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: 43.57,-79.71 Latitude: 43.57 Longitude: -79.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -45 SFC 976 165 21.8 14.8 65 6.9 17.2 144 13 297.0 298.9 291.3 328.6 10.93 2 950 399 20.6 13.8 65 6.8 16.2 156 29 298.1 300.0 291.3 328.6 10.50 3 900 863 16.7 12.3 75 4.4 14.0 166 41 298.8 300.6 291.2 328.1 10.04 4 850 1347 12.2 11.1 93 1.1 11.5 170 44 298.9 300.7 291.0 327.5 9.80 5 800 1852 8.3 7.7 96 0.7 8.0 184 38 300.0 301.6 290.1 324.4 8.26 6 750 2384 5.5 3.4 87 2.1 4.4 187 43 302.5 303.7 289.4 322.2 6.55 7 700 2945 2.8 1.0 88 1.8 1.9 185 58 305.6 306.7 289.8 323.6 5.90 8 650 3542 0.1 -2.3 84 2.4 -1.0 179 61 309.1 310.0 290.2 324.6 4.98 9 600 4178 -4.2 -8.7 71 4.5 -6.1 175 58 311.3 311.9 289.3 321.8 3.30 10 550 4861 -7.8 -9.6 87 1.8 -8.5 178 67 314.8 315.5 290.5 325.7 3.36 11 500 5593 -13.3 -18.2 66 4.9 -14.8 179 81 316.9 317.2 289.6 323.0 1.82 12 450 6391 -16.7 -17.8 91 1.2 -17.0 178 81 322.3 322.7 291.5 329.4 2.09 13 400 7268 -21.2 -22.5 89 1.3 -21.5 173 79 327.4 327.7 292.5 332.9 1.57 14 350 8241 -27.3 -30.8 72 3.5 -28.0 171 79 331.9 332.0 293.0 334.9 0.83 15 300 9333 -35.7 -40.6 61 4.9 -36.2 173 82 335.1 335.2 293.4 336.5 0.37 16 250 10574 -46.0 -49.1 71 3.1 -46.2 183 89 337.7 337.7 293.9 338.4 0.18 17 200 12024 -53.9 -60.7 43 6.8 -54.1 189 70 347.3 347.4 296.1 347.6 0.05 18 150 13852 -57.5 -82.9 3 25.3 -57.8 214 62 370.9 370.9 300.7 371.0 0.00 19 100 16387 -62.1 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 248 28 407.7 407.7 306.2 407.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.98 m Freezing level: 648.61 mb = 3560.08 m = 11679.92 ft Wetbulb zero: 667.66 mb = 3326.39 m = 10913.21 ft Precipitable water: 1.39 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 81.77 % Est. max temperature: 24.21 C = 75.59 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 881.32 mb = 1040.83 m = 3414.74 ft T: 15.06 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.07 C/km ThetaE index: 6.49 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 844.53 mb = 1400.94 m = 4596.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.31 g/kg Conv temperature: 23.79 C = 74.82 F Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lifted Index: -1.22 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 5.69 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.89 C Showalter Index: -0.80 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 49.77 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.42 C Cross Totals Index: 24.35 C K Index: 34.71 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 317.13 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -0.98 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 136.98 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.55 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 11.29 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.55 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 853.36 mb = 1313.80 m = 4310.32 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 828.36 mb = 1562.03 m = 5124.70 ft Equ Level (EL): 468.36 mb = 6087.94 m = 19973.30 ft B at Equ Level: 136.68 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 368.36 mb = 7868.21 m = 25814.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 177.7 at 55.5 knts Storm direction: 207.7 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.6 neg: 3.2 tot: 8.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 98.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 360.8 neg: -22.7 tot: 338.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 112.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.7 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.25 Bulk Rich Number: 1.02 Bulk Shear: 134.05 m/s