MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F046.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F046.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 46 hour NAM valid 22Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 40.57,-79.84 Latitude: 40.57 Longitude: -79.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 SFC 964 310 16.4 15.8 96 0.6 16.0 179 6 292.6 294.7 290.5 325.9 11.75 2 950 436 15.4 15.4 100 0.0 15.4 177 12 292.8 294.9 290.5 325.9 11.63 3 900 894 13.0 13.0 100 -0.0 13.0 176 30 294.9 296.8 290.3 325.2 10.53 4 850 1373 10.2 10.2 100 -0.0 10.2 169 37 296.9 298.5 289.9 323.7 9.26 5 800 1876 7.8 7.8 100 0.0 7.8 180 35 299.5 301.0 289.9 323.9 8.32 6 750 2406 4.7 4.7 100 0.0 4.7 195 39 301.7 303.0 289.6 323.0 7.15 7 700 2966 1.6 1.6 100 0.0 1.6 201 41 304.3 305.4 289.6 322.9 6.16 8 650 3560 -1.7 -1.7 100 0.0 -1.7 206 36 307.0 308.0 289.7 323.0 5.19 9 600 4193 -5.7 -5.7 100 0.0 -5.7 208 43 309.5 310.3 289.5 322.5 4.15 10 550 4871 -9.5 -10.3 94 0.7 -9.8 195 57 312.8 313.4 289.6 323.0 3.18 11 500 5600 -13.5 -13.7 99 0.2 -13.6 186 72 316.6 317.1 290.3 325.3 2.66 12 450 6396 -17.6 -27.0 44 9.4 -19.7 179 78 321.1 321.3 290.1 324.4 0.93 13 400 7269 -22.0 -54.2 4 32.2 -25.1 177 81 326.4 326.4 290.7 326.6 0.06 14 350 8239 -27.7 -46.9 14 19.2 -29.7 179 85 331.4 331.4 292.3 332.0 0.16 15 300 9333 -34.4 -37.2 76 2.8 -34.7 182 95 336.9 337.0 294.0 338.9 0.52 16 250 10579 -44.3 -51.4 45 7.1 -44.7 189 99 340.2 340.2 294.5 340.8 0.13 17 200 12057 -48.4 -75.1 3 26.6 -49.0 197 61 356.1 356.1 297.9 356.1 0.01 18 150 13901 -59.4 -81.0 4 21.7 -59.6 199 68 367.8 367.8 300.2 367.8 0.00 19 100 16424 -61.9 -86.4 2 24.5 -62.1 223 34 408.1 408.1 306.3 408.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5598.78 m Freezing level: 675.52 mb = 3256.83 m = 10684.99 ft Wetbulb zero: 676.02 mb = 3245.36 m = 10647.37 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 99.02 % Est. max temperature: 22.46 C = 72.42 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 955.61 mb = 386.44 m = 1267.83 ft T: 15.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.75 C/km ThetaE index: 2.19 C Layer 950.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 912.11 mb = 780.71 m = 2561.35 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.79 g/kg Conv temperature: 18.20 C = 64.77 F Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lifted Index: 0.06 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.96 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.91 C Showalter Index: 0.88 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.52 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.76 C Cross Totals Index: 23.76 C K Index: 33.99 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 269.66 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.20 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 143.51 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.94 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.02 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 912.84 mb = 773.91 m = 2539.05 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 907.84 mb = 820.39 m = 2691.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 497.84 mb = 5633.04 m = 18480.88 ft B at Equ Level: 142.75 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 387.84 mb = 7493.09 m = 24583.34 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 190.6 at 45.3 knts Storm direction: 220.6 at 34.0 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.8 neg: 5.1 tot: 8.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 95.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 248.5 neg: -4.0 tot: 244.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 81.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.68 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.8 stream: 6.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.20 Bulk Rich Number: 1.27 Bulk Shear: 112.58 m/s