MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F053.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F053.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 53 hour NAM valid 5Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 38.48,-75.62 Latitude: 38.48 Longitude: -75.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1004 13 19.0 17.8 93 1.1 18.2 155 16 291.8 294.1 291.2 328.2 12.89 1 1000 47 18.8 17.7 93 1.1 18.1 155 17 292.0 294.3 291.3 328.4 12.85 2 950 487 16.4 16.4 100 0.1 16.4 169 41 293.9 296.1 291.5 329.4 12.43 3 900 947 14.6 12.3 86 2.3 13.2 191 45 296.6 298.4 290.5 325.6 10.04 4 850 1428 11.7 10.1 90 1.6 10.7 193 43 298.4 300.1 290.3 325.2 9.16 5 800 1934 10.1 9.0 93 1.1 9.4 187 47 301.9 303.5 291.3 328.6 9.03 6 750 2468 6.5 4.8 89 1.7 5.5 185 61 303.6 305.0 290.3 325.3 7.21 7 700 3033 3.9 3.8 99 0.1 3.8 184 61 306.8 308.1 291.3 328.7 7.20 8 650 3633 0.9 0.8 99 0.1 0.8 189 64 310.0 311.1 291.5 329.3 6.25 9 600 4273 -2.3 -2.7 97 0.4 -2.5 189 65 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.0 5.23 10 550 4961 -5.6 -14.4 50 8.8 -8.8 191 68 317.4 317.9 290.3 325.0 2.28 11 500 5699 -11.9 -34.7 13 22.8 -16.4 200 66 318.6 318.6 288.8 320.0 0.40 12 450 6494 -18.4 -45.9 7 27.5 -21.9 203 71 320.1 320.1 288.9 320.6 0.14 13 400 7360 -25.4 -54.2 5 28.8 -27.8 194 71 322.0 322.0 289.4 322.2 0.06 14 350 8315 -31.5 -50.9 13 19.4 -33.0 186 77 326.3 326.3 290.7 326.7 0.10 15 300 9397 -36.7 -42.3 56 5.7 -37.2 185 89 333.7 333.8 293.0 334.9 0.31 16 250 10635 -45.0 -50.9 51 5.9 -45.3 193 94 339.2 339.3 294.3 339.8 0.14 17 200 12109 -49.4 -74.5 4 25.1 -49.9 206 69 354.5 354.5 297.6 354.6 0.01 18 150 13951 -58.5 -81.0 4 22.4 -58.8 210 59 369.2 369.2 300.4 369.2 0.00 19 100 16459 -66.0 -86.7 4 20.7 -66.1 221 35 400.2 400.2 305.2 400.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5651.68 m Freezing level: 636.00 mb = 3811.90 m = 12506.09 ft Wetbulb zero: 637.42 mb = 3788.95 m = 12430.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.53 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 83.04 % Est. max temperature: 25.45 C = 77.81 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 987.41 mb = 155.60 m = 510.49 ft T: 18.25 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.90 C/km ThetaE index: 4.18 C Layer 900.0- 800.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 921.88 mb = 742.29 m = 2435.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.03 g/kg Conv temperature: 22.56 C = 72.60 F Cap Strength: 1.69 C Lifted Index: 0.18 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 4.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.16 C Showalter Index: 1.77 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.53 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.57 C Cross Totals Index: 21.96 C K Index: 33.59 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 273.43 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.95 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 81.66 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 12.78 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 23.66 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.64 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 941.83 mb = 560.16 m = 1837.79 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 756.83 mb = 2392.68 m = 7849.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 726.83 mb = 2724.68 m = 8939.14 ft B at Equ Level: 17.43 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 616.83 mb = 4051.45 m = 13292.01 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 188.6 at 56.4 knts Storm direction: 218.6 at 42.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 5.5 neg: 3.2 tot: 8.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 400.5 neg: -19.9 tot: 380.6 m^2/s^2 ave: 126.9 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.66 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.17 Bulk Rich Number: 0.60 Bulk Shear: 135.88 m/s