.1 -44.2 179 98 341.0 341.0 294.7 341.5 0.13 17 200 12024 -48.9 -76.0 3 27.2 -49.4 164 62 355.4 355.4 297.8 355.4 0.01 18 150 13869 -55.6 -81.8 2 26.2 -56.0 204 52 374.2 374.2 301.3 374.2 0.00 19 100 16411 -62.0 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.2 231 30 408.0 408.0 306.3 408.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5605.05 m Freezing level: 670.00 mb = 3301.87 m = 10832.77 ft Wetbulb zero: 670.29 mb = 3293.17 m = 10804.25 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.34 % Est. max temperature: 21.18 C = 70.12 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 949.05 mb = 430.55 m = 1412.54 ft T: 15.01 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.82 C/km ThetaE index: 3.74 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 896.48 mb = 911.04 m = 2988.94 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 16.81 C = 62.25 F Cap Strength: 2.62 C Lifted Index: 1.59 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.90 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: 2.18 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.07 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.17 C Cross Totals Index: 22.89 C K Index: 32.25 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 221.69 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 17.68 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.02 mb = 906.06 m = 2972.60 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 892.02 mb = 952.72 m = 3125.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 792.02 mb = 1939.01 m = 6361.51 ft B at Equ Level: 17.56 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 692.02 mb = 3037.14 m = 9964.24 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 175.4 at 35.4 knts Storm direction: 205.4 at 26.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 4.2 tot: 4.2 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 91.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: -49.7 tot: -42.9 m^2/s^2 ave: -14.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.15 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.1 stream: -1.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.36 Bulk Shear: 48.61 m/s