MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510171800F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 6Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.39,-76.09 Latitude: 38.39 Longitude: -76.09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1005 2 19.3 18.2 93 1.1 18.6 159 15 292.0 294.4 291.5 329.3 13.18 1 1000 46 19.1 18.1 94 1.0 18.4 159 18 292.2 294.5 291.6 329.5 13.16 2 950 486 16.4 16.3 99 0.1 16.3 171 41 293.8 296.1 291.5 329.1 12.34 3 900 946 14.4 12.9 90 1.6 13.4 193 47 296.4 298.3 290.7 326.5 10.43 4 850 1426 11.2 10.0 92 1.2 10.5 200 42 297.9 299.6 290.2 324.6 9.13 5 800 1930 8.1 8.1 100 0.0 8.2 197 43 299.8 301.4 290.2 324.9 8.52 6 750 2463 5.9 5.3 96 0.6 5.5 189 54 302.9 304.3 290.3 325.3 7.47 7 700 3026 2.7 2.3 97 0.5 2.5 182 63 305.5 306.7 290.3 325.1 6.45 8 650 3625 0.7 -4.1 70 4.9 -1.6 184 67 309.8 310.6 289.8 323.4 4.34 9 600 4265 -0.5 -44.4 2 43.9 -8.9 189 66 315.6 315.6 287.4 316.0 0.12 10 550 4954 -5.5 -35.6 7 30.1 -11.9 189 68 317.5 317.6 288.3 318.8 0.34 11 500 5692 -11.0 -38.3 8 27.3 -16.0 188 66 319.7 319.7 289.0 320.7 0.28 12 450 6491 -17.8 -43.2 9 25.3 -21.4 195 69 320.8 320.8 289.2 321.5 0.19 13 400 7357 -25.2 -48.5 9 23.3 -27.5 194 73 322.3 322.3 289.6 322.7 0.12 14 350 8312 -32.4 -55.1 9 22.7 -33.8 191 74 325.1 325.1 290.3 325.3 0.06 15 300 9386 -38.1 -51.5 23 13.4 -38.9 189 82 331.7 331.8 292.3 332.2 0.11 16 250 10621 -45.5 -67.3 7 21.9 -46.0 199 88 338.5 338.5 294.0 338.6 0.02 17 200 12093 -47.9 -78.0 2 30.0 -48.5 211 53 356.9 356.9 298.1 356.9 0.00 18 150 13940 -58.7 -80.5 4 21.8 -58.9 208 65 368.9 368.9 300.4 368.9 0.00 19 100 16447 -66.2 -85.7 5 19.4 -66.4 221 34 399.7 399.7 305.2 399.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5645.95 m Freezing level: 619.64 mb = 4013.69 m = 13168.13 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.32 mb = 3388.43 m = 11116.76 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 64.16 % Est. max temperature: 25.06 C = 77.11 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 988.84 mb = 142.56 m = 467.71 ft T: 18.47 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.14 C/km ThetaE index: 9.27 C Layer 700.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.55 mb = 616.53 m = 2022.70 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.18 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.85 C = 71.33 F Cap Strength: 2.54 C Lifted Index: 0.92 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.09 C Showalter Index: 2.97 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.20 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.20 C Cross Totals Index: 21.00 C K Index: 31.78 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.00 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.69 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 157.06 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 17.72 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4.43 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 945.23 mb = 529.06 m = 1735.73 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 880.23 mb = 1132.41 m = 3715.21 ft Equ Level (EL): 650.23 mb = 3622.26 m = 11883.90 ft B at Equ Level: 85.19 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 550.23 mb = 4950.38 m = 16241.21 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.7 at 55.8 knts Storm direction: 217.7 at 41.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 4.3 tot: 9.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.3 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 362.6 neg: -9.7 tot: 352.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 117.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.2 stream: 7.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 1.26 Bulk Shear: 124.57 m/s