MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F051.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F051.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 51 hour NAM valid 3Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 39.99,-76.80 Latitude: 39.99 Longitude: -76.80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 SFC 988 134 17.2 16.3 94 0.9 16.6 134 12 291.3 293.4 290.2 324.8 11.86 2 950 472 15.3 15.2 99 0.1 15.3 147 31 292.7 294.8 290.4 325.5 11.51 3 900 929 12.6 12.5 99 0.1 12.6 168 43 294.5 296.4 289.9 323.8 10.19 4 850 1407 10.1 9.7 98 0.4 9.9 184 40 296.7 298.4 289.6 322.7 8.95 5 800 1910 8.2 6.9 92 1.3 7.5 195 31 299.9 301.3 289.6 323.0 7.83 6 750 2441 4.8 4.7 99 0.2 4.7 190 33 301.8 303.1 289.7 323.1 7.14 7 700 3001 2.1 0.3 88 1.8 1.1 184 46 304.8 305.8 289.3 321.7 5.57 8 650 3596 -0.7 -17.2 28 16.5 -6.2 189 57 308.2 308.5 286.5 313.2 1.53 9 600 4231 -3.1 -28.0 13 24.9 -9.5 181 64 312.5 312.7 287.0 314.7 0.63 10 550 4915 -6.6 -42.9 4 36.4 -13.0 178 70 316.3 316.3 287.7 316.9 0.16 11 500 5651 -11.7 -48.1 3 36.5 -16.9 186 74 318.8 318.8 288.5 319.2 0.10 12 450 6448 -18.3 -53.5 3 35.2 -22.0 187 79 320.3 320.3 288.9 320.5 0.06 13 400 7314 -24.6 -46.9 11 22.2 -27.0 179 79 323.0 323.0 289.8 323.5 0.14 14 350 8275 -29.4 -36.9 49 7.4 -30.4 176 86 329.1 329.2 291.9 330.8 0.46 15 300 9362 -36.0 -39.5 70 3.5 -36.4 178 94 334.6 334.6 293.3 336.1 0.41 16 250 10604 -43.5 -53.2 33 9.7 -44.0 190 91 341.3 341.4 294.7 341.8 0.11 17 200 12087 -49.0 -74.2 4 25.2 -49.5 196 62 355.2 355.2 297.7 355.3 0.01 18 150 13930 -57.9 -81.6 3 23.6 -58.2 207 53 370.3 370.3 300.6 370.3 0.00 19 100 16448 -63.8 -86.1 3 22.3 -64.0 216 20 404.5 404.5 305.8 404.5 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5616.30 m Freezing level: 662.58 mb = 3446.20 m = 11306.31 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.33 mb = 3089.28 m = 10135.30 ft Precipitable water: 1.15 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 58.78 % Est. max temperature: 23.31 C = 73.96 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 975.42 mb = 247.06 m = 810.57 ft T: 16.57 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.19 C/km ThetaE index: 9.94 C Layer 700.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 930.27 mb = 649.01 m = 2129.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.06 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.32 C = 66.78 F Cap Strength: 2.44 C Lifted Index: 2.20 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 7.67 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.28 C Showalter Index: 3.25 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 43.19 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 21.78 C Cross Totals Index: 21.41 C K Index: 29.70 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.39 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.63 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 36.60 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.56 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.18 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.07 mb = 614.57 m = 2016.28 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.07 mb = 751.49 m = 2465.49 ft Equ Level (EL): 809.07 mb = 1816.50 m = 5959.59 ft B at Equ Level: 23.53 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 589.07 mb = 4375.67 m = 14355.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 182.0 at 51.5 knts Storm direction: 212.0 at 38.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.8 neg: 2.9 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 432.8 neg: -32.8 tot: 400.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 133.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.58 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.6 stream: 7.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 0.24 Bulk Shear: 153.98 m/s