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: 41.45,-73.26 Latitude: 41.45 Longitude: -73.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 SFC 990 107 17.8 17.1 96 0.6 17.3 119 13 291.7 293.9 290.9 327.0 12.48 2 950 462 15.8 15.8 100 0.0 15.8 134 37 293.2 295.3 290.9 327.2 11.94 3 900 920 13.8 12.7 93 1.2 13.1 145 49 295.8 297.6 290.4 325.4 10.29 4 850 1400 10.5 8.7 89 1.8 9.4 155 49 297.1 298.6 289.2 321.3 8.31 5 800 1903 7.7 5.3 85 2.4 6.4 157 50 299.4 300.7 288.8 320.1 7.02 6 750 2432 4.7 3.6 92 1.2 4.1 154 53 301.7 302.9 289.2 321.4 6.60 7 700 2991 1.4 0.6 94 0.8 1.0 155 53 304.1 305.1 289.2 321.4 5.71 8 650 3587 -0.9 -1.0 100 0.0 -1.0 156 54 307.9 308.9 290.2 324.8 5.49 9 600 4223 -3.4 -3.4 100 0.1 -3.4 163 56 312.2 313.2 291.1 327.8 4.95 10 550 4906 -8.2 -8.3 100 0.0 -8.2 167 58 314.3 315.0 290.6 326.2 3.73 11 500 5637 -13.6 -13.7 99 0.1 -13.6 173 61 316.5 317.0 290.3 325.2 2.66 12 450 6431 -18.8 -21.1 82 2.3 -19.4 182 68 319.6 319.9 290.3 324.9 1.58 13 400 7298 -24.4 -34.1 40 9.7 -26.0 177 73 323.2 323.3 290.3 325.2 0.53 14 350 8256 -31.5 -39.4 46 7.9 -32.4 178 74 326.3 326.3 291.0 327.6 0.36 15 300 9327 -40.2 -44.1 67 3.8 -40.5 176 87 328.7 328.7 291.6 329.6 0.25 16 250 10550 -47.0 -58.9 25 11.8 -47.4 180 99 336.1 336.1 293.4 336.3 0.05 17 200 12018 -47.3 -77.7 2 30.3 -48.0 167 59 357.8 357.8 298.2 357.8 0.00 18 150 13884 -55.9 -81.6 3 25.7 -56.3 194 35 373.7 373.7 301.2 373.7 0.00 19 100 16409 -64.0 -88.0 2 24.1 -64.1 231 20 404.2 404.2 305.7 404.2 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5613.35 m Freezing level: 669.96 mb = 3348.98 m = 10987.32 ft Wetbulb zero: 674.50 mb = 3289.35 m = 10791.71 ft Precipitable water: 1.46 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 95.39 % Est. max temperature: 23.56 C = 74.40 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 981.17 mb = 186.45 m = 611.71 ft T: 17.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.67 C/km ThetaE index: 7.13 C Layer 900.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 919.92 mb = 734.51 m = 2409.79 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.44 g/kg Conv temperature: 20.76 C = 69.38 F Cap Strength: 0.58 C Lifted Index: -0.65 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.29 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -1.61 C Showalter Index: 2.10 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 46.28 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.04 C Cross Totals Index: 22.24 C K Index: 31.85 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 262.13 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.73 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 142.61 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 16.89 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 3.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.51 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 932.24 mb = 621.66 m = 2039.53 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 877.24 mb = 1135.25 m = 3724.54 ft Equ Level (EL): 617.24 mb = 3997.43 m = 13114.78 ft B at Equ Level: 114.61 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 297.24 mb = 9388.75 m = 30802.59 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 159.1 at 52.4 knts Storm direction: 189.1 at 39.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.1 neg: 0.4 tot: 7.5 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.1 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 429.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 429.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 143.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.86 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 9.4 stream: 8.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.37 Bulk Rich Number: 1.26 Bulk Shear: 112.91 m/s