MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F048.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F048.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 48 hour NAM valid 0Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.2,-76.77 Latitude: 40.20 Longitude: -76.77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 49 SFC 991 126 18.0 13.7 76 4.3 15.3 138 12 291.9 293.7 288.8 320.3 10.01 2 950 486 15.5 12.6 83 2.9 13.7 150 34 292.9 294.6 288.9 320.5 9.66 3 900 943 12.8 11.1 89 1.7 11.8 166 43 294.7 296.4 289.2 321.4 9.27 4 850 1420 9.2 8.5 95 0.7 8.8 180 42 295.8 297.3 288.6 319.6 8.22 5 800 1923 9.6 1.0 55 8.6 5.1 202 35 301.4 302.3 287.7 316.8 5.13 6 750 2457 8.1 -7.3 33 15.4 1.3 193 40 305.4 305.9 286.9 314.5 2.93 7 700 3022 4.7 0.3 73 4.4 2.4 186 45 307.7 308.8 290.3 325.0 5.61 8 650 3623 0.9 -3.2 74 4.1 -1.1 187 52 310.0 310.9 290.1 324.5 4.65 9 600 4262 -2.6 -6.0 77 3.4 -4.1 191 57 313.1 313.9 290.6 326.0 4.07 10 550 4948 -6.3 -16.4 44 10.1 -9.8 180 58 316.6 317.0 289.7 323.0 1.92 11 500 5686 -11.2 -24.9 31 13.7 -14.8 178 68 319.4 319.6 289.6 322.9 1.01 12 450 6484 -17.1 -20.0 78 2.9 -18.0 178 71 321.7 322.1 291.0 327.7 1.74 13 400 7361 -21.1 -22.1 91 1.0 -21.4 180 74 327.6 327.9 292.6 333.2 1.62 14 350 8334 -27.7 -36.6 42 8.9 -29.0 182 79 331.4 331.5 292.6 333.2 0.47 15 300 9424 -35.8 -39.6 68 3.8 -36.2 187 74 334.8 334.9 293.4 336.4 0.41 16 250 10666 -44.8 -49.3 60 4.6 -45.0 187 68 339.5 339.6 294.4 340.2 0.17 17 200 12128 -51.9 -69.0 11 17.1 -52.3 203 55 350.5 350.5 296.8 350.6 0.02 18 150 13952 -60.3 -80.2 6 20.0 -60.5 215 53 366.2 366.2 299.9 366.2 0.00 19 100 16454 -65.3 -86.0 4 20.7 -65.5 220 20 401.5 401.5 305.4 401.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5637.37 m Freezing level: 637.07 mb = 3788.19 m = 12428.30 ft Wetbulb zero: 665.55 mb = 3431.24 m = 11257.22 ft Precipitable water: 1.20 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 65.38 % Est. max temperature: 22.85 C = 73.13 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 930.26 mb = 663.22 m = 2175.90 ft T: 14.45 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 6.84 C Layer 850.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 877.93 mb = 1150.24 m = 3773.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 9.58 g/kg Conv temperature: 21.27 C = 70.28 F Cap Strength: 4.65 C Lifted Index: 4.81 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 10.51 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.01 C Showalter Index: 5.46 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 40.05 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 20.37 C Cross Totals Index: 19.67 C K Index: 24.50 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 254.29 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.74 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 11.37 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 8970.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 901.92 mb = 924.77 m = 3033.97 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.1 at 48.5 knts Storm direction: 212.1 at 36.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 2.2 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 385.0 neg: -9.1 tot: 375.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 125.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.56 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 0.10 Bulk Shear: 119.34 m/s