MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F059.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F059.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 59 hour NAM valid 11Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 41.35,-72.89 Latitude: 41.35 Longitude: -72.89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1002 21 18.2 17.6 96 0.7 17.8 125 15 291.2 293.4 290.9 327.0 12.69 1 1000 42 18.2 17.6 96 0.6 17.8 124 14 291.3 293.6 291.0 327.4 12.77 2 950 481 15.8 15.9 100 -0.0 15.8 141 43 293.3 295.4 291.0 327.4 12.01 3 900 939 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 155 50 295.0 297.0 290.5 325.5 10.62 4 850 1419 11.3 9.8 90 1.6 10.4 157 44 298.0 299.7 290.0 324.2 8.97 5 800 1924 8.5 4.0 73 4.5 6.0 158 48 300.2 301.4 288.5 319.1 6.37 6 750 2456 6.4 -14.6 21 21.0 -1.3 160 52 303.5 303.8 284.8 308.7 1.64 7 700 3018 2.6 -4.0 62 6.6 -0.4 163 56 305.4 306.2 288.1 318.0 4.07 8 650 3613 -1.6 -1.6 100 0.0 -1.6 168 56 307.1 308.1 289.8 323.2 5.23 9 600 4249 -2.3 -2.6 98 0.3 -2.4 175 59 313.5 314.5 291.7 330.1 5.27 10 550 4934 -6.9 -10.9 73 3.9 -8.5 172 63 315.9 316.5 290.5 325.7 3.04 11 500 5669 -13.1 -18.7 63 5.6 -14.8 171 63 317.1 317.4 289.6 322.9 1.74 12 450 6463 -18.7 -28.4 42 9.7 -20.8 175 65 319.7 319.9 289.5 322.6 0.82 13 400 7330 -25.0 -31.1 57 6.1 -26.1 174 69 322.5 322.7 290.3 325.1 0.71 14 350 8286 -30.9 -36.9 56 6.0 -31.7 172 74 327.1 327.1 291.3 328.8 0.46 15 300 9362 -38.3 -54.9 16 16.6 -39.2 177 80 331.4 331.4 292.2 331.7 0.07 16 250 10593 -46.4 -60.1 20 13.7 -46.9 176 79 337.1 337.1 293.6 337.3 0.05 17 200 12059 -50.5 -74.4 4 23.9 -51.0 175 57 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 18 150 13903 -57.2 -82.6 3 25.4 -57.5 198 51 371.5 371.5 300.8 371.5 0.00 19 100 16413 -65.1 -87.3 3 22.1 -65.3 227 22 401.9 401.9 305.5 401.9 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5627.11 m Freezing level: 668.93 mb = 3387.75 m = 11114.53 ft Wetbulb zero: 759.03 mb = 2356.98 m = 7732.78 ft Precipitable water: 1.35 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 78.73 % Est. max temperature: 24.94 C = 76.89 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 992.64 mb = 105.17 m = 345.04 ft T: 17.84 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.93 C/km ThetaE index: 18.73 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 946.48 mb = 512.17 m = 1680.32 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.89 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.44 C = 68.80 F Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lifted Index: -0.39 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.94 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.61 C Showalter Index: 1.01 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 47.30 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.43 C Cross Totals Index: 22.87 C K Index: 27.60 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 268.78 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.29 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 87.29 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.21 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.16 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.42 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 949.91 mb = 481.55 m = 1579.88 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 934.91 mb = 616.39 m = 2022.26 ft Equ Level (EL): 764.91 mb = 2293.38 m = 7524.13 ft B at Equ Level: 26.64 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 344.91 mb = 8387.79 m = 27518.66 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 164.4 at 53.1 knts Storm direction: 194.4 at 39.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.7 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 484.4 neg: -26.4 tot: 458.0 m^2/s^2 ave: 152.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.82 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.4 stream: 8.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.23 Bulk Rich Number: 0.71 Bulk Shear: 123.56 m/s