MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F060.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F060.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 60 hour NAM valid 12Z 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 18.3 17.5 95 0.7 17.8 125 17 291.2 293.5 290.9 327.0 12.67 1 1000 39 18.2 17.5 95 0.7 17.7 125 15 291.4 293.6 290.9 327.1 12.66 2 950 478 15.6 15.6 100 -0.0 15.6 140 43 293.0 295.1 290.7 326.6 11.81 3 900 935 13.0 11.6 91 1.4 12.1 157 51 294.9 296.6 289.5 322.4 9.58 4 850 1416 11.8 4.7 62 7.1 7.9 155 50 298.5 299.7 287.8 317.1 6.30 5 800 1919 7.5 0.8 63 6.6 4.1 155 49 299.1 300.1 286.8 314.3 5.09 6 750 2448 4.9 -2.8 57 7.7 1.3 156 54 301.9 302.6 286.9 314.4 4.13 7 700 3008 2.0 -7.1 51 9.1 -1.9 158 59 304.7 305.3 286.9 314.6 3.20 8 650 3602 -1.7 -2.4 95 0.7 -2.0 162 63 307.0 308.0 289.4 322.2 4.92 9 600 4236 -4.8 -4.9 99 0.1 -4.9 164 61 310.5 311.4 290.1 324.4 4.42 10 550 4916 -9.4 -11.0 88 1.6 -10.0 162 63 312.9 313.5 289.6 322.6 3.01 11 500 5647 -12.7 -27.0 29 14.3 -16.1 160 66 317.6 317.7 288.9 320.5 0.84 12 450 6440 -18.7 -25.5 55 6.8 -20.3 173 60 319.7 319.9 289.8 323.4 1.06 13 400 7308 -24.4 -28.6 68 4.3 -25.2 177 63 323.3 323.5 290.7 326.5 0.90 14 350 8267 -30.9 -38.2 49 7.3 -31.9 179 72 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.6 0.41 15 300 9341 -39.2 -42.9 68 3.7 -39.5 175 87 330.1 330.2 292.0 331.2 0.29 16 250 10567 -47.3 -53.4 50 6.1 -47.6 179 93 335.7 335.7 293.3 336.1 0.11 17 200 12035 -47.6 -77.9 2 30.3 -48.3 170 58 357.3 357.3 298.2 357.4 0.00 18 150 13895 -56.4 -82.0 3 25.6 -56.7 201 39 373.0 373.0 301.1 373.0 0.00 19 100 16410 -64.2 -86.9 3 22.7 -64.3 228 18 403.8 403.8 305.7 403.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5607.90 m Freezing level: 673.07 mb = 3327.94 m = 10918.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 730.24 mb = 2665.06 m = 8743.54 ft Precipitable water: 1.25 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 76.30 % Est. max temperature: 25.38 C = 77.69 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 991.51 mb = 111.98 m = 367.38 ft T: 17.78 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.56 C/km ThetaE index: 12.82 C Layer 950.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 939.45 mb = 572.20 m = 1877.29 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.42 C = 68.75 F Cap Strength: 0.89 C Lifted Index: 0.65 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.86 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -0.79 C Showalter Index: 5.34 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 41.86 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 24.49 C Cross Totals Index: 17.37 C K Index: 20.06 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 222.06 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.72 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 118.45 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 15.39 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.62 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.77 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 944.88 mb = 523.43 m = 1717.27 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 919.88 mb = 750.32 m = 2461.66 ft Equ Level (EL): 879.88 mb = 1125.33 m = 3691.98 ft B at Equ Level: 13.97 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 349.88 mb = 8269.53 m = 27130.68 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 158.3 at 55.5 knts Storm direction: 188.3 at 41.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 8.1 neg: 0.3 tot: 8.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 83.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 430.9 neg: -14.4 tot: 416.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 138.8 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.87 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.27 Bulk Rich Number: 1.00 Bulk Shear: 118.38 m/s