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: 38.55,-72.13 Latitude: 38.55 Longitude: -72.13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1014 -0 20.1 19.5 97 0.5 19.7 151 19 292.1 294.6 292.4 332.5 14.26 1 1000 116 18.9 18.9 100 -0.0 18.9 152 23 292.1 294.5 292.1 331.4 13.90 2 950 556 15.4 15.4 100 -0.0 15.4 165 29 292.8 294.9 290.6 326.0 11.68 3 900 1013 14.5 9.3 71 5.1 11.4 173 29 296.4 297.9 288.8 320.3 8.21 4 850 1496 12.6 9.4 81 3.2 10.7 184 27 299.4 301.0 290.3 325.0 8.73 5 800 2004 11.5 2.6 54 8.9 6.6 182 29 303.4 304.4 289.0 320.8 5.77 6 750 2541 8.3 3.0 69 5.3 5.4 179 34 305.6 306.8 290.2 324.9 6.36 7 700 3107 4.5 1.7 82 2.8 3.0 178 38 307.5 308.6 290.7 326.5 6.21 8 650 3707 1.2 -14.0 31 15.2 -4.5 183 36 310.4 310.7 287.7 316.8 1.99 9 600 4346 -1.4 -33.9 6 32.5 -9.0 186 34 314.4 314.5 287.3 315.7 0.36 10 550 5034 -5.4 -20.6 29 15.2 -10.2 192 32 317.6 317.9 289.4 322.2 1.35 11 500 5773 -11.1 -24.6 32 13.4 -14.7 193 34 319.4 319.6 289.7 323.1 1.04 12 450 6572 -16.2 -30.0 30 13.8 -19.2 197 37 322.9 323.0 290.4 325.4 0.71 13 400 7449 -21.5 -41.3 15 19.7 -24.4 197 38 327.0 327.0 291.2 328.0 0.26 14 350 8422 -27.1 -55.1 5 28.0 -29.5 190 50 332.2 332.2 292.4 332.5 0.06 15 300 9511 -36.5 -48.0 29 11.6 -37.4 193 47 334.0 334.0 293.0 334.7 0.17 16 250 10748 -46.5 -52.1 53 5.6 -46.8 199 48 336.9 336.9 293.7 337.4 0.12 17 200 12198 -54.5 -59.3 55 4.8 -54.6 217 47 346.5 346.6 295.9 346.8 0.06 18 150 14004 -63.2 -74.8 19 11.6 -63.3 220 49 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.01 19 100 16469 -67.1 -86.4 5 19.3 -67.2 239 30 398.1 398.1 304.9 398.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5657.63 m Freezing level: 627.08 mb = 3999.78 m = 13122.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 679.95 mb = 3342.19 m = 10965.06 ft Precipitable water: 1.27 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 55.05 % Est. max temperature: 26.55 C = 79.80 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 1006.07 mb = 64.00 m = 209.97 ft T: 19.43 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.87 C/km ThetaE index: 12.16 C Layer 1000.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 959.18 mb = 473.62 m = 1553.84 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.05 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.68 C = 69.22 F Cap Strength: 2.49 C Lifted Index: 1.37 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.54 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.15 C Showalter Index: 2.57 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 44.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.77 C Cross Totals Index: 20.53 C K Index: 30.38 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 201.23 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 13.39 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 5.18 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.46 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 954.68 mb = 513.98 m = 1686.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 949.68 mb = 559.02 m = 1834.02 ft Equ Level (EL): 929.68 mb = 738.94 m = 2424.31 ft B at Equ Level: 13.25 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 869.68 mb = 1302.48 m = 4273.17 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 181.6 at 32.2 knts Storm direction: 211.6 at 24.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 2.7 neg: 1.8 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 60.7 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 115.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 115.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 38.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.64 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.7 stream: 3.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.50 Bulk Shear: 26.57 m/s