MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F054.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F054.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 54 hour NAM valid 6Z 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 28 SFC 988 133 13.5 12.0 91 1.5 12.6 236 17 287.7 289.2 286.3 312.6 8.94 2 950 459 11.6 10.6 94 1.0 11.0 238 34 288.9 290.4 286.3 312.7 8.46 3 900 908 8.1 7.9 98 0.2 8.0 240 36 289.9 291.2 285.7 311.0 7.44 4 850 1380 6.7 6.0 95 0.7 6.3 265 30 293.2 294.4 286.4 313.1 6.91 5 800 1878 5.7 5.3 97 0.4 5.5 229 21 297.2 298.5 288.0 317.7 6.99 6 750 2406 4.1 4.1 100 0.0 4.1 195 26 301.0 302.3 289.2 321.4 6.85 7 700 2965 1.3 1.3 100 0.0 1.3 187 34 303.9 305.0 289.3 322.0 5.99 8 650 3558 -2.0 -2.0 100 0.0 -2.0 180 37 306.7 307.6 289.5 322.3 5.08 9 600 4192 -4.5 -4.5 100 0.0 -4.5 160 37 310.9 311.8 290.3 325.2 4.56 10 550 4871 -10.5 -11.4 93 1.0 -10.8 169 57 311.7 312.2 289.0 321.0 2.90 11 500 5599 -13.3 -25.2 36 11.9 -16.3 171 74 316.9 317.1 288.8 320.3 0.99 12 450 6391 -19.4 -34.9 24 15.5 -22.0 181 90 318.9 319.0 288.9 320.5 0.44 13 400 7253 -26.9 -48.7 11 21.8 -28.9 182 98 320.0 320.0 288.9 320.5 0.11 14 350 8201 -32.5 -53.5 11 21.0 -34.0 178 96 324.9 324.9 290.3 325.2 0.07 15 300 9277 -37.8 -57.6 11 19.8 -38.8 175 100 332.1 332.1 292.3 332.3 0.05 16 250 10518 -42.5 -63.2 9 20.7 -43.3 184 95 342.9 342.9 295.0 343.0 0.03 17 200 12014 -46.1 -76.7 2 30.6 -46.8 184 56 359.8 359.8 298.7 359.8 0.01 18 150 13889 -54.6 -83.2 2 28.6 -55.0 201 47 376.0 376.0 301.6 376.0 0.00 19 100 16428 -63.3 -86.0 3 22.7 -63.5 226 27 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5570.53 m Freezing level: 680.71 mb = 3193.88 m = 10478.48 ft Wetbulb zero: 680.95 mb = 3185.93 m = 10452.41 ft Precipitable water: 1.18 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 92.97 % Est. max temperature: 19.96 C = 67.93 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 965.82 mb = 320.42 m = 1051.23 ft T: 12.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.52 C/km ThetaE index: 1.73 C Layer 900.0- 850.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 920.12 mb = 724.75 m = 2377.76 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.15 g/kg Conv temperature: 15.32 C = 59.58 F Cap Strength: 6.44 C Lifted Index: 7.75 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 14.47 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 4.35 C Showalter Index: 7.13 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 39.26 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 19.99 C Cross Totals Index: 19.26 C K Index: 25.98 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 206.84 Risk: None Energy Index: 1.49 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 10.27 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 4.53 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.85 J/kg Cap Strength: 7.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 925.45 mb = 676.75 m = 2220.29 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 910.45 mb = 812.58 m = 2665.92 ft Equ Level (EL): 880.45 mb = 1089.89 m = 3575.70 ft B at Equ Level: 9.86 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 830.45 mb = 1571.42 m = 5155.52 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 187.8 at 41.7 knts Storm direction: 217.8 at 31.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 3.0 neg: 6.4 tot: 9.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 101.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 149.0 neg: -52.2 tot: 96.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 32.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.31 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 13.1 stream: 4.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.07 Bulk Shear: 137.35 m/s