MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F057.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F057.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 9Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 40.71,-74.43 Latitude: 40.71 Longitude: -74.43 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15 SFC 991 93 18.2 17.6 96 0.6 17.8 130 14 292.1 294.4 291.3 328.6 12.88 2 950 453 16.3 16.3 100 -0.0 16.3 146 36 293.7 295.9 291.4 328.9 12.34 3 900 912 12.7 12.7 100 -0.0 12.7 165 45 294.6 296.5 290.0 324.3 10.33 4 850 1391 10.9 9.6 92 1.3 10.1 180 47 297.5 299.1 289.8 323.3 8.84 5 800 1896 9.0 5.8 80 3.2 7.2 180 49 300.7 302.1 289.5 322.3 7.26 6 750 2428 6.2 5.2 93 1.0 5.6 178 51 303.3 304.7 290.5 325.6 7.43 7 700 2992 3.1 3.0 99 0.1 3.1 176 52 306.0 307.2 290.7 326.6 6.80 8 650 3590 -0.5 -0.5 100 0.0 -0.5 175 53 308.4 309.5 290.6 326.0 5.69 9 600 4227 -2.7 -2.8 100 0.0 -2.7 169 57 313.0 313.9 291.5 329.3 5.20 10 550 4912 -7.7 -7.9 98 0.2 -7.8 172 62 315.0 315.7 290.9 327.3 3.83 11 500 5645 -12.7 -19.8 55 7.1 -14.8 174 70 317.6 317.9 289.6 322.9 1.59 12 450 6440 -19.3 -28.4 44 9.1 -21.2 177 77 318.9 319.1 289.3 321.8 0.82 13 400 7302 -25.8 -43.3 18 17.5 -27.8 174 79 321.4 321.5 289.4 322.2 0.21 14 350 8256 -32.9 -51.4 14 18.4 -34.3 170 79 324.3 324.3 290.2 324.7 0.10 15 300 9323 -39.0 -59.7 9 20.6 -39.9 176 98 330.4 330.4 291.9 330.5 0.04 16 250 10557 -44.8 -64.1 10 19.2 -45.4 177 87 339.4 339.4 294.2 339.5 0.03 17 200 12036 -47.8 -78.0 2 30.2 -48.4 183 56 357.0 357.0 298.1 357.0 0.00 18 150 13891 -56.8 -82.3 3 25.5 -57.1 202 50 372.3 372.3 300.9 372.3 0.00 19 100 16408 -63.7 -87.8 2 24.1 -63.8 229 26 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5630.12 m Freezing level: 656.44 mb = 3512.60 m = 11524.12 ft Wetbulb zero: 657.10 mb = 3502.01 m = 11489.40 ft Precipitable water: 1.48 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 93.23 % Est. max temperature: 24.16 C = 75.49 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 982.83 mb = 163.35 m = 535.90 ft T: 17.80 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.97 C/km ThetaE index: 6.60 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.74 mb = 581.66 m = 1908.30 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.04 C = 68.08 F Cap Strength: 0.88 C Lifted Index: -0.12 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.07 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.16 C Showalter Index: 1.93 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.82 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.55 C Cross Totals Index: 22.27 C K Index: 32.98 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 277.94 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.08 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 129.10 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.07 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.91 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 939.13 mb = 551.01 m = 1807.76 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 924.13 mb = 687.49 m = 2255.51 ft Equ Level (EL): 804.13 mb = 1853.28 m = 6080.24 ft B at Equ Level: 31.38 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 284.13 mb = 9690.95 m = 31794.07 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 172.7 at 53.1 knts Storm direction: 202.7 at 39.8 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 1.0 tot: 7.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 85.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 398.8 neg: -2.3 tot: 396.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 132.2 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.80 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.0 stream: 8.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.32 Bulk Rich Number: 1.00 Bulk Shear: 128.56 m/s