MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F045.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F045.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 45 hour NAM valid 21Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.47,-80.39 Latitude: 40.47 Longitude: -80.39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5 SFC 962 329 16.2 15.6 96 0.6 15.8 199 9 292.5 294.6 290.5 325.7 11.69 2 950 439 15.3 15.2 99 0.1 15.3 198 15 292.8 294.8 290.5 325.5 11.53 3 900 896 12.7 12.8 100 -0.0 12.7 203 31 294.6 296.5 290.0 324.3 10.34 4 850 1375 9.8 9.8 100 -0.0 9.8 207 39 296.4 298.0 289.5 322.4 8.97 5 800 1876 7.1 7.1 100 0.0 7.1 201 44 298.7 300.1 289.3 321.9 7.92 6 750 2405 4.5 4.5 100 0.0 4.5 201 42 301.5 302.8 289.5 322.5 7.05 7 700 2963 0.3 0.3 100 0.0 0.3 200 34 302.8 303.9 288.6 319.7 5.60 8 650 3554 -2.9 -2.9 100 0.0 -2.9 194 31 305.7 306.5 288.8 320.2 4.74 9 600 4185 -6.1 -6.2 99 0.1 -6.1 185 41 309.1 309.9 289.3 321.7 4.01 10 550 4862 -9.1 -9.6 96 0.5 -9.3 180 54 313.3 313.9 290.0 324.1 3.37 11 500 5595 -12.8 -13.1 98 0.3 -12.9 184 61 317.4 317.9 290.7 326.5 2.78 12 450 6395 -16.8 -18.0 90 1.3 -17.1 179 70 322.2 322.6 291.5 329.1 2.06 13 400 7266 -23.1 -35.2 32 12.1 -25.1 176 80 325.0 325.0 290.7 326.7 0.48 14 350 8236 -28.0 -39.8 32 11.7 -29.6 177 85 330.9 331.0 292.3 332.2 0.34 15 300 9328 -34.8 -39.3 64 4.5 -35.3 181 98 336.3 336.4 293.8 337.9 0.42 16 250 10576 -44.2 -48.3 64 4.1 -44.5 191 108 340.4 340.4 294.6 341.2 0.19 17 200 12057 -47.6 -75.1 3 27.5 -48.3 199 48 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.01 18 150 13899 -59.1 -80.8 4 21.7 -59.3 201 70 368.3 368.3 300.2 368.3 0.00 19 100 16417 -61.6 -86.1 2 24.5 -61.8 224 33 408.8 408.8 306.3 408.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5590.54 m Freezing level: 695.07 mb = 3021.61 m = 9913.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 695.19 mb = 3018.36 m = 9902.64 ft Precipitable water: 1.33 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.10 % Est. max temperature: 21.71 C = 71.08 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 954.71 mb = 397.05 m = 1302.63 ft T: 15.67 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.00 C/km ThetaE index: 3.80 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 909.96 mb = 803.07 m = 2634.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 17.91 C = 64.24 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: 1.15 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 9.06 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.93 C Showalter Index: 2.27 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.22 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.61 C Cross Totals Index: 22.61 C K Index: 32.37 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 256.33 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.71 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 170.78 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 18.48 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 911.01 mb = 793.29 m = 2602.62 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 906.01 mb = 839.84 m = 2755.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 546.01 mb = 4918.27 m = 16135.86 ft B at Equ Level: 170.48 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 406.01 mb = 7156.06 m = 23477.62 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.8 at 43.4 knts Storm direction: 220.8 at 32.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.1 neg: 1.5 tot: 6.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 69.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 88.1 neg: -37.5 tot: 50.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 16.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.29 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.6 stream: 2.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.09 Bulk Rich Number: 2.25 Bulk Shear: 75.98 m/s