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: 42.97,-78.65 Latitude: 42.97 Longitude: -78.65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -23 SFC 973 213 20.2 13.7 66 6.5 16.1 149 19 295.7 297.5 290.3 325.0 10.19 2 950 419 18.6 13.3 71 5.3 15.2 151 32 296.1 297.9 290.4 325.3 10.13 3 900 880 14.7 12.0 83 2.8 13.0 157 45 296.7 298.5 290.3 325.1 9.81 4 850 1363 12.9 9.1 78 3.8 10.6 177 42 299.7 301.3 290.3 324.9 8.58 5 800 1870 9.7 7.9 89 1.8 8.6 190 42 301.5 303.0 290.6 326.3 8.38 6 750 2404 6.6 4.6 87 1.9 5.5 195 45 303.7 305.0 290.3 325.1 7.12 7 700 2966 2.7 1.7 93 1.0 2.1 188 43 305.5 306.6 290.0 324.2 6.17 8 650 3564 0.2 -3.0 79 3.2 -1.3 175 46 309.2 310.1 289.9 323.9 4.73 9 600 4202 -3.3 -10.6 57 7.3 -6.2 177 59 312.3 312.8 289.2 321.4 2.83 10 550 4885 -7.3 -17.5 44 10.2 -10.7 177 70 315.4 315.7 289.1 321.2 1.76 11 500 5620 -12.5 -17.9 64 5.4 -14.2 174 78 317.8 318.2 290.0 324.1 1.87 12 450 6418 -16.2 -17.0 94 0.7 -16.5 178 78 322.8 323.3 291.8 330.4 2.25 13 400 7297 -21.3 -21.6 98 0.3 -21.4 177 76 327.3 327.6 292.6 333.2 1.70 14 350 8269 -27.4 -29.5 83 2.0 -27.9 172 71 331.7 331.9 293.1 335.2 0.95 15 300 9362 -35.1 -38.0 75 2.9 -35.5 170 74 335.9 336.0 293.7 337.7 0.48 16 250 10604 -46.3 -49.6 69 3.2 -46.5 182 89 337.2 337.3 293.8 337.9 0.17 17 200 12053 -53.5 -65.0 23 11.5 -53.8 183 60 348.0 348.0 296.2 348.2 0.03 18 150 13878 -57.8 -83.1 3 25.3 -58.0 213 61 370.5 370.5 300.7 370.6 0.00 19 100 16404 -62.1 -86.5 2 24.4 -62.3 229 23 407.8 407.8 306.2 407.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5642.63 m Freezing level: 647.19 mb = 3599.96 m = 11810.74 ft Wetbulb zero: 669.21 mb = 3329.22 m = 10922.52 ft Precipitable water: 1.32 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.20 % Est. max temperature: 25.16 C = 77.29 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 884.13 mb = 1030.52 m = 3380.92 ft T: 14.17 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.72 C/km ThetaE index: 5.10 C Layer 750.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 812.50 mb = 1740.21 m = 5709.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.87 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.53 C = 77.96 F Cap Strength: 2.20 C Lifted Index: 1.13 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.14 C Showalter Index: 1.25 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.08 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 25.44 C Cross Totals Index: 21.64 C K Index: 33.55 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 272.06 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.20 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 7.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 3.97 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 7095.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 866.25 mb = 1203.10 m = 3947.15 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 177.3 at 53.6 knts Storm direction: 207.3 at 40.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.7 neg: 1.4 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 61.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 300.6 neg: -16.5 tot: 284.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 94.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.51 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 5.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.08 Bulk Shear: 105.13 m/s