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: 41.4,-72.96 Latitude: 41.40 Longitude: -72.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 42 SFC 992 113 17.5 17.3 99 0.1 17.4 127 14 291.3 293.6 290.9 327.1 12.66 2 950 479 15.8 15.9 100 -0.0 15.8 134 40 293.3 295.4 291.0 327.4 12.01 3 900 938 13.5 13.5 100 0.0 13.5 150 47 295.4 297.4 290.7 326.6 10.86 4 850 1418 10.6 9.8 95 0.8 10.2 158 44 297.3 298.9 289.8 323.5 9.00 5 800 1920 7.6 3.5 75 4.1 5.4 160 51 299.3 300.4 287.9 317.6 6.17 6 750 2451 6.6 -9.0 32 15.6 0.1 159 54 303.7 304.2 285.9 311.8 2.58 7 700 3013 2.4 -3.1 67 5.6 -0.2 163 56 305.2 306.0 288.2 318.5 4.33 8 650 3608 -0.8 -0.9 99 0.1 -0.9 170 56 308.0 309.1 290.3 325.0 5.50 9 600 4245 -2.7 -6.4 75 3.8 -4.4 175 62 313.0 313.8 290.5 325.6 3.94 10 550 4930 -7.2 -17.7 43 10.5 -10.7 170 66 315.5 315.8 289.1 321.3 1.73 11 500 5664 -12.5 -23.3 40 10.8 -15.4 171 65 317.8 318.0 289.3 321.8 1.17 12 450 6459 -18.7 -29.7 37 11.0 -21.0 173 67 319.7 319.8 289.5 322.2 0.72 13 400 7325 -25.0 -37.2 31 12.2 -26.7 174 70 322.6 322.6 290.0 324.0 0.39 14 350 8281 -30.8 -36.1 60 5.2 -31.6 172 74 327.2 327.3 291.5 329.0 0.50 15 300 9357 -38.4 -52.8 21 14.4 -39.3 179 80 331.2 331.2 292.2 331.6 0.10 16 250 10589 -46.2 -60.9 17 14.7 -46.7 177 80 337.3 337.4 293.7 337.5 0.04 17 200 12056 -50.3 -75.3 4 24.9 -50.8 175 58 353.1 353.1 297.3 353.1 0.01 18 150 13900 -57.3 -80.8 4 23.5 -57.6 196 51 371.4 371.4 300.8 371.4 0.00 19 100 16412 -65.1 -87.2 3 22.1 -65.3 229 22 401.9 401.9 305.5 402.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5622.81 m Freezing level: 662.73 mb = 3456.47 m = 11339.98 ft Wetbulb zero: 736.63 mb = 2597.32 m = 8521.29 ft Precipitable water: 1.26 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.25 % Est. max temperature: 23.74 C = 74.74 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 990.00 mb = 127.47 m = 418.21 ft T: 17.42 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.63 C/km ThetaE index: 15.67 C Layer 900.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 938.87 mb = 579.31 m = 1900.61 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.73 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.88 C = 67.78 F Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lifted Index: 0.15 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.80 C Showalter Index: 2.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.44 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.11 C Cross Totals Index: 22.32 C K Index: 27.36 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 271.55 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.34 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 96.46 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 13.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.03 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.01 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 940.62 mb = 563.46 m = 1848.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 925.62 mb = 699.82 m = 2295.97 ft Equ Level (EL): 755.62 mb = 2389.32 m = 7838.88 ft B at Equ Level: 50.94 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 335.62 mb = 8574.11 m = 28129.94 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 164.4 at 54.5 knts Storm direction: 194.4 at 40.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.8 neg: 0.0 tot: 7.8 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 84.9 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 488.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 488.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 162.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.84 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.6 stream: 8.9 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.26 Bulk Rich Number: 0.70 Bulk Shear: 137.92 m/s